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On 21/12/2017 at 04:04, ObakeFilter said:

Here is a list I made of surviving cast members of A New Hope, I will expand it further whenever I will have time for that (unlike George Lucas, I will not do it only for some quick grab...)

20/10/1923 Patrick Jordan

28/05/1929 Shane Rimmer

28/07/1930 Alfie Curtis

17/01/1931 James Earl Jones

25/05/1935 George Roubicek

01/07/1935 David Prowse

30/07/1938 Michael Bell

12/12/1938 Leslie Schofield

27/09/1939 Garrick Hagon

26/04/1940 Harry Fielder

11/05/1942 Terence McGovern

13/07/1942 Harrison Ford

26/12/1942 Maria De Aragon

14/05/1944 George Lucas

19/05/1944 Peter Mayhew

07/09/1944 Andy Bradford

11/11/1944 Martyn Read

21/02/1946 Anthony Daniels

02/05/1947 David Ankrum

25/05/1947 Colin Michael Kitchens

27/09/1947 Denis Lawson

27/10/1947 Angus MacInnes

30/10/1948 Rusty Goffe

06/08/1951 Jack Klaff

25/09/1951 Mark Hamill

06/05/1952 Stephen Calcutt

12/05/1955 John Chapman

25/09/1958 Derek Lyons

Alfie Curtis (IMDb) of Star Wars: A New Hope, has died aged 87.

 

Edit: Daily Mirror, Daily StarThe Sun, The Independent, Daily ExpressDaily Mail, BBC obituaries.

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Rumors on Twitter say that James Earl Jones has passed away.

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Looks to be only rumors so far. I suspect it's not legit. 

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Random Twitter people saying he died of complications from diabetes, but until something credible emerges, this just seems like another hoax - nothing from the usual gossip rags, which I'd expect to be leading the charge is the news was real, tbh.

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So far, still alive, from what I can see. But if he is dead, he'll be my first hit.

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So, source for death reports is some twitter bot called the Just Died Bot, which scrapes Wiki for news of celeb deaths and tweets RIP messages. My guess? Someone messed with JEJ's Wiki entry, it was up for long enough that the bot sent out the message, and it caught the notice of a couple of twitter users - rumours have mostly died out after the first hour or so.

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4 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Peter Mayhew is 74 today!

Makes me wonder, who was the oldest tall (let's say 2m+) person in history?

You have this guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_Birriel who reached 78 years, was there anyone who reached even more advanced age?

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Lando's supposedly "pansexual" in the new Disney Star Wars: Solo film. Supposedly he has an intimate relationship with his droid and flirts with Han Solo a bit:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5742855/Solo-Star-Wars-Story-screenwriter-reveals-Lando-Calrissian-character-pansexual.html

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George Jenson at 87, was Production Illustrator for Return of the Jedi amongst others.

 

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/07/george-jenson-production-illustrator-for-return-of-the-jedi-and-close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-has-died/

 

 

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Fairly reliable source indicates that Terry Windell has died:

He's the guy that animated the lightning bolts from the Emperor on Return Of The Jedi.

 

Other credits include Ghostbusters, the two Poltergeist movies and ET: The Extra Terrestrial. Oh and directed some Star Trek episodes for TV.

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934664/

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3 hours ago, Death Impends said:

Peter Mayhew dead:

 

 

Qualifying obit from the BBC.

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Wookie holed.

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35 minutes ago, The Unknown Man said:

Qualifying obit from the BBC.

 

“Queen Elizabeth II qualifying obit”

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4 hours ago, Death Impends said:

Peter Mayhew dead:

 

 

 

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Heart attack - ah, you can never tell. RIP

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On 21/12/2017 at 04:04, ObakeFilter said:

Here is a list I made of surviving cast members of A New Hope, I will expand it further whenever I will have time for that (unlike George Lucas, I will not do it only for some quick grab...)

20/10/1923 Patrick Jordan

28/05/1929 Shane Rimmer  RIP March 29, 2019

28/07/1930 Alfie Curtis   RIP 27.12.2017

17/01/1931 James Earl Jones

25/05/1935 George Roubicek

01/07/1935 David Prowse

30/07/1938 Michael Bell

12/12/1938 Leslie Schofield

27/09/1939 Garrick Hagon

26/04/1940 Harry Fielder

11/05/1942 Terence McGovern

13/07/1942 Harrison Ford

26/12/1942 Maria De Aragon

14/05/1944 George Lucas

19/05/1944 Peter Mayhew  RIP 02/05/2019

07/09/1944 Andy Bradford

11/11/1944 Martyn Read

21/02/1946 Anthony Daniels

02/05/1947 David Ankrum

25/05/1947 Colin Michael Kitchens

27/09/1947 Denis Lawson

27/10/1947 Angus MacInnes

30/10/1948 Rusty Goffe

06/08/1951 Jack Klaff

25/09/1951 Mark Hamill

06/05/1952 Stephen Calcutt

12/05/1955 John Chapman

25/09/1958 Derek Lyons

 


Patrick Jordan has died according to an edit to his Wiki page claiming to come from his family.

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6 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:


Patrick Jordan has died according to an edit to his Wiki page claiming to come from his family.

Seems to be changed back. Might be something on a blog or fan forum site if he has died.

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Alan Harris who appeared in the original trilogy but most famously as bounty hunter Bossk in The Empire Strikes Back has reportedly died: https://comicbook.com/starwars/2020/01/31/star-wars-alan-harris-bossk-actor-dies-passes-away-empire-strikes-back/

 

Selfishly, I'll mention he had two small roles in Doctor Who - Sevateem Council Member in The Face of Evil and as a Vervoid in Trial Of A Time Lord.

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Von Sydow, who played San Tekka in TFW has died age 90.

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