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Mark Hamill Honors ‘Star Wars’ Dad James Earl Jones With Touching Tribute

The world is mourning James Earl Jones, but no one more so than the co-stars who loved him along the way, like Mark Hamill.

(Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for FIJI Water) A triple threat – a prolific actor in film, TV and theater – James Earl Jones passed away on September 9. Mark Hamill poses with Darth Vader as he attends a Tribute to Star Wars V during the 18th Adventure Film Festival at Le Grand Rex on April 23, 2010 in Paris, France. Mark played Luke Skywalker opposite Jones’ Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, and in Empire Strikes Back, it was revealed that his young Jedi character was actually the son of the Sith Lord.

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