Michael Bell

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Michael Bell (born July 30, 1938) is an American voice actor, actor and voice director. He provided the voice of General Vanden Huyck Willard in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope who was physically portrayed by Eddie Byrne, although he was uncredited.[1]

He would later return to voice Tyr Taskeen in the video game Star Wars: Force Commander, which released in 2000. He also voiced General Jan Dodonna for the 2014 animated television series, Star Wars Rebels. In 2025, he voiced Gibbs in the Disney+ animated anthology television series, Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld.

Works

Filmography

Year Title Series Contribution(s) Notes
1977 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope General Willard Voice only (uncredited)[1]
2017 "Zero Hour" Star Wars Rebels General Dodonna[2]
2017 "In the Name of the Rebellion" Star Wars Rebels General Dodonna[3]
2017 "Crawler Commandeers" Star Wars Rebels General Dodonna, Slave #1[4]
2025 "One Good Deed" Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld Dock Worker[5]

Gameography

Year Title Contribution(s)
2000 Star Wars: Force Commander Tyr Taskeen[6]

Bibliography

Year Title Format Contribution(s) Notes
2020 "The General's Voice: Michael Bell" Article Interviewee Printed in Star Wars Insider 196[7]

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 HomingBeaconTitleSmall Homing Beacon #260 on StarWars.com (content obsolete and backup link not available)
  2. ↑ Rebels-mini-logo Star Wars Rebels — "Zero Hour"
  3. ↑ Rebels-mini-logo Star Wars Rebels — "In the Name of the Rebellion"
  4. ↑ Rebels-mini-logo Star Wars Rebels — "Crawler Commandeers"
  5. ↑ TalesoftheUnderworld-Logo Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld — "One Good Deed"
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Force Commander
  7. ↑ SWInsider "The General's Voice: Michael Bell" — Star Wars Insider 196

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