James Earl Jones
publication date: Sunday, April 2, 2017 (part of Spring 2017)
category: 
Movies
clue: From the early identity of CNN to the feline king of Africa to the worst dad in the galaxy, he's the rare actor whose voice is truly unmistakable.
explanation: Jones provided the voices of Mufasa in The Lion King and Darth Vader in the Star Wars films, as well as CNN's early station-identification bumpers ("this is CNN"). more…
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, and Aaron Shurtleff
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