Memorial to Star Wars creators

This page is a memorial to Star Wars creators, and serves as a tribute to the people who took part in the elaboration of the Star Wars universe.
==Years==
===Deaths in 1978===
*Leigh Brackett, who wrote the first draft of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away from cancer aged 62 on March 18, 1978.
===Deaths in 1979===
*John Barry, the production designer for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and second unit director for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away from meningitis aged 43 on June 1, 1979, two weeks into production of the latter.
*John Wayne, who voiced Garindan ezz Zavor in , passed away from stomach cancer aged 72 on June 11, 1979.
*Jeff Moon, who portrayed Damono Deomaley in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 25 on October 30, 1979.
*Graham Ashley, who portrayed Gold Five in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 52 on October 15, 1979.
===Deaths in 1981===
*Eddie Byrne, who portrayed General Vanden Willard in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from a stroke aged 70 on August 21, 1981.
*Russ Manning, who wrote and penciled the Star Wars newspaper comic strip in 1979 and 1980, passed away from colon cancer aged 52 on December 1, 1981.
===Deaths in 1982===
*Alan Webb, who was originally slated to portray Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi before bowing out and being replaced by Ian McDiarmid, passed away aged 75 on June 22, 1982.
*Gene Day, a comic book inker and penciller, who worked on several of the Marvel Star Wars comic books, passed away from heart disease aged 31 on September 23, 1982.
===Deaths in 1986===
*Marjorie Eaton, who portrayed Emperor Palpatine in the pre-DVD version of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away from a stroke aged 85 on April 21, 1986.
===Deaths in 1987===
*Richard Marquand, who directed Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from a heart attack aged 49 on September 4, 1987.
===Deaths in 1988===
*Barry Gnome, who portrayed Kabe in A New Hope, passed away aged 74 on March 26, 1988.
===Deaths in 1990===
*Alex McCrindle, who portrayed Jan Dodonna in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away after a short illness aged 78 on April 20, 1990.
===Deaths in 1991===
*Vince Colletta, who inked Star Wars (1977) 64, passed away from cancer aged 67 on June 3, 1991.
*Rick Cimino, who voiced Chief Chirpa in the second season of Ewoks, passed away aged 61 on November 10, 1991.
===Deaths in 1992===
*Graeme Campbell, who provided voices for the Star Wars Droids animated series, passed away from cancer aged 51 on January 18, 1992.
*Anthony Lang, who portrayed Sim Aloo in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away on March 2, 1992.
===Deaths in 1994===
*William Conrad, who narrated the original 1977 television broadcast of The Making of Star Wars, passed away from a heart attack aged 73 on February 11, 1994.
*Peter Cushing, who portrayed Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from prostate cancer aged 81 on August 11, 1994.
*Sydney Walker, who voiced Deej Warrick in Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, passed away from cancer aged 73 on September 30, 1994.
*Tarik, a black bear who was the primary source for the voice of Chewbacca, passed away from congestive heart failure aged 16 during October 1994.
*Sebastian Shaw, who portrayed Anakin Skywalker in the original version of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from natural causes aged 89 on December 23, 1994.
===Deaths in 1995===
*Pat Welsh, who voiced Boushh in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from pneumonia aged on January 26, 1995.
*Burl Ives, who narrated Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, passed away from oral cancer aged 85 on April 14, 1995.
===Deaths in 1996===
*Brian Daley, who authored The Han Solo Adventures and the Star Wars radio dramas, passed away from pancreatic cancer aged 48 on February 11, 1996.
*Jeremy Sinden, who portrayed Dex Tiree in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from lung cancer aged 45 on May 29, 1996.
===Deaths in 1997===
*Don Henderson, who portrayed General Cassio Tagge in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from throat cancer aged 65 on June 22, 1997.
*Jack Purvis, who portrayed the Chief Jawa in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, an Ugnaught in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, and Teebo in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away aged 60 on November 21, 1997.
===Deaths in 1998===
*Archie Goodwin, the writer of numerous stories for the Star Wars newspaper comic strip and the Marvel Star Wars series, passed away from cancer aged 60 on March 1, 1998.
===Deaths in 1999===
*Billy J. Mitchell, who portrayed Keir Santage in , passed away from cancer aged 58 circa March 1999. via 
*Declan Mulholland, the stand-in for Jabba the Hutt in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, passed away from a heart attack aged 66 on June 29, 1999.
*Morris Bush, who portrayed Dengar in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away in August 1999.
*Mary Kay Bergman, who voiced 5 characters in the Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace video game, passed away from suicide by gunshot aged 38 on November 11, 1999.
