In pictures: Legendary actor James Earl Jones | CNN

James Earl Jones, an award-winning actor whose career spanned seven decades, died Monday at the age of 93, according to his agent.

Jones started his career in theatre, and roles soon followed in film and television. His first film role was a bombardier in Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove” in 1964. In 1970, he earned an Academy Award nomination for his role as boxer Jack Jefferson in “The Great White Hope.” He won a Tony Award for playing the same role on stage.

Jones was famous for his deep, commanding voice. Two of his most iconic voiceover roles were the villainous Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” franchise and the wise Mufasa in Disney’s “The Lion King.” Jones is also the voice of the CNN tagline “This Is CNN.”

Jones is one of the few people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. His Oscar was an honorary award in 2011. His Grammy came in 1977, when he won for best spoken word recording (“Great American Documents”). His two Emmys came in 1991 for roles in the television series “Gabriel’s Fire” and the television film “Heat Wave.”