"Wars Holiday Special"", a television special broadcast by CBS in 1978, features a brief appearance by Darth Vader, who appears on-screen speaking with Imperial officer ""Chief Bast"" in footage cut from the original 1977 film. The sequence is dubbed with new dialogue, performed by James Earl Jones. In the story, Vader colludes with Boba Fett to entrap the Rebels. Darth Vader features in the 1981 radio drama adaptation of ""Star Wars"", voiced by the actor Brock Peters. Vader makes his first appearance on the planet Ralltiir, where he treats Princess Leia Organa with suspicion. In later extended scenes, he is"
"at the age 67. Tibor Kristóf Tibor Kristóf (February 20, 1942 Miskolc – September 2, 2009) was a Hungarian actor and voice actor. Besides his own career in Hungarian films and television, Kristóf provided the Hungarian language voices of many prominent English-speaking Hollywood actors in major American-produced films. He provided the Hungarian language voice of Morgan Freeman in the films, ""The Bucket List"" and ""Wanted"". He also provided the Hungarian voice over for actors Sean Connery and Peter Gilmore. He also provided the voice of Darth Vader in George Lucas' Star Wars films, including """". He died on September 2,"
"Awards, including two in the same year in 1990. He is also known for his voice roles as Darth Vader in the ""Star Wars"" film series and Mufasa in Disney's ""The Lion King"", as well as many other film, stage and television roles. Jones has been said to possess ""one of the best-known voices in show business, a stirring basso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas"" to his projects, including live-action acting, voice acting, and commercial voice-overs. In 1970, he won a Grammy Award for ""Great American Documents"". As a child, Jones had a stutter. In his episode of"
"Tibor Kristóf Tibor Kristóf (February 20, 1942 Miskolc – September 2, 2009) was a Hungarian actor and voice actor. Besides his own career in Hungarian films and television, Kristóf provided the Hungarian language voices of many prominent English-speaking Hollywood actors in major American-produced films. He provided the Hungarian language voice of Morgan Freeman in the films, ""The Bucket List"" and ""Wanted"". He also provided the Hungarian voice over for actors Sean Connery and Peter Gilmore. He also provided the voice of Darth Vader in George Lucas' Star Wars films, including """". He died on September 2, 2009, in Budapest, Hungary,"
"David Prowse David Charles Prowse, MBE (born 1 July 1935) is a retired English bodybuilder, weightlifter and character actor in British film and television. Worldwide, he is best known for physically portraying Darth Vader in the original ""Star Wars"" trilogy (with the character's voice being performed by James Earl Jones), and in 2015 starred in a documentary concerning that role, entitled ""I Am Your Father"". Prior to his role as Vader, Prowse had established himself as a prominent figure in British culture as the first Green Cross Code man, a character used in British road safety advertising aimed at children."
"costume by David Prowse in the film trilogy, with Jones dubbing Vader's dialogue in postproduction because Prowse's strong West Country accent was deemed unsuitable for the role by George Lucas. At his own request, Jones was uncredited for the original releases of the first two ""Star Wars"" films, though he later would be credited for the first film in its 1997 ""Special Edition"" re-release. As he explained in a 2008 interview: Although uncredited, Jones' voice is possibly heard as Vader at the conclusion of """" (2005). When specifically asked whether he had supplied the voice, possibly from a previous recording,"
"""You'd have to ask Lucas about that. I don't know"". Hayden Christensen and Gene Bryant alternately portray Vader in ""Revenge of the Sith"". During the production of ""Revenge of the Sith"", Christensen asked Lucas if a special Vader suit could be constructed to fit his own body, rather than have a different actor don one of the original sets of Vader armor worn by Prowse. Brock Peters provided the voice of Darth Vader in the NPR/USC radio series. Both Spencer Wilding and Daniel Naprous portrayed Vader in ""Rogue One"" (2016), with Jones reprising his role as the character's voice. Vader's"
"the Sith"", Christensen asked Lucas if a special Vader suit could be constructed to fit his own body, rather than have a different actor don one of the original sets of Vader armor worn by David Prowse. Lucas agreed, and a suit was engineered to fit Christensen's frame, even including extensions to allow for the actor to attain Vader's height. His voice as the ""robotic"" Vader, however, was dubbed over by James Earl Jones, who first made the voice famous in the original trilogy. Stock footage of Christensen was used in the 2004 DVD-release edition of ""Return of the Jedi"","
