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John.
John Wayne (
May 26,
1907 –
June 11,
1979[1]) was an
American actor. His last role in a film was as the voice of the character
Garindan ezz Zavor in the
1977 original trilogy film,
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. Obtained through stock audio, Wayne's voice was processed and used as part of Garindan's dialogue, which was spoken in the whirring syllables of the
Kubazian language. Garindan's
A New Hope voice was also reused for the
video games LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy and
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga. Wayne's roles in
Western films such as
The Searchers and
True Grit inspired the
cantina scene and the character of
Han Solo in
A New Hope.
[2] His grandson
Brendan Wayne also acted in
Star Wars: The Mandalorian.
Filmography
Gameography
Sources
Notes and references
External links
John Wayne Dead of Cancer on Coast at 72 on The New York Times (June 12, 1979) (backup link archived on January 25, 2017)
John Wayne on Wikipedia
John Wayne at the Internet Movie Database