Billy Dee Williams

William December Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor. He appeared as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise, first in the early 1980s for The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), and thirty-six years later in The Rise of Skywalker (2019), marking one of the longest intervals between onscreen portrayals of a character by the same actor in American film history.

He first came to my attention as Detective Matthew Fox in Nighthawks (1981), one of my all-time favourite Stallone films. He also starred as Detective Hazeltine in Number One with a Bullet (1986) and played Harvey Dent in Batman (1989).

Mr Williams signed my Nighthawks lobby card when he appeared at London Film & Comic Con Spring in February 2016. I did not attend this convention but used the Showmasters pre-order service instead.

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Glyn Baker

Glyn David Baker (born June 1957 in the UK) is a retired British actor. He portrayed Imperial Lieutenant Endicott aboard the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi (1983) and agent 002 in my favourite Bond film, The Living Daylights (1987). He also appeared in The Wild Geese (1978) and Who Dares Wins (1982).

I met Glyn at Autographica 20 in Heathrow in April 2014.

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Jerome Blake

Jerome Blake (born 1956 in England) is an actor who had a number of roles in the three Star Wars prequels: The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005).

I met Jerome at Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2014.

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Katie Purvis

Katie Purvis (born in 1966 or 1967) is an English actress who appeared in Return of the Jedi (1983), Labyrinth (1986), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011).

I met Katie at Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2014

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Miltos Yerolemou

Miltos Yerolemou (born in London, England) is a British actor best known for his role as Syrio Forel in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones (2011).

Yerolemou has also made appearances in films such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), The Danish Girl (2015) and Murder on the Orient Express (2017).

I met Miltos at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2013.

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Bronagh Gallagher

Bronagh Gallagher (born 26 April 1972 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is an Irish singer and actress from Northern Ireland. I know her for her roles as Trudi in Pulp Fiction (1994) and as Captain Maoi Madakor in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999).

I met Bronagh at the Entertainment Media Show in London in October 2011.

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Peter Burroughs

Peter Burroughs (born 27 January 1947 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is an actor who played a swinging Ewok in Return of the Jedi (1983) and worked on the stunts for the film. Stock footage of his Ewok character in Return of the Jedi was later used in the video game Star Wars: Battlefront (2004). He also had parts in Flash Gordon (1980), The Dark Crystal (1982), Labyrinth (1986), Willow (1988), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011).

I met Peter at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2009.

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David Prowse

David Prowse MBE (born 1 July 1935 in Bristol, England; died 28 November 2020 in London, England) was a retired English bodybuilder, weightlifter and character actor in film and television. He was best known for physically portraying Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy (1977-1983) with the character's voice being performed by James Earl Jones. I also knew him for his role as F. Alexander's bodyguard Julian in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971).

I met David at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2009.

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Kenny Baker

Kenneth George Baker (born 28 August 1934 in Birmingham, England; died 13 August 2016 in Preston, Lancashire, England) was an English actor and musician. He portrayed the character R2-D2 in the  first five Star Wars films (1977-2015) and also appeared in Flash Gordon (1980), The Elephant Man (1980), Time Bandits (1981), Amadeus (1984), Labyrinth (1986) and Willow (1988).

I met Kenny at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2009.

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Mike Edmonds

Mike Edmonds (born 13 January 1944 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) is an English actor who has appeared in several films, including Flash Gordon (1980), Time Bandits (1981), The Dark Crystal (1982), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011). In Return of the Jedi (1983) he portrayed the Ewok Logray and was the operator for Jabba the Hutt's tail.

I met Mike at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2009.

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Rusty Goffe

Rusty Goffe (born 30 October 1948 in Herne Bay, Kent, England) is an English actor. He appeared as an Oompa-Loompa in the 1971 version of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and as a Jawa in Star Wars (1977), among a few other aliens.

He also appeared in Flash Gordon (1980) and Willow (1988) and had small parts in five Harry Potter films: in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).

