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The Original 'Star Wars' Cast: Through The Years

Allvipp Newsroom / May 4, 2024 - 02:00 pm

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Pinterest Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill in A New Hope 1977
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Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill

Carrie Fisher played the role of "Princess Leia Organa" in Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), as well as reprising her role, this time as "General Organa" in The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

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Pinterest Carrie Fisher attending the European Premiere of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' in London.
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Carrie Fisher Today

In addition to smaller roles in film and television, Carrie Fisher lent her voice to "Angela" on "Family Guy". She was supposed to play a bigger part in The Last Jedi, Episode VIII of the Star Wars saga, but she passed away before all her scenes were shot...Carrie Fisher died on December 27th of 2016 at the age of 60.

She maintained her badass bravery and humor till the very end.

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Pinterest Mark Hamill in 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'.
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"Luke Skywalker"

Mark Hamill played the role of adorable and heroic "Luke Skywalker" in the Star Wars episodes IV to VI. After The Return of the Jedi (1983), he starred in Corvette Summer (1978) and The Big Red One (1980), among other television series and films.

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Mark Hamill attends the premiere of Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm's "Solo: A Star Wars Story" at the El Capitan Theatre on May 10, 2018
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Mark Hamill

The now 72-year-old is a prolific voice actor who has lent his voice to many characters in animated television series, films, and video games. He is known for his role as DC Comics' "The Joker". In 2015, he reprised his role as "Luke Skywalker" in 'The Force Awakens', although he did not have a line in the film. He had an integral part of the eighth episode of the saga in December of 2017 ('The Last Jedi') and he also appeared in 'The Rise of Skywalker' in 2019.

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Pinterest Carrie Fisher as "Princess Leia" and Harrison Ford as "Han Solo"
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"Princess Leia" and "Han Solo"

Ever since A New Hope in 1977, Harrison Ford has played the role of "Han Solo". He last appeared in The Rise of Skywalker in 2019.

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Harrison Ford Today 2020
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Harrison Ford

After Star Wars, Harrison Ford played many more amazing roles such as that of the legendary "Indiana Jones" and "Rick Deckard" in Blade Runner. Hollywood icon reprised his amazing role on the big screen in 2017 in the sequel Blade Runner 2049.

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Billy Dee Williams as "Lando" in The Empire Strikes Back.
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"Lando Calrissian"

Billy Dee Williams played the role of "Han Solo's" friend "Lando Calrissian" in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983).

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Billy Dee Williams Gender Fluid Coming Out
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Billy Dee Williams and Daisy Ridley

Today, the 87-year-old is mostly in supporting roles in film and television. In 2014, he was a contender on the reality show 'Dancing With The Stars' in the U.S. and in 2017, he played "Tito Suarez" in the TV remake of the '80s classic 'Dirty Dancing'. He also reprised his role as "Lando" in the 2019 episode IX called 'The Rise of Skywalker'.

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Pinterest 'Star Wars: Episode V'
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"Darth Vader"

"Darth Vader" is one of THE most recognizable villains in movie history. But the uncanny voice of the Sith Lord did not come from the actor who was wearing the body armor and the mask, David Prowse, but from THE James Earl Jones!

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Pinterest Jake Lloyd as "Anakin Skywalker" in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.
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Young "Anakin Skywalker"

Jake Lloyd became world famous in 1999 with his portrayal of "Anakin Skywalker" in The Phantom Menace, which is episode I of the Star Wars saga and therefore constitutes a prequel to the episodes IV to VI, which came out in the 70's and 80's.

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The Star Wars franchise has been wowing audiences and super fans all over the world ever since A New Hope came out in 1977.

The Original Star Wars Cast: Then And Now

Everyone knows the original cast of Star Wars. They are some of the most recognizable characters in Hollywood history! From lovable "Luke" to backstabbing "Lando", what are they up to today?

We take a look back at the original cast of the first movie as well as the sequels and prequels!

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