"and had James Earl Jones provide the voice instead, deeming Prowse's West Country accent unsuitable for the character. Prowse claims he was originally told that he would be seen and heard at the end of ""Return of the Jedi"" when Vader's mask was removed. Instead, actor Sebastian Shaw was used. In the 2004 documentary ""Empire of Dreams"", actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the original trilogy films, quipped that they nicknamed Prowse ""Darth Farmer"" (a jibe regarding his urban Bristolian accent). In the lightsaber fight scenes between Vader and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Prowse, who wasn't a very"
"announced at Comic-Con International 2013. Povenmire said, ""May The 'Ferb' Be With You and with all of us who for decades have dreamt of a chance to work with the great characters and stories of Star Wars."" None of the original ""Star Wars"" actors reprised their roles for this special. Voice actor Christopher Corey Smith voiced Luke Skywalker as well the Toydarian, Blatto, the son of Watto from """"; actor Ross Marquand played Han Solo; voice actress April Winchell played Princess Leia; writer Eddie Pittman provided one line as Darth Vader; regular Perry the Platypus voice actor Dee Bradley Baker"
"provides the uncredited voice of Darth Vader; when specifically asked if he had supplied the voice—either newly or from a previous recording—Jones answered, ""You'd have to ask Lucas about that. I don't know"". Director and ""Star Wars"" creator George Lucas has a cameo as Baron Papanoida, a blue-faced alien in attendance at the Coruscant Opera House. Lucas' son Jett portrays a young Jedi-in-training named Zett Jukassa. Lucas' daughter Amanda appears as a character called Terr Taneel, seen in the security hologram; while his other daughter Katie plays a blue-skinned Pantoran named Chi Eekway, visible when Palpatine arrives at the Senate"
"Matt Sloan (voice actor) Matthew Paul Sloan, (born March 24, 1973) is an American director, playwright, voice actor and comedian from Madison, Wisconsin. He and his friend Aaron Yonda are notable as the co-creators of the web series """", in which he voices the title character. Additionally, he appears in season one as the main antagonist, and has a minor appearance in the first few episodes of the second series as said antagonist's father. Since ""Chad Vader"", he has gone on to voice Darth Vader in various ""Star Wars"" media. He hosts a movie reviewing and discussion show on YouTube"
"of Yoda's biggest mistakes in judgment were Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Dark Lord of The Sith, Darth Sidious) and Anakin Skywalker (Lord Darth Vader). Yoda's voice is portrayed in the Star Wars films by Frank Oz in Episodes I, II, III, V, & VI Star Wars: Jedi The Jedi series of comics was written by John Ostrander and Jeremy Barlow, and was published by Dark Horse Comics from 20 August 2003 to 21 July 2004 as a series of one-shots chronicling the actions of five Jedi during the Clone Wars. Mace Windu is a male human from the planet Haruun Kal."
"Darth Vader, made from himself breathing into a scuba regulator. Burtt is also known for ""voicing"" the title character, Wall-E, in the 2008 Pixar movie ""WALL-E"". He also created the robotic sound of Wall-E's voice, along with all the other characters in ""WALL-E"", and was the sound editor of the movie. The winner of four Academy Awards (two of which are Special Achievement Academy Awards), he is the director of various documentary films. He is also the editor of the ""Star Wars"" prequel trilogy. Burtt was born in Jamesville, New York, and graduated with a major in physics from Allegheny"
"until 1996 that a radio version of ""Return of the Jedi"" was heard. Anthony Daniels returned as C-3PO, but Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams did not reprise their roles as they had for the first two radio dramas. They were replaced by newcomer Joshua Fardon as Luke Skywalker and character actor Arye Gross as Lando Calrissian. John Lithgow voiced Yoda, whose voice actor in the films has always been Frank Oz. Bernard Behrens returned as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Brock Peters reprised his role as Darth Vader. Veteran character actor Ed Begley, Jr. played Boba Fett. Edward Asner also guest-starred"
"his voice in the game's and the 2008 ""Clone Wars"" series. Terrence C. Carson voices Mace Windu and Nick Jameson voices Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious. Scott Lawrence, best known for his role as United States Naval JAG lawyer Cmdr. Sturgis Turner on the CBS series ""JAG"" provides the voice for Darth Vader. Yoda and Cin Drallig are both voiced by Tom Kane, who also provides additional voices. Finally, Serra Keto is voiced by Kari Wahlgren. The game received average to mixed reviews upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 71.85% and 73 out of 100 for the DS"
