James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones (1931 - 2024)
==Film Deaths==
*Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) [Lt. Lothar Zogg]: Killed (off-screen) along with Shane Rimmer, and the rest of the bomber crew when the B-52 crashes after its fuel supply runs out. He is never seen again after the bomb is dropped but if there was enough time to round up ten woman for each man to accord for Peter Sellers' plan and round up enough supplies to guarantee the survival of everyone in the war room before the Doomsday machine exploded, there was enough time for the plane to eventually crash, which is how the B-52 crew dies in the original book.
*The Comedians (1967) [Dr. Magiot]: Shot to death by the Haitian secret police because of his opposition to "Papa Doc" Duvalier's regime.
*Deadly Hero (1975) [Rabbit]: Shot in the chest by Don Murray shortly after surrendering to him after he held Diahn Williams by knife-point.
*The River Niger (1976) [Johnny Williams]: Shot by gang members in front of Louis Gossett, Jr. and Co. after Jones stands up to them for intruding and breaking into Louis' family's house. Gossett later comforts and talks to Jones after the gangsters leave as Jones gives a final speech before succumbing to the bullet wound.
*Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) [Darth Vader]: Decapitated with a lightsaber by Mark Hamill at the conclusion of a duel. However, this turns out to be a vision, as when James' helmet explodes, Mark sees his own face inside the helmet.
*Blood Tide (Demon Island; The Red Tide) (1982) [Frye]: Killed in an explosion when he sets off a bomb to destroy the monster in its cave.
*Conan the Barbarian (1982) [Thulsa Doom]: Decapitated by Arnold Schwarzenegger on the balcony of his temple as James was trying to mesmerize Arnold.
*The Flight of Dragons (1982; animated) [Ommadon the Red Wizard]: Disintegrates into dust after John Ritter denies all magic and counters his declarations of magic with explanations of science, causing James' character to die from disbelief.
*Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) [Darth Vader]: Fatally injured with a barrage of energy by Ian McDiarmid as he kills Ian, he dies shorty afterwards while talking to Mark Hamill. (James provided the voice of the character, while David Prowse appeared under the costume, and Sebastian Shaw played the role after being unmasked. Due to the unusual 'triple-cast' nature of this role, it'll be listed for all three actors. And in the case of the DVD Special Edition with Hayden Christensen, a 'quadruple-cast' with all four actors).
*Pinocchio and the Emperor of Night (1987) [The Emperor of Night]: Destroyed when Pinocchio (voiced by Scott Grimes) turns into a blue orb thanks to the Blue Fairy's magic.
*Field of Dreams (1989) [Terence Mann]: Invited to join the other baseball players in the cornfield by "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta). He stands on the edge, laughs quietly as he walks in, and disappears. 
*The Ambulance (1990) [Lieutenant Spencer]: Stabbed in the chest by one of Eric Braeden's thugs and then run over by the ambulance.
*Clear and Present Danger (1994) [Admiral James Greer]: Dies of pancreatic cancer off-screen in the hospital. His death is revealed when Harrison Ford gets a phone call informing him. His coffin is later seen being escorted away by various military officers.
*The Lion King (1994; animated) [Mufasa]: Trampled to death (off-screen) in a wildebeest stampede after his brother (Jeremy Irons) knocks him off a cliff into the wildebeests' path. His corpse is later shown. He appears as a spirit to his son (Matthew Broderick) afterwards.
*The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998; animated) [Mufasa]: Appears in a dream of Matthew Broderick before his death of the first film. in the dream he only fallen and not murdered. He also talks as a ghost to Broderick in the end film.
*Scary Movie 4 (2006) [Narrator]: Hit by a bus after he walks on-camera while delivering the closing narration. (Played for comic effect; parodying a death scene from Final Destination.)
*Jack and the Beanstalk (2009) [The Giant]: Falls to his death while chasing Chloe Grace Moretz, Colin Ford, and Gilbert Gottfried while the lumberjacks chop the beanstalk down. (Played for comic effect.)
*The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2015) [Mufasa]: Playing the same lion, that seen a ghost that him son (Rob Lowe) asking him advice.
*The Lion King (2019) [Mufasa]: Again, trampled to death (off-screen) in a wildebeest stampede after his brother (Chiwetel Ejiofor) knocks him off a cliff into the wildebeests' path. Again, his corpse is later shown. He appears as a spirit to his son (Donald Glover) afterwards. James was killed in the same manner as the 1994 version.
*Coming 2 America (2021) [King Jaffe Joffer]: Dies of old age while talking to his son (Eddie Murphy).
==Television Deaths==
*The Cay (1974 TV) [Timothy]: Dies from debris from a storm after James sheltered Alfred Lutter.
*Great Performances: King Lear (1974) [King Lear]: Dies of old age, compounded by heartbreak over the death of Lee Chamberlin.
*The UFO Incident (1975 TV) [Barney Hill]: Dies off-screen a few years after the events depicted in the movie; his death is mentioned in on-screen text telling what happened to the people involved in the incident.
*My Little Pony (G1): The Quest of the Princess Ponies Part 4 (1987) [Lavan]: Shattered to pieces when his magic beam was reflected at him by Princess Tiffany (voiced by Kath Soucie), Princess Primrose (Katie Leigh), Princess Serena (Jennifer Darling), Princess Royal Blue (Sherry Lynn), Princess Sparkle (Alice Playten), and Princess Starburst (also Kath Soucie) with their magic wands.
*By Dawn's Early Light (1990) [Looking Glass General, a.k.a. Alice]: Killed in a plane crash when they deliberately crash into Air Force One to stop Darren McGavin from launching a nuclear assault.
*Everwood: Lost and Found (2006) [Will Cleveland]: Dies (off-screen) of natural causes in his sleep. He does not actually appear in this episode; we only learn of his death when Gregory Smith gets a phone call informing him.
*House M.D.: The Tyrant (2009) [President Dibala]: Dies from severe bleeding in the lungs after medical care is deliberately corrupted by Jesse Spencer, in order to prevent James from causing a genocide.
*Star Wars: Rebels: Family Reunion and Farewell (2018; animated) [Darth Vader]: Although he doesn't appeared, he died sometime around the time skip. (Note: the epilogue takes place sometime after Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi).
==Video Game Deaths==
*Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1999) [General James Solomon]: In the game's Nod campaign, James dies when the space station he is occupying is destroyed by an ICBM launched by Joseph D. Kucan.
==Gallery==
Drstrangelove-movie-screencaps.com-11907.jpg.webp|James Earl Jones' death in Dr. Strangelove
DavidProwseJamesEarlJones-StarWars-LightsaberSwing.jpg|James Earl Jones in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Dy-Blood-Tide-James-Earl-Jones-1-686x420.jpg|James Earl Jones in Blood Tide
Anakinfuneral.png|James Earl Jones' funeral in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Jamesearljones.jpg|James Earl Jones in The Ambulance
Clear.and.Present.Danger.1994 @Ti 10546 @R4225.jpg|James Earl Jones before his off-screen death in Clear and Present Danger 
MufasaDeath.jpg|James Earl Jones' animated death in The Lion King
6840661.jpg|James Earl Jones’ death in Scary Movie 4
JamesEarlJones-House-BloodLoss.jpeg|James Earl Jones in House M.D.: The Tyrant
Screen Shot 2019-10-11 at 12.34.01 PM.png|James Earl Jones' photorealistic death in The Lion King
==Notable Connections==
*Son of Robert Earl Jones
*Mr. Cecilia Hart (widowed)
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