*Edvin Biuković, the penciller for Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair and Star Wars: The Last Command, passed away from a brain tumor aged 30 on December 5, 1999.
===Deaths in 2000===
*Gil Kane, an illustrator for Marvel Star Wars, passed away from lymphoma aged 73 on January 31, 2000.
*George Roussos, an illustrator for Marvel Star Wars, passed away from a heart attack aged 84 on February 19, 2000.
*Alfredo Alcala, an illustrator of many Classic Star Wars comics, passed away from cancer aged 74 on April 8, 2000.
*Chic Stone, who inked Star Wars (1977) 45, passed away aged 77 on July 28, 2000.
*Sir Alec Guinness, who portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, as well as posthumously appearing through archive audio in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens and Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, passed away from liver cancer aged 86 on August 5, 2000.
*Shelagh Fraser, who portrayed Beru Whitesun Lars in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 79 on August 29, 2000.
===Deaths in 2001===
*Tom Chantrell, who designed the Style C posters for Star Wars in 1977, passed away from a heart attack aged 84 on July 15, 2001.
*Ted Burnett, who portrayed Wuher the bartender in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from a heart attack aged 74 on October 1, 2001.
*Anne Polland, a costume-maker for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, passed away aged 54 on November 1, 2001.
*Francis Batsoni, who portrayed a moisture farmer in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope as well as an Imperial Advisor in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away aged 89 on December 12, 2001.
===Deaths in 2002===
*Roy Conrad, who portrayed Ace Merrick in Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire, passed away from lung cancer aged 61 on January 19, 2002.
*Claire Davenport, who portrayed Yarna d'al' Gargan in Episode VI, passed away from kidney failure aged 68 on February 25, 2002.
*George Alec Effinger, who wrote The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays, passed away from an internal haemorrhage aged 55 on April 27, 2002.
*Des Webb, who portrayed the wampa in Episode V, passed away from a stroke aged 67 on May 21, 2002.
===Deaths in 2003===
*Reginald Thomason, who portrayed a cantina patron and a rebel technician in , passed away aged 84 on August 30, 2003.
*Anne Gerety, who portrayed Beru Whitesun Lars in the Star Wars radio drama, passed away from a heart attack aged 77 on October 25, 2003.
*Gilda Cohen, who portrayed a cantina patron in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 83 on November 5, 2003.
*Art Carney, who portrayed Saun Dann in The Star Wars Holiday Special, passed away from natural causes aged 85 on November 9, 2003.
*John Tartaglione, who inked Star Wars Weekly 58 and Star Wars Weekly 59, passed away from throat cancer aged 82 on November 12, 2003.
===Deaths in 2004===
*Peter Diamond, who was the stunt coordinator on Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, assisted with stunts in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, and also played stormtroopers, Tusken Raiders and a snowtrooper throughout the trilogy, passed away from a stroke aged 74 on March 27, 2004.
*Bruce Boa, who portrayed General Rieekan in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away from cancer 73 on April 17, 2004.
===Deaths in 2005===
*Frank Kelly Freas, who worked as an illustrator for some Star Wars projects, passed away from natural causes aged 82 on January 2, 2005.
*Alf Joint, a stunt performer who worked on Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from cancer aged 77 on July 25, 2005.
*Brock Peters, who voiced Darth Vader in the Star Wars radio adaptations, passed away from pancreatic cancer aged 78 on August 23, 2005.
*Michael Sheard, who portrayed Admiral Kendal Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back, passed away from cancer aged 67 on August 31, 2005.
*Peter Barbour, who portrayed "The Stilt Monster" in The Star Wars Holiday Special, passed away aged 82 on September 12, 2005.
*Hamilton Camp, the voice of Rune Haako in Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, passed away from a heart attack aged 70 on October 2, 2005.
*Charles Rocket, who voiced Nym in Star Wars: Starfighter and Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter, passed away from suicide by slashing aged 56 on October 7, 2005.
*John Hollis, who portrayed Lobot in The Empire Strikes Back, passed away from natural causes aged 77 on October 18, 2005.
*William Hootkins, who portrayed Jek Porkins in A New Hope, passed away from pancreatic cancer aged 57 on October 23, 2005.
===Deaths in 2006===
*Phil Brown, who played Owen Lars in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from pneumonia aged 89 on February 9, 2006.
*Paul Gleason, who played Jeremitt Towani in Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, passed away from pleura mesothelioma aged 67 on May 27, 2006.
