David Barclay

David Alan Barclay worked a summer job during 1978 at Hamleys, a famous toy store in London. By chance, he met Mark Hamill one day, who commissioned him to make an 18-inch Darth Vader marionette. Delighted with the product, Hamill invited Barclay to tour Elstree Studios and present the marionette. Stuart Freeborn met with Barclay and hired him for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back a week later to work alongside Frank Oz as a puppeteer for Yoda. When production for Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi began, Barclay recruited Toby Philpott, the son of a friend of his, to assist puppeteering Jabba the Hutt. Barclay controlled Jabba's right arm and jaw.
Barclay has worked on many other movies including Team America: World Police and Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
==Works==
===Filmography===
Year	Title 	Contribution(s)
1980	Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back	Puppeteer for Yoda
1983	Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi 	Puppeteer for Jabba the Hutt
==Sources==
*Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
*Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition 
*
*
==Notes and references==
==External links==
*Official website
*
*David Barclay at Muppet Wiki
*
*
Category:Actors who have portrayed Jabba Desilijic Tiure
Category:Puppeteers
Category:Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back production staff
Category:Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi production staff