![]() The eyes between Baker and the on-screen actor look similar, but it's pretty hard to say for certain, and the article doesn't mention him wearing it on-screen. The most conclusive evidence we have is an old article about Baker, which includes a photo of him wearing the mask in question. But for some reason, no one has been able to verify whether or not Baker in that specific mask. Amongst the community of Star Wars BTS-uber-fans, the consensus is that it is most likely Rick Baker, as it was Baker's mask that was used, and Baker is known to have donned a few masks for various pickup shots in the Mos Eisley Cantina. This is an interesting issue because no one really seems to know for absolute sure. We already know that the Star Trek alien was played by Alan Miller, the real question is just who played Labria in Star Wars. Penny McCarthy signs autographs of Labria, as It is unlikely it would have been a casting call type part and there is no indication that Miller was in the UK or Star Wars. Consider also that Miller is primarily an American actor and A New Hope was shot in the UK (of course there were American actors there - that isn't my point) - the point being that by all accounts this was a throwaway character added in at the last minute to give the scene more 'character'. It isn't unreasonable to think since SW was released in 1977 and STIII in 1984, the character design might have been an influence but it is almost certainly not the same person. Note: Praxis addressed the following idea more coherently in his subsequent answer so be sure to check that answer as well if this is interesting / compelling reasoning: Here is a better picture in which you can see it is certainly a mask and bears little resemblance to Mr. The alien in the cantina is Kardue'sai'Malloc per Wookieepedia and was a played with an actor in a Rick Baker mask: He does not appear to have a connection to Star Wars Rather, the timing, locations, and anecdotes suggest that they were almost certainly played by different actors. Upshotīased on the information above, there is no evidence that the bar alien in ST:III and the Cantina devil in SW:IV are played by the same actor. He also had no family or personal connections that would have brought him to the UK for other reasons. Given his demanding TV schedule (appearances in several series at once), all in the Hollywood area, it seems very unlikely that Miller would have travelled to the UK to be part of the Cantina scene there. In the years 1976-1977, Allan Miller was filming various TV series in California as well as MacArthur on a Universal Studios lot in California. The interior of the Mos Eisley scene was filmed at Elstree Studios in the UK. Hearn, Marcus, The Cinema of George Lucas, Harry N. However, production on SW:IV was based at two studios (Elstree and Shepperton) in the UK, with filming locations in Tunisia, Guatemala, and Arizona. His first credited film role was in MacArthur (1977) - interestingly, the same year as SW:IV. Miller's switch from TV to silver screen, and filming locationsĪccording to Allan Miller's filmography linked above, he worked exclusively in television until 1977. “Most likely Phil Tippett or Rick Baker.”įor the record, Tippett played Doikk Na'ts in the Cantina band. In researching this, I stumbled upon the following old web page from the "Red 6" project (which is dedicated to compiling the character and actor names of everyone who has ever appeared on screen in Star Wars): I suspected that Baker himself may have played Kardue'sai'Malloc himself. ![]() It is widely known that he was inserted into the scene at the last minute, because costume designer Rick Baker happened to have a devil mask on hand that he liked. Turning to the character of Kardue'sai'Malloc (aka "Labria") in A New Hope, it is somewhat of a mystery as to who plays this "devil". ![]() ![]() Usually, IMDb filmographies include uncredited roles that being said, these filmographies are not always complete or 100% accurate. Miller's filmography does not include Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Campbell already pointed out, the alien from The Search for Spock, who McCoy tries to secure passage to Genesis through, is played by Allan Miller: ![]()
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