It seemed at times that James Earl Jones was everywhere.

Perhaps because he really was. 

Over a 50-year career, Jones — who died on Monday at the age of 93 — acted prolifically on television, in movies and under the spotlight of Broadway stages, one of which is now named after him.

An imposing man who stood taller than six feet, Jones was hard to miss. 

But it was his voice — deep, authoritative, powerful and sometimes menacing — that some fans may most remember. 

His voice work as Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy and as Mufasa in “The Lion King” conveyed his presence to millions without audiences ever seeing him.

The following snapshots from his life and career were curated by the NY Times.

As you stroll down memory lane, please say his name.

He represented us well.

Jones with Jane Alexander in the movie version of “The Great White Hope” (1970)

Muhammad Ali allows himself to be tagged with a left thrown by Jones, star of the Broadway hit, "The Great White Hope". (November 1969)

Jones with Lauren Bacall in 1969 after he won a Tony for lead actor in a play for his performance in “The Great White Hope” on Broadway.

Jones playing the bugle in 1968.

Jones making an appearance on “Sesame Street” in 1970.

Jones in a scene from “The Man,” a 1972 film.

Jones with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson at a Broadway opening in 1978.

James Earl Jones in 1977.

In 1981, Jones; Jean Stapleton, center; and other performing artists waited to testify before a House subcommittee to protest President Ronald Reagan’s planned cuts to arts and humanities programs.

Jones and Christopher Plummer in a production of “Othello” in 1981 at the American Shakespeare Theater.

Jones in a Hollywood recording studio in 1991.

Darth Vader, voiced by Jones, in a scene from the 1980 film “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.”

Jones in a scene from “Coming to America” (1988).

Jones with Kevin Costner in “Field of Dreams” (1989).

Jones in a scene from "The Sandlot" in 1983.

Jones with his son, Flynn, and his father, Robert, in 1987.

Jones as Norman Thayer in the play “On Golden Pond” at the Cort Theater on Broadway in 2005.

Terrence Howard as Brick and Jones as Big Daddy in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” at the Broadhurst Theater on Broadway in 2008.

Angela Lansbury and Jones in the play “Driving Miss Daisy” in 2013.

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Jones and Cicely Tyson in the play “The Gin Game” at the Golden Theater on Broadway in 2015.

Rest in peace Ancestor James Earl Jones. You ran your race well.

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