Which actor voiced both Darth Vader and The Lion King‘s Mufasa?

James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. His career spans more than seven decades and he has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors known for his performance in film, theater and television, and "one of the greatest actors in American history".

In 1992, Jones was presented with the National Medal of the Arts by President George H. W. Bush.

In 1994, he starred in another notable voice role as Mufasa in the Disney animated film The Lion King. He would later reprise the role in the direct-to-video sequel "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" (1998), the television film "The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar" (2015), and the 2019 film remake directed by Jon Favreau (for which he was the only original voice cast member to reprise his role). According to Favreau, Jones's lines remained mostly the same from the original film. Chiwetel Ejiofor, who voiced Mufasa's evil brother Scar in the remake, said that "the comfort of Jones reprising his role is going to be very rewarding in taking the audience on this journey again. It's a once-in-a-generation vocal quality."