FILE PHOTO: 71st Tony Awards – Show – New York City, U.S., 11/06/2017 - James Earl Jones - Tony Lifetime Achievement. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
LOS ANGELES -American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a stentorian voice recognized the world over as intergalactic villain Darth Vader, died on Monday at the age of 93.
Jones, a longtime sufferer of diabetes, died at his home surrounded by family members, his agent, Barry McPherson, said.