*Tim Hildebrandt, who designed one of the original theatrical release posters for Star Wars, as well as artwork for the Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire project, passed away from diabetes aged 67 on June 11, 2006.
*Johnny Weissmuller Jr., who portrayed Card Player #2 in the 1985 made-for-TV film Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, passed away from liver cancer aged 65 on July 27, 2006.
*Dave Cockrum, a comic-book artist who created several covers for Marvel's Star Wars series, passed away from diabetes aged 63 on November 26, 2006.
===Deaths in 2007===
*Ronnie Phillips, who played Taras in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away following a series of falls aged 96 on April 28, 2007.
*Christine Hewett, who played Shada D'ukal, one of the "Tonnika sisters," in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from cancer aged 64 on September 19, 2007.
*Larry Ward, who voiced Greedo in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Jabba Desilijic Tiure in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away aged 63 on October 15, 2007.
===Deaths in 2008===
*Mark Haigh-Hutchinson, the project leader for Star Wars: Rogue Squadron and Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire video game, and who worked on other Star Wars games, passed away from pancreatic cancer aged 43 on January 15, 2008.
*Dwight Hemion, an executive producer of The Star Wars Holiday Special, and part of Smith-Hemion productions, passed away from kidney failure aged 81 on January 28, 2008.
*John Alvin, an artist for various Star Wars posters, book covers, and video covers, including the Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy covers and the poster for Celebration IV in 2007, passed away from a heart attack aged 59 on February 6, 2008.
*Harvey Korman, a comedian who portrayed Krelman, Chef Gormaanda, and an Amorphian instructor in The Star Wars Holiday Special, passed away from a ruptured aortic aneurysm aged 81 on May 29, 2008.
*Stan Winston, a visual effects and makeup artist who worked on the new Wookiee costumes for The Star Wars Holiday Special, passed away from multiple myeloma at the age of 62 on June 15, 2008.
*Michel Parbot, the director for The Making of "The Empire Strikes Back", passed away aged 70 on August 3, 2008.
*Don LaFontaine, a voice actor best known for his extensive work in movie trailers and commercials, and who narrated the 1995 VHS release of The Making of Star Wars, passed away from Pneumothorax complications at the age of 68 on September 1, 2008.
===Deaths in 2009===
*Angela Morley, who provided orchestration for scores in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away from a heart attack complicated by a fall aged 84 on January 14, 2009.
*Frank Springer, who illustrated issues of the 1977 Marvel Star Wars comic series, passed away from prostate cancer aged 79 on April 2, 2009.
*Bea Arthur, who portrayed Ackmena in The Star Wars Holiday Special, passed away from lung cancer aged 86 on April 25, 2009.
*Don Ivan Punchatz, the science fiction writer who made the first Star Wars poster, passed away from a heart attack aged 73 on October 22, 2009.
===Deaths in 2010===
*Mark Jones, who portrayed Nemet in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away aged 70 on January 14, 2010.
*Gareth Wigan, an executive producer from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from cancer aged 78 on February 13, 2010.
*Richard Devon, who provided voice work on Ewoks, passed away from vascular disease aged 83 on February 26, 2010.
*Eiji Kusuhara, who portrayed Gureni Telsij in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from cancer aged 63 on April 23, 2010.
*Al Williamson, a comic illustrator noted for his work on various Marvel Star Wars and Classic Star Wars comics, passed away from Alzheimer's Disease aged 79 on June 12, 2010.
*Alan Hume, the cinematographer for Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away aged 85 on July 14, 2010.
*Larry Keith, who voiced Arca Jeth and King Ommin in the Tale of the Jedi audio drama, passed away from lung cancer aged 79 on July 17, 2010.
*Jackie Burroughs, who voiced Morag in Ewoks, passed away from stomach cancer aged 71 on September 22, 2010.
*Irvin Kershner, the director of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away from lung cancer aged 87 on November 29, 2010.
*Grant McCune, the chief model maker on Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away due to complications from pancreatic cancer aged 67 on December 27, 2010.
===Deaths in 2011===
*Lee J. Ames, who illustrated How to Draw Star Wars Heroes, Creatures, Spaceships, and other Fantastic Things, passed away from heart failure aged 90 in on June 2, 2011.
*Gene Colan, who worked as an illustrator for some Star Wars projects, passed away from cancer and liver disease aged 84 on June 23, 2011.
===Deaths in 2012===
*Bob Anderson, the swordmaster who played Darth Vader in his fight scenes in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away aged 89 on January 1, 2012.
*Ian Abercrombie, who voiced Palpatine/Darth Sidious in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film and TV series, passed away from kidney failure aged 77 on January 26, 2012.
