From the archives: James Earl Jones

Acclaimed actor James Earl Jones, renowned as a Tony-winning stage presence, film star, and voice of Darth Vader, died on September 9, 2024 at age 93. In this “Sunday Morning” profile that originally aired March 16, 2008, Jones talked with correspondent Michelle Miller about overcoming his childhood stutter; described how he “got lucky” with his voiceover job for George Lucas’ “Star Wars,” and how he voiced a “dopey dad” in “The Lion King”; and discussed his return to Broadway as Big Daddy in Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”

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