James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday morning at ...

His first marriage, to the actress Julienne Marie, lasted just four years. In 1982, he married Cecilia Hart, who had played Desdemona to his Othello. She died in 2016. Their son survives him.

James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King ...