*David Anthony Pizzuto, who voiced Tanno Vik and Sedyn Kyne in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic and Urai Fen in Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption, passed away following a short illness aged 60 on February 10, 2012.
*Ralph McQuarrie, the concept artist who developed much of the visual look of the original trilogy, passed away from complications of Parkinson's disease aged 82 on March 3, 2012.
*Winston Rekert, who voiced Mungo Baobab and Sise Fromm in Star Wars Droids, passed away from cancer aged 63 on September 14, 2012.
*Bernard Behrens, who voiced Obi-Wan Kenobi in the radio adaptations of the original trilogy, passed away from dementia aged 85 on September 19, 2012.
*Lucille Bliss, who did voicework for Ewoks and voiced Rozatta in Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, passed away from natural causes aged 96 on November 8, 2012.
*Colin Higgins, who played Col Takbright in the briefing scene of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away on December 5 2012.
===Deaths in 2013===
*Robin Sachs, who voiced Saul Karath in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, passed away from a heart attack aged 61 on February 1, 2013.
*Stuart Freeborn, the British make-up artist behind the original Star Wars trilogy, passed away aged 98 on February 6, 2013.
*Carmine Infantino was an artist for dozens of Marvel Star Wars comics, passed away aged 87 on April 4, 2013.
*Richard LeParmentier, who played Admiral Motti in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 66 on April 15, 2013.
*Gilbert Taylor, the cinematographer for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 99 on August 23, 2013.
*A. C. Crispin, author of The Han Solo Trilogy, passed away from bladder cancer aged 63 on September 6, 2013.
*Rose Gilbert, the English teacher of J.J. Abrams and Rick Carter, who served as the inspiration of Maz Kanata, passed away aged 95 on December 16, 2013.
===Deaths in 2014===
*Christopher Malcolm, who portrayed Rogue Two in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away from cancer aged 67 on February 15, 2014.
*Malcolm Tierney, who portrayed Shann Childsen in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from pulmonary fibrosis aged 75 on February 18, 2014.
*Aaron Allston, author of thirteen Star Wars novels, and several short stories, passed away from heart failure aged 53 on February 27, 2014.
*Steve Moore, who wrote Dark Knight's Devilry, passed away aged 64 on March 16, 2014.
*Meshach Taylor, who provided the voice of Wedge Antilles in the Star Wars radio drama, passed away from colon cancer aged 67 on June 28, 2014.
*Joe Viskocil, a crew member who worked on miniature explosions for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and miniature pyrotechnics for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away from liver and heart failure aged 61 on August 11, 2014.
===Deaths in 2015===
*Khan Bonfils, who portrayed Saesee Tiin in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, passed away after collapsing during rehearsals for a theatre production of Dante's Inferno aged 42 on January 5, 2015.
*Keith Swaden, who played rebels and stormtroopers in all three films of the original trilogy, passed away from non-Hodgkin Lymphoma aged 75 on January 18, 2015.
*Richard Bonehill, noted for playing a snowtrooper, a stormtrooper, and Rebel officer Palo Torshan in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back; and a stormtrooper, a Mon Calamari, an X-wing pilot, a TIE pilot, and named characters Nien Nunb, Ree-Yees, and Mosep Binneed in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi passed away from an enlarged heart aged 67 on February 4, 2015.
*David Esch, who voiced Han Solo in the video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, passed away from prostate cancer aged 66 on April 2, 2015.
*Herb Trimpe, who worked as the penciller on Star Wars (1977) 17, passed away aged 75 on April 13, 2015.
*Sir Christopher Lee, who played Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film, passed away from heart failure aged 93 on June 7, 2015.
*Alan Kupperberg, who penciled and illustrated some issues of the Marvel Star Wars series, passed away from thymus cancer aged 62 on July 16, 2015.
*George Coe, who voiced Tee Watt Kaa in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, passed away from a long illness aged 86 on July 18, 2015.
*Noriyoshi Ohrai, who made the Japanese-language posters for the Original trilogy, passed away from pneumonia aged 79 on October 27, 2015.
*Vickie Williams, who lettered a number of Dark Horse Comics Star Wars issues, passed away aged 57 on December 18, 2015.
*Jason Wingreen, who voiced Boba Fett before it was replaced by Temuera Morrison in the Special Edition DVD of The Empire Strikes Back, passed away at the age 95 on December 25, 2015.
===Deaths in 2016===
*Bill E. Martin, who voiced several characters in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace video game, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter and Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, passed away aged 70 on January 27, 2016.
