Star Wars Deaths

[Toast 16,137]

His second ever role was as "Boy Jumping Into Water" in A Night To Remember.

[Redrumours 861]

"Put on his dancing shoes" with Cliff Richard and Melvyn Hayes in Summer Holiday.

[Bibliogryphon 9,573]

On 17/12/2020 at 20:42, YoungWillz said:

Looks like Hal The Archer will get an outing on the Doctor Who Advent Calendar....

Didn't expect Lady Eleanor to outlive him.

[Dying Probably 578]

4 years today since the sad passing of Carrie Fisher.

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

Trisha Noble (wiki) has died shortly before her 77th birthday after a battle with mesothelioma.

Aussie actress who played Padmé's mother, Jobal, in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

Crossposting, credit to @alt obits guy for the spot.

British actor Harry Fielder dead as per the home page of his website.

Played Corporal Grenwick in A New Hope, who is shot by Han Solo.


 

[YoungWillz 21,037]

Northern Ireland born actor Gerald Home, who played Tessek- Squid Head and Captain Verrack both in Return Of The Jedi, has reportedly died: 

He operated the puppet Audrey II in the Little Shop Of Horrors movie, and plenty of TV character roles. Let's be honest, he'll be remembered by most for appearing in those Mr Muscle adverts

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0392935/

 

 

[MortalCaso 1,625]

On 27/04/2021 at 03:38, msc said:

Alan Ladd Jr has been a tempting pick for a year or two as he showed up on the BBC to talk about one of the new Star Wars films and looked like fucking shit.

(Wki) Alan Ladd Jr. dead aged 84.

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12 minutes ago, MortalCaso said:

(Wki) Alan Ladd Jr. dead aged 84.

Someone picked Alan Ladd jnr in 2022 I think in DDP? Was it you @msc ?

https://deadline.com/2022/03/alan-ladd-jr-dead-braveheart-producer-star-wars-mgm-fox-executive-1234969014/

[msc 18,439]

3 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

Someone picked Alan Ladd jnr in 2022 I think in DDP? Was it you @msc ?

https://deadline.com/2022/03/alan-ladd-jr-dead-braveheart-producer-star-wars-mgm-fox-executive-1234969014/

 

Nope, though it was tempting, as you can see from above!

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4 minutes ago, msc said:

 

Nope, though it was tempting, as you can see from above!

I do recall you mentioned him in recent years! If only If only....!

[YoungWillz 21,037]

WTF is Alan Ladd Jr doing in this thread? 

 

Edit: (Moved from Fringes Of Fame thread by mods).

[msc 18,439]

3 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

WTF is Alan Ladd Jr doing in this thread? 

 

My fault for replying to his daughter's death report a year ago.

 

A friendly mod ( @Death Impends?) can put them in the Star Wars (?) thread later?

[YoungWillz 21,037]

4 minutes ago, msc said:

 

My fault for replying to his daughter's death report a year ago.

 

A friendly mod ( @Death Impends?) can put them in the Star Wars (?) thread later?

Or the Film Producers thread.

 

Or the Academy Award Winners Thread?

 

Sweet Baby Jesus, Joy Of Man's Desiring...

 

(My 2022 Cunto post). 

[MortalCaso 1,625]

3 minutes ago, msc said:

 

My fault for replying to his daughter's death report a year ago.

 

A friendly mod ( @Death Impends?) can put them in the Star Wars (?) thread later?

I just go where the search function takes me! 

[YoungWillz 21,037]

Just now, MortalCaso said:

I just go where the search function takes me! 

Done it myself buddy, we've all been there.

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

QO via The Sun.

A unique DDP pick.

[Commtech Sio Bibble 2,030]

Rio Hackford who appeared in S1 of The Mandalorian dead aged 51. 

 

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/rio-hackford-dead-mandalorian-1235233527/

[YoungWillz 21,037]

Colin Cantwell, designer of various ships on A New Hope including the TIE Fighter and X-Wing, reportedly dead: https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/film-music-tv/rip-star-wars-designer-colin-cantwell/

 

Worked on visual effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey and nominated for a special effects Academy Award for War Games.

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134764/

[msc 18,439]

On 22/05/2022 at 16:19, YoungWillz said:

Colin Cantwell, designer of various ships on A New Hope including the TIE Fighter and X-Wing, reportedly dead: https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/film-music-tv/rip-star-wars-designer-colin-cantwell/

 

Worked on visual effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey and nominated for a special effects Academy Award for War Games.

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134764/

 

Missed this post at the time but Colin Cantwell got a brief reference on the latest edition of Last Word, hence my finding this post via search!

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Richard Miller, an Industrial Light and Magic sculptor who was behind Prince Leia's gold bikini, has died. He was 80.

 

https://geolive.tv/sculptor-behind-princess-leias-gold-bikini-was-80-deadline/

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1 hour ago, alt obits guy said:

Richard Miller, an Industrial Light and Magic sculptor who was behind Prince Leia's gold bikini, has died. He was 80.

 

https://geolive.tv/sculptor-behind-princess-leias-gold-bikini-was-80-deadline/

Miller also designed the Rocketeer suit for the titular film and sculpted the basic prosthetics for Davy Jones' tentacle beard in the Pirates of the Caribbean film, among many many other credits. One of great those unsung heroes of film props and effects. RIP. 

[RoverAndOut 4,746]

Caroline Blakiston (Mon Mothma) has just turned 90 and is still attending conventions according to this. Looks in no immediate danger.

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7 hours ago, RoverAndOut said:

Caroline Blakiston (Mon Mothma) has just turned 90 and is still attending conventions according to this. Looks in no immediate danger.

She is scheduled to be at Star Wars Celebration Europe next month.

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English actor Paul Grant, who played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi, has died aged 56