19 facts about ‘Field of Dreams’ that go the distance – FOXSports.com

In the end credits, “The Voice,” who uttered the famous “if you build it, he will come,” line, among others, is mysteriously credited as “himself.” Who was it? Kinsella says he heard it was the actor Ed Harris, who was the husband of Amy Madigan, who played Kevin Costner’s wife in the film. Other rumors say it was Ray Liotta, who played Shoeless Joe Jackson. Still other rumors claim it was Costner himself. After listening to the voice 50 times, I can confirm that you can legitimately talk yourself into believing it was any of those men (or anyone else, for that matter) but, just based by the ear test, I’d say the odds favor Liotta, Timothy Busfield (the brother-in-law in the film), Costner, in that order. The only thing I can say with confidence: It wasn’t James Earl Jones.