*Paul Kantner, rhythm guitarist for Jefferson Starship (as the holographic band) in The Star Wars Holiday Special, passed away from multiple organ failure and septic shock aged 74 on January 28, 2016.
*Joe Alaskey, who voiced the Important Merchant, the Interpreter and Watto's flunky in the Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace video game, passed away from cancer aged 63 on February 3, 2016.
*Alethea McGrath, who portrayed Jocasta Nu in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, passed away from natural causes aged 95 on February 9, 2016.
*Drewe Henley, the actor who portrayed Garven Dreis in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and later posthumously through archive footage in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, passed away aged 75 on February 14, 2016.
*Ray West, the Oscar award winning sound editor who was credited as being a Re-Recording Mixer on Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 90 on February 17, 2016.
*Tony Dyson, who supervised the rebuilding of R2-D2 for , passed away from natural causes aged 68 on March 4, 2016.
*Erik Bauersfeld, the original voice of Gial Ackbar in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, and in the video game Star Wars: X-Wing; and of Bib Fortuna in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from natural causes aged 93 on April 3, 2016.
*Don Francks, a Canadian voice actor who worked on Star Wars Droids, passed away from lung cancer aged 84 on April 3, 2016.
*Ian Watkin, who voiced COO-2180 in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, passed away from cancer aged 76 on May 18, 2016.
*Ronald Falk, the voice of Dexter Jettster on Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, passed away from cancer aged 80 in Australia on June 27, 2016.
*Kenny Baker, the man inside R2-D2 in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, as well as Paploo in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away aged 81 on August 13, 2016.
*Ian Liston, who played Wes Janson and an AT-AT gunner in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away aged 68 on October 1, 2016.
*Michael Massee, who provided additional voices for the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, passed away from stomach cancer aged 64 on October 20, 2016.
*Peter Sumner, who played Lieutenant Pol Treidum in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from a long illness aged 74 on November 22, 2016.
*Carrie Fisher, who portrayed Princess Leia Organa throughout the original trilogy and in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, and posthumously in Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi and Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, passed away from a cardiac arrest aged 60 on December 27, 2016.
*Jacob Witkin, who portrayed Morgan Katarn in Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II and its sequel, Jedi Outcast, passed away aged 78 by the end of 2016.
===Deaths in 2017===
*Chris Wiggins, who voiced Mon Julpa in Star Wars: Droids, passed away from complications of Alzheimer's disease aged 86 on February 19, 2017.
*Margaret Towner, who portrayed Jira in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, passed away aged 96 on April 10, 2017.
*James Cranna, who voiced the Ewok Widdle Warrick in Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, and the Ewok Teebo in the second season of the Ewoks animated television series, passed away aged 73 on May 4, 2017.
*John Cygan, who voiced several Star Wars characters such Dash Rendar, Rand Talor, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Canderous Ordo and Ulic Qel-Droma, passed away from cancer aged 63 on May 13, 2017.
*Andy Cunningham, the mime artist and puppeteer for Ephant Mon in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from duodenal cancer aged 69 on June 5, 2017.
*William Hoyland, who portrayed Commander Altadan Igar in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from stomach cancer aged 73 on July 15, 2017.
*Barry Dennen, who voiced King Ramsis Dendup in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, passed away from a fall aged 76 on September 26, 2017.
*John Mollo, the costume designer for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away from vascular dementia aged 86 on October 25, 2017.
*Alfie Curtis, who portrayed Doctor Cornelius Evazan in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away at the age of 87 on November 30, 2017.
*Jim Baikie, a comic-book artist who inked, pecilled and colored Star Wars: Empire's End, passed away aged 77 on December 29, 2017.
===Deaths in 2018===
*Allison Shearmur, the executive producer of both Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Solo: A Star Wars Story, passed away from lung cancer aged 54 on January 19, 2018.
*Debbie Lee Carrington, a stuntwoman who portrayed Romba the Ewok in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi and Weechee Warrick in Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, passed away aged 58 on March 23, 2018.
*Michael Ford, the set decorator of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away aged 89 on May 31, 2018.
*Bong Dazo, a comic-book artist who penciled many Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic comics and the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed comic-book adaptation, passed away from liver cancer aged 53 on June 29, 2018.
*Madison Lloyd, sister of Jake Lloyd, and who portrayed a Naboo child in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, passed away from natural causes aged 26 on July 16, 2018.
*Walter Velez, who illustrated The Star Wars Book of Masks and How the Ewoks Saved the Trees: An Old Ewok Legend, passed away aged 78 on August 24, 2018.
