This will be a day long remembered. Mark Hamill has paid tribute to his Star Wars father, James Earl Jones, who died on September 9. He played Luke Skywalker opposite Jones as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy. Hamill wrote on Instagram, “One of the world’s finest actors whose contributions to Star Wars were immeasurable. He’ll be greatly missed. #RIP dad†George Lucas also released a statement through the official Star Wars website, alongside other individual messages from Lucas Film creatives. “James was an incredible actor, a most unique voice both in art and spirit,†said George Lucas. “For nearly half a century he was Darth Vader, but the secret to it all is he was a beautiful human being. He gave depth, sincerity and meaning to all his roles, amongst the most important being a devoted husband to the late Ceci and dad to Flynn. James will be missed by so many of us…friends and fans alike.â€
Below are more tributes to the late actor.