I met Rusty at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2008.

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Warwick Davis

Warwick Ashley Davis (born 3 February 1970 in Epsom, Surrey, England) is an English actor, television presenter, writer, director, comedian and producer. He played the title characters in Willow (1988) and the Leprechaun film series (1993-2003), several characters in the Star Wars franchise (most notably the Ewok Wicket), and Professor Filius Flitwick and Griphook in all eight Harry Potter films (2001-2011). Davis also starred as a fictionalised version of himself in the sitcom Life's Too Short (2011), written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. He has presented ITV game shows Celebrity Squares (2014–2015) and Tenable (2016–present).

I met Warwick at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2009.

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Kenneth Colley

Kenneth Colley (born 7 December 1937 in Manchester, Lancashire, England; died 30 June 2025 in Ashford, Kent, England) was an English film and television actor whose career spanned over 60 years. He came to wider prominence through his role as Admiral Piett in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). I also know him for his role as Colonel Kontarsky in Firefox (1982).

I met Mr Colley at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2012 and at Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2014.

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Mark Stanley

Mark Stanley (born 29 April 1988 in England) is an English actor best known for playing the role of Grenn in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011-14). He appears briefly in the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as a member of the Knights of Ren.

I met Mark at Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2015.

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George Roubicek

George Roubicek (born 25 May 1935 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian actor, as well as a dialogue director and script adaptor for English-language versions of foreign films and television shows. Roubicek appeared in a number of small roles throughout the 1950s, '60s and '70s, including the films The Bedford Incident (1965), Billion Dollar Brain (1967) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). Roubicek had a small role in Star Wars (1977), as the Imperial Commander Praji. He also appeared in two James Bond films: You Only Live Twice (1967) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).

I met George Roubicek at the Entertainment Media Show in London in October 2012.

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Christopher Malcolm

Christopher Malcolm (born 19 August 1946 in Aberdeen, Scotland; died 15 February 2014 in London, England) was a Scottish stage, television and film actor, director and producer. He first achieved notability for his role as Brad Majors in the original stage production of The Rocky Horror Show.

He appeared in films including The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Reds (1981), Superman III (1983), Lassiter (1984), Spies Like Us (1985), Labyrinth (1986) and Highlander (1986).

I met Christopher at the Entertainment Media Show in London in October 2012.

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Christopher Malcolm as Kirk Matunas in Highlander (1984)

Hugh Quarshie

Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954 in Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana)) is a Ghanaian-born British actor. Some of his best-known roles include his appearances in the films Highlander (1986), The Church (1989), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), as well as his long-running role as Ric Griffin in the BBC medical drama Holby City (2001–present). Quarshie has played the role of Ric for 18 years and is the longest serving cast member in Holby City.

I met Hugh at the Entertainment Media Show in London in October 2012.

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Paul Blake

Paul Blake (born 1949 in Birmingham, England) is an English actor who is best known for portraying the bounty hunter Greedo in Star Wars (1977). He also had minor roles in Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971) and Hennessy (1975), as well as some roles in television series such as Down to Earth (2001) and Crossroads (1964).

I met Paul at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2010.

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Kate Dickie

Kate Dickie (born 23 March 1971 in East Kilbride, Scotland) is a Scottish actress who has appeared in television series, stage plays and films. She is known for her television roles as Lex in the BBC series Tinsel Town (2000–01) and Lysa Arryn in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011-14). She appeared as Ford in Prometheus (2012), as Katherine in The Witch (2015) and as First Order Officer in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017).

I have met Kate twice: at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014 and at a Matchbox Cineclub screening of The Witch at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow in October 2018.

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Andy Herd

Andrew Herd is an actor who has appeared in a number of high-profile fantasy films. He is known for his roles as an Ewok and a Jawa in Return of the Jedi (1983), a Goblin in Labyrinth (1986), a Nelwyn Villager in Willow (1988) and a Gringotts Goblin in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).

I met Andy at Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2015.

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