michael rennie played jabba the hutt in the original star wars.
who played jabba the hutt in the original star wars?
michael rennie
jabba the hutt was played by declan mulholland in scenes cut from the 1977 release of "star wars". in mulholland's scenes as jabba, jabba is represented as a rotund human dressed in a shaggy fur coat. george lucas has stated his intention was to use an alien creature for jabba, but the special effects technology of the time was not up to the task of replacing mulholland. in 1997, the "special edition" re-releases restored and altered the original scene to include a computer generated portrayal of jabba. in "return of the jedi", he was played by puppeteers mike edmonds, toby philpott, david alan barclay and voiced by larry ward. jabba was voiced by an unknown actor in post-1997 editions of "star wars" and in "". in "the phantom menace" end credits, jabba was jokingly credited as playing himself. his puppeteers have appeared in the documentaries "" and "". david alan barclay, who was one of the puppeteers for jabba in the film, voiced jabba in the super nes video game adaptation of "". in the radio drama adaption of the original trilogy, jabba is played by ed asner. in the film "" and the following , jabba is portrayed by kevin michael richardson. all other video game appearances of jabba were played by clint bajakian. jabba was supposed to appear in "", but was left out due to time constraints. a cutscene was produced featuring a conversation between jabba and juno eclipse (voiced by nathalie cox), which was scrapped from the game. he appears in the ultimate sith edition.
jabba the hutt
"zorba the hutt's revenge" (1992), a young-adult novel by paul and hollace davids, identifies jabba's father as another powerful crime lord named zorba and reveals that jabba was born 596 years before the events of "a new hope", making him around 600 years old at the time of his death in "return of the jedi". ann c. crispin's novel "the hutt gambit" (1997) explains how jabba the hutt and han solo become business associates and portrays the events that lead to a bounty being placed on han's head. other expanded universe stories—especially the anthology of dark horse comics by jim woodring titled "jabba the hutt: the art of the deal" (1998)—likewise detail jabba the hutt's rise to the head of the desilijic clan, his role in the criminal underworld of the "star wars" universe, and the establishment of his crime syndicate on tatooine in the "star wars" galaxy's outer rim territories.
jabba the hutt