*Marie Severin, the comic book colorist who worked on several issues of Star Wars, Droids and Ewoks, passed away from a stroke aged 89 on August 30, 2018.
*Gary Kurtz, the producer for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away from cancer aged 78 on September 23, 2018.
*Marty Balin, lead singer of Jefferson Starship (as the holographic band) in The Star Wars Holiday Special, passed away aged 76 on September 27, 2018.
*Carlos Ezquerra, the comic book artist who pencilled and inkered the comic book series Star Wars: Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand and the short comic Boba Fett ½, passed away from lung cancer aged 70 on October 1, 2018.
*Stan Lee, editor of Marvel Comics and writer of the introduction of The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Wars, passed away from pneumonia aged 95 on November 12, 2018.
===Deaths in 2019===
*William Morgan Sheppard, who voiced the Heavy Gun Trooper and the Ruulian Strip Miner in Star Wars: Force Commander, passed away aged 86 on January 6, 2019.
*Egbert Sen, who portrayed Willrow Hood in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away aged 87 on March 14, 2019.An inquiry to the General Register Office for England and Wales via establishes March 14, 2019 as the date of death.
*Bronco McLoughlin, a stuntman who played a stormtrooper in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 80 on March 26, 2019.
*Shane Rimmer, who played the Rebel Crew Chief in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 89 on March 29, 2019.
*Vonda N. McIntyre, the author of The Crystal Star, passed away from pancreatic cancer aged 70 on April 1, 2019.
*Frank Henson, a stuntman who played a stormtrooper, a Skiff Guard and a rebel guard in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from a short illness aged 83 on April 25, 2019.
*Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars original trilogy, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, passed away from a heart attack aged 74 on April 30, 2019.
*Justin Ponsor, who colored several issues of Star Wars (Marvel Comics 2015), passed away from cancer aged 42 on May 18, 2019.
*Paul Darrow, who voiced Wilhuff Tarkin in Star Wars: Empire at War and Tremel in Star Wars: The Old Republic, passed away from a short illness aged 78 on June 3, 2019.
*Diahann Carroll, who portrayed Mermeia in The Star Wars Holiday Special, passed away from breast cancer aged 84 on October 4, 2019.
*Tom Lyle, who illustrated the first four issues of the Emissaries to Malastare story of of the Star Wars: Republic comic book series, passed away aged 66 on November 19, 2019.
*Carol Titelman, who was Lucasfilm Ltd. director of publications in the late 70's, passed away from complications of Alzheimer's disease aged 73 on December 7, 2019.
*Gerry Alanguilan, a comic book inker, passed away aged 51 on December 21, 2019.
*Syd Mead, a famous concept artist for science-fiction movies, and one of the artists featured in Star Wars Art: Visions, passed away from lymphoma aged 86 on December 30, 2019.
===Deaths in 2020===
*Patrick Jordan, who portrayed Siward Cass in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 96 on January 10 2020.
*Alan Harris, who portrayed many different roles in the Star Wars original trilogy, most famously Bossk, and served as stand-in in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, passed away aged 81 on January 25, 2020.
*Max von Sydow, who portrayed Lor San Tekka in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, passed away aged 90 on March 8, 2020.
*Andrew Jack, who portrayed Caluan Ematt in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens and Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, and voiced Moloch in Solo: A Star Wars Story, passed away from COVID-19 aged 76 on March 31, 2020.
*Juan Giménez, who did the covers for Doctor Aphra (2016) 3 and Darth Vader (2015) 25, passed away from COVID-19 aged 76 on April 2, 2020.
*Jay Benedict, who played Deak in a deleted scene of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from COVID-19 aged 68 on April 4, 2020.
*Malcolm Dixon, who portrayed Leektar in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away aged 85 85 on April 9, 2020.
*Mort Drucker, who produced recurrent Star Wars caricature for the MAD magazine (collected into MAD about Star Wars: Thirty Years of Classic Parodies), passed away aged 91 on April 9, 2020.
*Ken Nightingall, who worked as a sound engineer on Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from COVID-19 aged 91 on May 19, 2020.
*Christian Dalla Vecchia, who inked a number of Star Wars comic books, passed away aged 45 on May 24, 2020.
*Joe Sinnott, who inked Droids (1986) 3, passed away aged 93 on June 25, 2020.
*Grant Imahara, an Industrial Light & Magic modeler and animatronics technician who controlled R2-D2's movements in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, passed away from a brain aneurysm aged 49 on July 13, 2020.
