Posted on 03/13/2024 12:31:01 PM PDT by Morgana
British actor Michael Culver, famed for his cameo role in iconic science fiction epic The Empire Strikes Back, has passed away aged 85.
Culver's passing was announced by his agent on Wednesday and comes after the actor suffered a long battle with poor health. His cause of death has not been disclosed.
Confirming the actor's passing in a statement, they said: 'We are very sad to confirm the passing of our friend and client Michael Culver.
'A career spanning over 50 years with notable roles in Sherlock Holmes, A Passage to India, Secret Army and of course one of the most memorable death scenes in the Star Wars franchise.
'Michael largely gave up acting in the early 2000's to concentrate his efforts into his political activism.
It's been an honor to have represented Michael for for the last decade and to have taken him to some of the best Star Wars events in the UK and Europe.
'A real highlight was taking Michael to Celebration in Chicago in 2019. He was lost for words when he saw his queue line with nearly 200 people waiting to see him.
'We worked with Michael just 3 weeks ago at his last home signing with our friends at Elite Signatures.
'Michael died on Tuesday 27th February at the age of 85. We miss him.'
Born in Hampstead to West End actor Roland Culver and his wife Daphne Rye, Culver began his career onstage with Dundee Repertory Theatre, where he appeared in 35 plays across a two year period - among them productions of classic plays by Oscar Wilde, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, JB Priestley and Noël Coward.
He would later branch into classical Shakespeare at The Old Vic, starring in King Lear, Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tragedy of Hamlet and King Henry VI.
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was he tall?
IMDb no longer gives height
It just means that movies have an inordinate effect on our lives,,, ever hear someone describing an incident as “it was just like the movies”?
When they renumbered them I haven't watched them mostly because I didn't know where to start. I think I watched the Ewoks because it wasn't in the numbering plan. Wait, who am I kidding? Star Wars isn't even Science Fiction.
He was McBride in A Passage to India.
“Roy Batty’s death in Blade Runner”
All time classic maybe the best ever.
He played Prior Robert in the Cadfael series. Excellent TV show, a relic of a bygone era where you didn’t have to sit through every episode wondering when the transgender gay part was due to be introduced to the plot.
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