"both """" and ""Kinect Star Wars"". In 2015, Sloan returned to voice Vader in ""Disney Infinity 3.0"", ""Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars Battlefront II"" and """", as well as providing his voice for a sketch in the final episode of ""The Daily Show"" with Jon Stewart. Matt Sloan (voice actor) Matthew Paul Sloan, (born March 24, 1973) is an American director, playwright, voice actor and comedian from Madison, Wisconsin. He and his friend Aaron Yonda are notable as the co-creators of the web series """", in which he voices the title character. Additionally, he appears in season one as the"
"USAF Command General, in ""By Dawn's Early Light"" (1990 HBO film), the feared neighbor Mr. Mertle in ""The Sandlot"" (1993), Reverend Stephen Kumalo in ""Cry, the Beloved Country"" (1995), Raymond Lee Murdock in ""A Family Thing"" (1996), and Vice Admiral James Greer in ""The Hunt for Red October"" (1990), ""Patriot Games"" (1992) and ""Clear and Present Danger"" (1994), among many other roles. Jones is also known as the voice of Darth Vader in the 1977 film ""Star Wars: A New Hope"" and its sequels ""The Empire Strikes Back"" (1980) and ""Return of the Jedi"" (1983). Darth Vader was portrayed in"
"did not due to the popularity of Mario Puzo's book of that name. He was said to have been working on another novel shortly after ""The Christening"" was completed, but no others were ever published. In 1982, Shaw was chosen for the small but crucial role of redeemed, unmasked and dying Anakin Skywalker in ""Return of the Jedi"", the third and final film in the original ""Star Wars"" trilogy. Although David Prowse played the costumed scenes and James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader, just as they had in the first two films, Shaw was cast in a single scene with"
"this role that he can be heard at the end of Miles Davis' soundtrack album, ""Jack Johnson"", saying: ""I'm Jack Johnson. Heavyweight champion of the world. I'm black. They never let me forget it. I'm black all right! I'll never let them forget it!"" Between 1981 and 1996, Peters provided the voice of Darth Vader for the radio adaptation of the original ""Star Wars"" trilogy for National Public Radio. He also played the role of a Colonial prosecutor trying to make a murder case against Starbuck in an episode of the original ""Battlestar Galactica"". He appeared in the films """""
"is dismembered, Vader is transformed into a cyborg. He then serves the Galactic Empire as Darth Vader until he redeems himself by saving his son, Luke Skywalker, and killing Palpatine, sacrificing his own life in the process. He is also the father of Princess Leia Organa, the secret husband of Padmé Amidala, and grandfather of Kylo Ren, the main villain of the ""Star Wars"" sequel trilogy. The character has been portrayed by numerous actors. His cinematic appearances span the first six ""Star Wars"" films, as well as ""Rogue One"", and his character is referenced in both """" and """". He"
"and a supporting role in the 2006 film ""Where Is Fred?"". In 2009, Petruo retired from performing. She was born in 1979 as Vanessa Anneliese Petruo on 23 October 1979 in Berlin. Her mother Mercedes, a Spanish–Peruvian, owned a salsa nightclub in Berlin-Charlottenburg, and her father Thomas Petruo is a voice actor. Petruo has two younger siblings, Jon Alexander and Priszilla. Her grandfather, Heinz Petruo, was a famous radio show host for RIAS and a voice actor, and is probably best known as the German dub of Darth Vader in the ""Star Wars"" saga. Petruo attended Catholic school in Berlin-Moabit,"
"Wars Weekends as he gave his ""inside the saga"" story. Daniels is an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center. Anthony Daniels Anthony Daniels (born 21 February 1946) is an English actor and mime artist. He is best known for playing C-3PO in the ""Star Wars"" film series. He is the only actor to have appeared in all of the major films in the series, as well as its many spin-offs (TV shows, video games, etc.). Daniels was the voice of Legolas in the Ralph Bakshi animated adaptation of ""The Lord of the Rings"" (1978). He has appeared"
"U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under Trademark #77419252 and is officially described in the documentation as """"The sound of rhythmic mechanical human breathing created by breathing through a scuba tank regulator."""" Commentators have often pointed to the influence of Akira Kurosawa's films such as ""The Hidden Fortress"" (1958) on George Lucas, and Vader's Samurai-inspired costume design is held up as a significant example of the Japanese influences on ""Star Wars"". Darth Vader was portrayed by bodybuilder David Prowse in the original film trilogy, and by stunt performer Bob Anderson during the character's intense lightsaber fight scenes. Lucas originally intended for"
"Malfoy (Prasad for the second movie, with two other actors voicing Draco for the first film and the rest of the series respectively) Fred and George Weasley, Voldemort, Hagrid, Arthur Weasley (Dutt for all films starting with the second), Dumbledore (Dutt for the first 2 films and Chaturvedi from 5th to the final) and Severus Snape respectively, for the Hindi dubs of the film series. He was considered to be known as: ""The voice of Harry Potter"". But after the fifth film, another Hindi voice actor, Rajesh Kava, took over as the third and permanent voice for Harry Potter for"