*Wilford Brimley, who portrayed Noa Briqualon in Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, passed away from diabetes complicated by kidney disease aged 85 on August 1, 2020.
*Ron Cobb, who created various creature designs for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from Lewy body dementia aged 83 on September 21, 2020.
*Kirby Morrow, who voiced Anakin Skywalker and Grievous in LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles and LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales, passed away aged 47 on November 18, 2020.
*Adam Leadbeater, who voiced several characters in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, passed away aged 52 on November 19, 2020.
*David Prowse, who portrayed Darth Vader in the Star Wars original trilogy, passed away from COVID-19 aged 85 on November 28, 2020.
*Jeremy Bulloch, who portrayed Boba Fett in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from Parkinson's disease aged 75 on December 17, 2020.
===Deaths in 2021===
*Trisha Noble, who portrayed Jobal Naberrie in deleted scenes of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones and in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, passed away from mesothelioma aged 76 on January 23, 2021.
*Harry Fielder, who portrayed Grenwick in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 80 on February 6, 2021.
*Phil Eason, who was the puppeteer for Yaddle in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, passed away aged 60 on April 5, 2021.
*Ira Keeler, who was a model maker on Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, passed away aged 80 on April 15, 2021.
*Felix Silla, who portrayed an unnamed Ewok in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from pancreatic cancer aged 84 on April 16, 2021.
*Tony Armatrading, who voiced Xalek in the computer game Star Wars: The Old Republic, passed away from cancer aged 59 on May 10, 2021.
*Jonathan W. Rinzler, who authored many Star Wars behind-the-scenes books like The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film and two episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, passed away from pancreatic cancer aged 58 on July 28, 2021.
*Ed Asner, who voiced Jabba the Hutt in the Return of the Jedi radio version and Vrook Lamar in both Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, passed away from natural causes aged 91 on August 29, 2021.
*Michael Kenneth Williams, who originally portrayed Dryden Vos in Solo: A Star Wars Story before being replaced by Paul Bettany during reshoots, passed away from a drug overdose aged 54 on September 6, 2021.
*Gerald Home, who portrayed Tessek and Verrack in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from liver cancer aged 70 on October 6, 2021.
*Jack Angel, who provided the voice of Rom Mohc in the video game Star Wars: Dark Forces, passed away aged 90 on October 18, 2021.
*Anthony May, who voiced several characters in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, passed away aged 75 on December 24, 2021.
===Deaths in 2022===
*Dave Wolverton, who wrote several Star Wars novels and short stories, including The Courtship of Princess Leia, Payback: The Tale of Dengar and Jedi Apprentice: The Rising Force, passed away from a fall complicated by a stroke aged 64 on January 14, 2022.
*Kenneth Wannberg, who served as supervising music editor on the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy, passed away aged 91 on January 26, 2022.
*Brian Augustyn, who wrote Lucky Stars, passed away from a stroke aged 67 on February 1, 2022.
*Robert Blalack, who worked as visual effects artist on , passed away from cancer aged 73 on February 2, 2022.
*Tom Veitch, who worked as an author for Star Wars: Dark Empire and Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, passed away from COVID-19 aged 80 on February 18, 2022.
*Alan Ladd, Jr., who supported the production of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope as a 20th Century Fox executive, passed away from kidney failure aged 84 on March 2, 2022.
*John Korty, who directed Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, passed away from vascular dementia aged 85 on March 9, 2022.
*Christopher Muncke, who portrayed Edmos Khurgee in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 79 on April 6, 2022.
*David Jones, who worked as a model builder on Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from cancer aged 74 on April 8, 2022.
*Rio Hackford, who portrayed Riot Mar and performed motion-capture work IG-11 in The Mandalorian, passed away from uveal melanoma aged 51 on April 14, 2022.
*David Birney, who voiced Anakin Skywalker in the Return of the Jedi radio drama, passed away from Alzheimer's Disease aged 83 on April 27, 2022.
*Neal Adams, who drew variant covers for comic books, passed away from complications of sepsis aged 80 on April 28, 2022.
*George Peréz, who drew a cover for Marvel Comics 1000 and an illustration for The Essential Guide to Star Wars Aliens, passed away from pancreatic cancer aged 67 on May 6, 2022.
*Colin Cantwell, who designed numerous iconic starships for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from Alzheimer's Disease aged 90 on May 21, 2022.
*David Warner, who voiced Malcor Brashin in Star Wars: Force Commander, passed away from cancer complications aged 80 on July 24, 2022.
