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Darth Vader

Film watch order, starting point, and performer.

Darth Vader appears across 2 MoviHero films from 1977-1983, portrayed by James Earl Jones. Start with the first appearance, then follow the screen path in release order.

Release-order sequence · 2 films · 1977–1983 · 1 performerSee watch order

WATCH ORDER

Darth Vader movies in release order

Follow the 2 films in release order.

Release-order sequence · 2 films · 1977–1983Main sequence runtime: 4h 13m
About the scores

Scores shown are MoviHero movie-guide scores. Missing scores stay blank, and tied top scores remain tied.

  1. 01Star Wars poster
    Start hereStar Wars

    1977 · 2h 1m

    Portrayed by James Earl Jones · voice

    James Earl Jones is credited as Darth Vader in Star Wars (1977).

    Movie guide
    MoviHero score92/100MUST WATCH
  2. 02Return of the Jedi poster
    Return of the Jedi

    1983 · 2h 12m

    Portrayed by James Earl Jones · voice

    James Earl Jones is credited as Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi (1983).

    Movie guide
    MoviHero score90/100MUST WATCH

THE PERFORMANCE

Who plays Darth Vader?

Meet the performer and open their full MoviHero profile. Coverage below refers to linked movie guides in this sequence.

James Earl Jones portraitJames Earl Jonesvoice

James Earl Jones is credited as Darth Vader in 2 films: Star Wars and Return of the Jedi.

2 linked movie guides in this sequence

FILM AND PERFORMER CREDITS

Darth Vader screen credits

Screen credits: Star Wars (1977) — James Earl Jones as Darth Vader; Return of the Jedi (1983) — James Earl Jones as Darth Vader.

WORDS THAT STAY WITH YOU

Signature lines

Reveal a line containing a spoiler

“The Force is strong with this one.”

Star Wars (1977)

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Reveal a line containing a spoiler

“You may dispense with the pleasantries, Commander. I'm here to put you back on schedule.”

Return of the Jedi (1983)

Wikiquote reference ↗ · Reference licensing

WHO TO EXPLORE NEXT

Characters connected on screen

Keep moving through the same films and screen world with a character who shares meaningful movie history.

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