"Erik Bauersfeld Erik Bauersfeld (June 28, 1922 – April 3, 2016) was an American radio dramatist and voice actor. His most notable role was providing the voices of Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna in the third film of the original Star Wars trilogy, ""Return of the Jedi"" (1983). He reprised his role as the voice of Admiral Ackbar in """" (2015). Bauersfeld was attracted to radio work at a very young age. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy. His post-secondary education included time studying at Cooper Union in New York, and then at the University"
"only actor from the films to do so. All other voice actors have either before or since provided voice work in the ""Star Wars"" universe. James Arnold Taylor, who voices Obi-Wan Kenobi in the series, provides the voice of Obi-Wan. Mat Lucas provides the voice of Anakin Skywalker, having also doubled for Hayden Christensen in the video game, """", as well as in the 2003 ""Clone Wars"" series. Voice actor Corey Burton, primary talent for the animated version of Count Dooku, voices various minor characters as well as Dooku himself. General Grievous is voiced by Matthew Wood, who also provided"
"Star Wars' ""Darth Vader). He is fitted with a suit and mask like those of Vader, except with the helmet taking on the appearance of Chef's trademark hat, and wields a red, glowing spatula, parodying Vader's red lightsaber. Darth Chef's voice was provided by British comedian and filmmaker Peter Serafinowicz, who voiced Darth Maul in """". Darth Chef has not made an appearance in subsequent episodes, but has appeared with other characters in the background of the ""South Park"" opening sequence, and is mentioned in the episode ""Stunning and Brave"", when PC Principal says the kids drove him to kill"
"some of his most acclaimed performances. He also wrote several poems and a novel, ""The Christening"", in 1975. He is also known for his brief but important performance in ""Return of the Jedi"", the original third installment in the ""Star Wars"" franchise, in which he portrayed an unmasked and redeemed Anakin Skywalker (formerly Darth Vader), and his ghost in the original version of the film. Shaw was one of three children born to Dr. Geoffrey Shaw, the music master at Gresham's School, a Norfolk independent boarding school, where Shaw began his education. His uncle, Martin Shaw, was a composer of"
"a ghost to Jedi master Yoda, in the animated series """", he was voiced by Mark Hamill (who portrays Luke Skywalker in the films). In 2014, when Lucasfilm officially rebranded the ""Star Wars"" expanded universe as ""Star Wars Legends"", and declared it non-canon to the franchise, all of his other appearances, including the comic book series ""Jedi vs. Sith"" and the novels """", """" and """", all ceased to be canon. In the ""Star Wars"" universe, Darth Bane is an extremely powerful Sith Lord who lived a millennium before the events of """". The character was created in the script"
"Jones told ""Newsday"": ""You'd have to ask Lucas about that. I don't know."" Jones reprised his voice role of Vader for the character's appearances in the animated TV series ""Star Wars Rebels"", and the live-action film ""Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"" (2016). His other voice roles include Mufasa in the 1994 Disney film ""The Lion King"" and its direct-to-video sequel, """". Archive recordings from the film would later be used for the English version of the 2006 video game ""Kingdom Hearts II"" since Jones himself did not reprise the role. He more recently voiced Mufasa in the 2015 TV"
"encouragement of community singing and raising standards of choral singing in small parish churches. In 1932 Shaw received the Lambeth degree of Doctor of Music. He was appointed an OBE in 1955 and was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Music (FRCM) in 1958. His nephew was the actor Sebastian Shaw, who played the unmasked Darth Vader and the ghost of Anakin Skywalker in ""Return of the Jedi"" (1983). His published works include over 100 songs (some of them for children), settings for soli, chorus and orchestra of Laurence Binyon's ""Sursum Corda"", Eleanor Farjeon's ""The Ithacans"", John Masefield's"
"his eyebrows to reflect Anakin burning on Mustafar at the end of """". At the end of ""Return of the Jedi"", Darth Vader is redeemed by killing the Emperor to save Luke Skywalker's life, then dies of his injuries shortly after, and appears to Luke as Anakin Skywalker alongside the Force ghosts of Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi. In the 1983 theatrical release, Sebastian Shaw plays this Force ghost in addition to an unmasked Vader. Later, Hayden Christensen was cast as Anakin in the prequel trilogy films ""Attack of the Clones"" and ""Revenge of the Sith"". To reflect this, the 2004"