How old was James Earl Jones in the movie Return of the Jedi?

James Earl Jones was 51 in Return of the Jedi when he played the character 'Voice of Darth Vader (voice)'.

That was over 41 years ago in 1983.

Today he is 93, and has starred in 178 movies in total, 139 of those since Return of the Jedi was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Return of the Jedi, I think James Earl Jones looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Richard Marquand has worked with James Earl Jones just once in his career.
  • James Earl Jones' first movie was as 'Lt. Lothar Zogg' in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, released in 1964 when he was 32
  • Return of the Jedi scores 7.9 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Return of the Jedi

James Earl Jones' other movies