R. I. P to the big homie Thulsadoom.

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MartyFreeze@reddit

What is steel compared to the hand that wields it?

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TheRealCropear@reddit

Yes on a RCA video disk player on an RCA color tv in a rural home in Oklahoma on a summer afternoon. Mofo just turned into a snake in my living room. FML before FML was a thing!!

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Boondockstdedpoolgrl@reddit

I remember my mom going to the video store and either renting one of those or a vcr for the weekend.

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TheLastBlakist@reddit

YOOOO You actually had one of those? I had thought they were a goddamend fever dream child-me had til I saw youtube about it.

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They skipped so much when the needle got bad. And storing the Videodisc was not as easy as LPs. As they evolved if the casing was blue it was in stereo audio out. So you could run the composites to you HiFi. It was fantastico! We had Monty python holy grail and game of death (Bruce Lee)!

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JohnnyLuchador@reddit

RIP Thulsadoom, thanks for giving Conan all sorts of problems you Wizard fuck.

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Mr402TheSouthSioux@reddit (OP)

He had to school Conan about the power of the flesh.

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TheLastBlakist@reddit

And then conan schooled him in the power of the will that flesh is bound to.

Y'know. Nothing to lose your head over.

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Mr402TheSouthSioux@reddit (OP)

Touche my friend. Touche.

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JohnnyLuchador@reddit

I went to school with a girl with the same haircut as Thulsa Doom, and i always addressed her as Thulsa, she never got it.

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xubax@reddit

He was good as admiral Greer in the jack Ryan movies.

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TheLastBlakist@reddit

'That torpedo did not explode, and I... was never here.'

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DrMcJedi@reddit

Pretty sure that’s famous baseball author Terrance Mann.

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TheLastBlakist@reddit

'I'm going to beat you wit ha crowbar til you go away.'
'But you're a pacifist.'
'...shit.'

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maringue@reddit

That's one of the greatest 90 seconds ever put to film.

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PoorPauly@reddit

Peace. Love. Dope. Now get the hell outta here!

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FarPhilosopher6608@reddit

“You said your finger was a gun”

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slowdaygames@reddit

He’ll always be Mr. Myrtle to me.

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TheLastBlakist@reddit

'George signed this?'
'George herman ruthe? Yes sir.'
'I stand corrected kid. You're dead where you stand.'

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SteakJones@reddit

Just introduced my kids to this a few weeks ago. They watched it again the night before he died.

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Mr402TheSouthSioux@reddit (OP)

Sandlot. My kids love that flick.

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BigConstruction4247@reddit

You're killing me, Smalls!

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BlazedGigaB@reddit

I drop this gem at least once a week.

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Zabroccoli@reddit

Yup. I know he’s Vader’s voice, but I’ll always remember this role.

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TheeLastSon@reddit

for-ev-er

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toomanycookstew@reddit

“George signed this?! I take it back. You’re not in trouble. You’re dead where you stand.”

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loptopandbingo@reddit

POW...lights out

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Taupenbeige@reddit

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TheLastBlakist@reddit

'I tied my shoes once. The experience was overrated.'

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cdiddy579@reddit

What is that, velvet?

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hiro111@reddit

This is bay-you-ti-full.

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Known-Fee9113@reddit

My son works?!

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TPlain940@reddit

I tied my own shoes once. It is an overrated experience.

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kheinrychk@reddit

Anyone that throws petals at my son‘s feet will answer to me.

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MikeyLikesItFast@reddit

Son, please. I'm more than the exalted ruler of this land and the master of all I survey. I'm also a concerned dad.

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goater10@reddit

RIP in thick new york accent* to his Majesty King Jaffe Joffre

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Frunklin@reddit

Dooooom!

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gullyfoyle777@reddit

Conan the barbarian and Flight of Dragons were the first times I saw James Earl Jones.

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Mr402TheSouthSioux@reddit (OP)

Love Flight of Dragons. Jones as Omadon and Harry Morgan as Carolinus killed the game.

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mixedcurve@reddit

Conan is actually a really personal film for me. As a kid it was the first R-rated film I ever saw. It was on TV a lot or I would catch the last half. Soon I had it memorized. His story of forging his destiny by his own hand helped me get through a rough childhood and have hope, to fight bad circumstances. Thulsa Doom was absolutely part of that story. He was grand, imposing, and actually right, but for the wrong reasons. RIP Mr. Jones you legend.

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Mr402TheSouthSioux@reddit (OP)

The sound track by Basil Pouldouris took me through a huge battle with weight loss. It really is a special film all around.

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BigTomAbides@reddit

You work for Jim Greer?

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Swampfan190065@reddit

Then I imagine you can tell me what all the hubbub is about…

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eyeballburger@reddit

I feel better now, I didn’t see this enough. “WHO AMONG YOU DOES NOT TRUST EMPTINESS?”

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learnworkbuyrepeat@reddit

And THAT is what griieeeeves me the most.

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mixedcurve@reddit

This is just so perfect

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hiro111@reddit

Thorgrim is beside himself.

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FarPhilosopher6608@reddit

He raised that snake from the time it was born

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123FakeStreetAnytown@reddit

The genie from Shelly Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theater

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statistacktic@reddit

L. E. G. E. N. D.

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IamHydrogenMike@reddit

I have noticed today that millennials tend to cute Lion King while Xennials and older tend to cite Darth Vader as what they remember him most in. It’s pretty interesting to see how people remember these iconic actors when they pass.

