Richard LeParmentier

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Richard LeParmentier (July 16, 1946 – April 15, 2013) was an American actor who worked and lived in the United Kingdom, best known for his role as Admiral Motti in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) and the acerbic police Lt.

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Early life

LeParmentier, a child of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, grew up on a dairy farm in the United States, born on July 16, 1946. His father came from Guernsey and his mother from County Mayo, Ireland. LeParmentier spent his teen years in Hollywood, Florida, and his school drama-teacher suggested that he become a professional actor. He completed a drama course at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, before heading to the United Kingdom in 1974.

Personal life and death

LeParmentier was married first to British actress Sarah Douglas, who is best known for the role of Ursa in Superman and Superman II, from 1981 to 1984. Both characters appeared in many films together, including Rollerball, The People That Time Forgot, and Superman II. Cheryl Le Parmentier, his second wife, had three children with him: Rhiannon (b. Stephanie and Tyrone were married in 1986. At the time of his death, he was staying with them.

LeParmentier was born in Bath, Somerset, England. He died unexpectedly on April 15, 2013 while visiting his family in Austin, Texas, United States, at the age of 66.

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Career

LeParmentier was given a Equity union membership card and toured with the Incubus Theatre Company after appearing in a Fringe theatre performance that was broadcast by the BBC. Felix Hoffmann was the first film role in the 1974 film Stardust, and the following year he appeared in the film Rollerball. He has also appeared on British television. Admiral Motti, the obnoxious, mocking Imperial officer who is choked by Darth Vader in Star Wars (1977), was his most prominent role, until Vader discovers his "lack of faith." Mark Newbold, a writer on the official Star Wars website, described the position as leaving "an indelible imprint on the Star Wars galaxy," helping to illustrate Lord Vader's feared powers as well as the rebellion and mistrust of a bloated and overconfident Empire. Han Solo, one of the film's main characters, had auditioned for the role. In the latter, the auditions for Star Wars were also used for Brian DePalma's Carrie and LeParmentier's role as the high school principal. The film's development was postponed for nine months, so Leparmentier had to drop out of the role, with Stefan Gierasch's role recasting. In Star Wars, he was given a two-line role as a customs officer, but the position was too small. George Lucas, the writer and director of Star Wars, was not involved in the role, and LeParmentier was Motti the following month. Leparmentier had intended to portray Montross, a "Mos Eisley bureaucrat." However, the character was eventually deleted from the film before it was released.

LeParmentier appeared in Superman II with his then-wife Sarah Douglas and Terence Stamp (who later portrayed Supreme Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace). He appeared in films including Octopussy (1983), which also featured another Star Wars actor, Jeremy Bulloch (1988) as Lt. Santino. He appeared on television in 1992, but his main interest went away from 1988 to writing and producing. With his writing partner Paddy Fletcher, he wrote for many British television series, including The Bill and Boon. In 2008, he founded Three Rivers Productions, a production firm. LeParmentier debuted as a "staple" of the Star Wars and science fiction convention circuit, as well as a cameo appearance in a online commercial for the 2012 Xbox 360 video game Kinect Star Wars, which re-created his famous scene from Star Wars. Kenneth Colley, Jeremy Bulloch, Garrick Hagon, and Jerome Blake were among those who died at the time of his death. Motti Now, a parody of Apocalypse Now, was a project starring other Star Wars alumni, including Kenneth Colley, Jeremy Bulloch, Garrick Hagon, and Jerome Blake.

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