James Earl Jones' career: a look back (15 images)

By Wade Sheridan

Stage and screen actor James Earl Jones, best known for voicing Darth Vader in "Star Wars," Mufasa in "The Lion King" and for starring in "Coming to America," "Field of Dreams" and "The Sandlot," died at the age of 93. Here's a look back at his career through the years.

James Earl Jones pauses during a reading at the International Poetry Forum in Pittsburgh on March 24, 2000. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI

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Jones opens up a ceremony on the dedication of the State Department Building being renamed "The Harry S. Truman Building" in Washington on September 22, 2000. Secretary of State Madeline Albright (R) and President Bill Clinton listen. Photo by Chris Corder/UPI

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Jones appears before a House Committee on Education and the Workforce to discuss the problem of illiteracy in Washington on October 8, 2002. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI

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Jones (L) and his wife, Cecilia Hart, attend the November 23, 2003 opening night revival production of Broadway musical "Wonderful Town" in New York City. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI

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