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Mr402TheSouthSioux@reddit (OP)

Well I'm actually technically Gen X. Born June 76. Still I identify most with this community for a lot of shared experiences. This role when I was a kid stuck with me. The scene where he transformed into a snake blew my mind back then.

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IamHydrogenMike@reddit

I have seen some people post about sandlot or Conan…it’s just interesting how he crossed so many generations and made an impact on all of them.

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Orlando1701@reddit

By Dawns Early Light or Dr. Strangelove or Stone Gardens are all great films he did but Field of Dreams will always be peak Jones to me.

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Mr402TheSouthSioux@reddit (OP)

I'm from Iowa so that tracks.

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Bushid0C0wb0y81@reddit

So many iconic looks. People really slept on his fashion. That hair from Conan? Whew…..

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Mr402TheSouthSioux@reddit (OP)

Pimpin during the time of high adventure Mako voice

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weltvonalex@reddit

He inspirited greatness in people and lifted them up.

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TheFoxandTheSandor@reddit

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I mean it’s reddit…

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reverend_bones@reddit

For who now is your father if it is not me?

Who gave you the will to live?

I am the wellspring from which you flow.

When I am gone, you will have never been.

What will your world be, without me?

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EliteCheddarCommando@reddit

This one really hit home. RIP James, thank you for everything

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epicpillowcase@reddit

JEJ in a Janeane Garofalo 90s bang, we stan.

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BeagleTactics@reddit

‘Come my child’

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honeybadger1984@reddit

He had the coolest beheading ever when Conan started hacking him.

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NachoNachoDan@reddit

Can’t lie I saw the pic in the OP and was like NOOOO don’t tell me Big Frida died!!!!

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Chumbo_Malone@reddit

Thulsa Doom is a common name I use for my video game characters

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Top-Main1780@reddit

Flesh is stronger!

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SlackerDegree@reddit

What a legend 🥲 We just watched this for the gillionth time Sunday

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GeetarEnthusiast85@reddit

I was just about to post about his death. The dude made it to 93.

Jack Jefferson
Darth Vader
The Genie of the Lamp
Mufasa
Mr. Mertle

These are the roles I will remember him for. Someone who was a constant throughout my life is gone.

Rest In Peace, James. Thank you for the memories.

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Mysterious_Parsley41@reddit

He played a the genie of the lamp in Faerie Tale theater too.

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GeetarEnthusiast85@reddit

Yeah, that's why I listed "The Genie of the Lamp"

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drvic59@reddit

Genie of the lamp?

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GeetarEnthusiast85@reddit

Faerie Tale Theatre did its own rendition of Aladdin and James Earl Jones played the Genie.

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TheDarkAbove@reddit

Cave of Wonders would be more accurate.

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Bluedino_1989@reddit

That was him!?

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TheDarkAbove@reddit

TOUCH NOTHING BUT THE LAMP

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teatsqueezer@reddit

My first thought!!

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t_bone_stake@reddit

A sense of humility amongst the drama. What Do You Want?

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Chele11713@reddit

🐍

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MackAndSteeze@reddit

Those bangs tho 😆

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PoisonMind@reddit

I quit on you when you cleared out of Detroit with Willie the Pimp!

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SlackerDS5@reddit

He had so many great roles. But don’t forget he was a prolific stage actor as well. He was truly legendary.

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loptopandbingo@reddit

On his way to nuke Laputa

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dm_your_nevernudes@reddit

Came looking for this. His best role ever.

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Eledridan@reddit

He was so young in it. Such an awesome movie.

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loptopandbingo@reddit

Eh, I don't know about it being his "best" role, I do love that movie though. And it's always fun when people who haven't seen it say "is that fucking James Earl Jones?"

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Zorpfield@reddit

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On_my_last_spoon@reddit

I got to see him on Broadway about 10ish years ago in “You Can’t Take it With You”. I’m really glad I got that experience.

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TheeLastSon@reddit

by crom, this saddens me verily. not on Dreamcasts anniversary.

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TheJustBleedGod@reddit

When he beckons the girl to come to him and she just jumps to her death without a second thought

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HerRoyalRedness@reddit

Did he pioneer TERF Bangs???

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FakeNeanderthal@reddit

He was a bit older than us when he did the voice for Vader in ‘77.

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tomqvaxy@reddit

Shhhhh

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tomqvaxy@reddit

That wig. Gods above. But yeee. RIP.

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flaming_bob@reddit

If you haven't seen it yet, I highly HIGHLY recommend:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Family_Thing

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Bodgerist@reddit

Props for selecting the "best villain" he played.

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TheBestThingIEverSaw@reddit

What? No! What? No!

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Spats_McGee@reddit

First thing I did when I heard the news was went to YT to search up this clip.

RIP, Mr. Jones

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Perdendosi@reddit

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How about as Thomas Mann in Field of Dreams?

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CatsEqualLife@reddit

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ShadowAnimus81@reddit

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Long live King Jaffe! Also loved him as Thulsa Doom, Vader, and Admiral Greer in the Jack Ryan films... the man projected authority so well. RIP and thank you for the memories.

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heresmytwopence@reddit

He had a long and insanely accomplished life, but goddamn it, it’s still SO sad he’s left us.

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Real-Championship331@reddit

Star Wars, Conan, The Sandlot, Coming to America and The Lion King

James Earl Jones was in something you loved as a child.