Veteran United States (US) actor prominent for his role in “Star Wars” and “Coming to America” films, James Earl Jones is dead.

Jones, who was 93, was confirmed dead by a representative, Barry McPherson, in a statement issued on Tuesday morning.

According to him, the actor passed away on Monday surrounded by his loved ones,” McPherson said. “He was a great man.”

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It would be recalled that Jones was an acclaimed star of stage and screen, winning Tony, Emmy and Grammy awards, though later his unmistakable voice became as famous as his usually smiling face.

He invited generations of TV viewers with the signature “This is CNN” line for the cable news channel, had parental gravitas as the brave Mufasa in Disney’s classic 1994 animated “The Lion King” and its 2019 remake, but was most famous for his signature lines (“I am your father”) as Vader.