Anthony Daniels
Birthday:
21 February 1946, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Height:
175 cm
Initially not a science fiction fan, theatre actor Anthony Daniels was persuaded by his agent to meet George Lucas for the casting of C-3PO in Star Wars (1977). He went on to perform the character, both his voice and body in the suit, for all the episodic Star Wars films produced. Additionally, he performed the voice of the character for the radio ...
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Initially not a science fiction fan, theatre actor Anthony Daniels was persuaded by his agent to meet George Lucas for the casting of C-3PO in Star Wars (1977). He went on to perform the character, both his voice and body in the suit, for all the episodic Star Wars films produced. Additionally, he performed the voice of the character for the radio serial based on the original trilogy and the animated series Star Wars: Droids (1985), Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), related series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and Star Wars Rebels (2014).For Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), he wore a blue Spandex suit, as the android is incomplete in the film and ultimately produced in CGI. In addition to playing the golden droid, he appeared in a live action cameo in the nightclub scene of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and opera scene in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). As C-3PO, he played a small role in Rogue One (2016) and The Lego Movie (2014). Show less «
The first film spoke to everyone on the planet. It still works as a funny, bright movie. It still has legs. [on "Star Wars"]
The first film spoke to everyone on the planet. It still works as a funny, bright movie. It still has legs. [on "Star Wars"]
When I saw the painting by the design artist, the eyes of the character looked deep into my soul. He was a very forlorn figure with an aband...Show more »
When I saw the painting by the design artist, the eyes of the character looked deep into my soul. He was a very forlorn figure with an abandoned air. He really did look into my soul. We made this tremendous contact. [on the first time he saw the sketch of C-3PO] Show less «
George's devotion to digital effects over-balanced the films. Too many digital funky characters become a little bit wearing. The storytellin...Show more »
George's devotion to digital effects over-balanced the films. Too many digital funky characters become a little bit wearing. The storytelling always gets subsumed. [on "Star Wars"] Show less «
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C-3PO
Legolas
