Claim: Star Wars is a film.

Anthony Daniels -LRB- born 21 February 1946 -RRB- is an English actor and mime artist . He is known for playing C-3PO in the Star Wars film series . He is the only actor to have appeared in all of the major films in the series , as well as its many spin-offs -LRB- TV shows , video games , etc. -RRB- .   Daniels was the voice of Legolas in the Ralph Bakshi animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings -LRB- 1978 -RRB- . He has appeared intermittently on British television in various dramas , including playing a pathologist in Prime Suspect starring Helen Mirren . Daniels is currently an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University 's Entertainment Technology Center .