The original Star Wars trilogy made icons out of every actor in its cast with unforgettable characters. When George Lucas wrote and directed the original Star Wars movie, there was no guarantee that it would be successful enough to spawn the sequels that he had planned. But it became an overnight sensation and a cultural phenomenon that continues to capture audiences’ imaginations to this day. Some Star Wars actors were already renowned movie stars when they appeared in a galaxy far, far away, like Alec Guinness and Peter Cushing, whereas others were launched to stardom by the trilogy, like Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill.
Many actors from the Star Wars trilogy will forever be associated with their characters from the franchise, like Hamill with his role as Luke Skywalker or Anthony Daniels with C-3PO, while others went on to play equally iconic roles elsewhere, like Harrison Ford with Indiana Jones. Some characters required more than one actor to bring them to the screen, like Darth Vader, while others were puppets whose voices and body language were provided by skilled puppeteers, like Frank Oz with Yoda. Lucas found the perfect actor to bring each of these pulpy, archetypal characters of the original Star Wars trilogy to life.