*Tom Palmer, who contributed to the original Marvel Star Wars comics series, passed away aged 81 on August 8, 2022.
*Wayne Grace, who voiced several characters across multiple Star Wars video games, passed away from bladder cancer aged 82 on August 13, 2022.
*Martha Veitch, who wrote A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale, passed away on September 11, 2022.
*Jan Rabson, who voiced multiple characters in Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, passed away from a heart attack aged 68 on October 13, 2022.
*Carlos Pacheco, who worked as a cover artist on Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation, passed away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis aged 60 on November 9, 2022.
*Greg Bear, the author of Rogue Planet, passed away from a stroke aged 71 on November 19, 2022.
*Richard Miller, who was the jeweler for and a sculptor on the entire prequel trilogy, passed away from a long illness aged 80 on December 8, 2022.
===Deaths in 2023===
*Apple Brook, who portrayed a neighbor in Andor, passed away aged 91 on January 6, 2023.
*Nicholas Kepros, who portrayed Lorth Needa in The Empire Strikes Back radio drama, passed away from complications arising from a stroke aged 90 on January 26, 2023.
*Lev Mailer, who portrayed the unidentified Imperial guard in The Star Wars Holiday Special, passed away from a bacterial infection aged 88 on February 24, 2023.
*Paul Grant, who portrayed an Ewok in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away aged 56 on March 20, 2023.
*Michael Reaves, who wrote three episodes of the Droids and Ewoks animated television series and authored nine Star Wars novels and two short stories, passed away aged 72 on March 20, 2023.
*Norman Reynolds, who was the production manager for the original trilogy, passed away aged 89 on April 6, 2023.
*Mark Boudreaux, who was a Star Wars toy designer at Kenner, and later at Hasbro, passed away from COVID-19 aged 68 on May 14, 2023.
*Ray Stevenson, who portrayed Gar Saxon in Rebels and The Clone Wars and Baylan Skoll in Ahsoka, passed away aged 58 on May 21, 2023.
*John Beasley, who portrayed a bartender in The Mandalorian, passed away aged 79 on May 30, 2023.
*Treat Williams, who portrayed a Rebel trooper in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away following a motorcycle accident aged 71 on June 12, 2023.
*John Romita Sr., who was the penciller and cover artist of Droids 1 through Droids 5 passed away aged 93 on June 12, 2023.
*Paul Reubens, who portrayed RX-24 on Star Tours and in Star Wars Rebels, passed away from cancer aged 70 on July 30, 2023.
*Dan Green, who was the inker of Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command, passed away aged 70 in August 2023.
*Jamie Christopher, who worked as a first assistant director on Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, and portrayed Jaycris Tubbs in the same film, passed away from heart complications aged 52 on August 29, 2023.
*Shawna Trpcic, who was a costume designer on several Star Wars shows, passed away aged 56 on October 4, 2023.
*Roger Kastel, who created the poster art for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away aged 92 on November 8, 2023.
*Alan Fernandez, who portrayed a Tusken Raider in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away on November 17, 2023.
*Ian Gibson, a penciller who worked on Star Wars: Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire, passed away from cancer aged 77 on December 11, 2023.
*Barrie Holland, who portrayed Lieutenant Renz in , passed away aged 85 on December 23, 2023.
*Richard Franklin, who portrayed Sirro Argonne in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, passed away from a long illness aged 87 on December 24, 2023.
===Deaths in 2024===
*Les Conrad, who worked as an extra in the original trilogy, passed away on January 27, 2024.
*Carl Weathers, who portrayed Greef Karga in The Mandalorian, passed away from atherosclerosis aged 76 on February 1, 2024.
*Alec Mills, the main unit camera operator on Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from dementia aged 91 on February 12, 2024.
*Michael Culver, who portrayed Lorth Needa in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away aged 85 on February 27, 2024.
*Mark Dodson, who voiced Salacious B. Crumb in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, passed away from a heart attack aged 64 on March 2, 2024.
*Bill Hargreaves, a prop master on Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, passed away aged 69 on March 19, 2024.
*Dianne Crittenden, Casting Manager for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away from cancer aged 81 on March 20, 2024.
*Maria De Aragon, who portrayed Greedo during reshoots for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, passed away aged 81 on April 30, 2024.
*John Barbata, drummer for Jefferson Starship (as the holographic band) in The Star Wars Holiday Special, passed away aged 79 on May 8, 2024.
*Fred Roos, the casting director who recommended Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and James Earl Jones for , passed away aged 89 on May 18, 2024.
*Hassani Shapi, who portrayed Eeth Koth in and , passed away aged 50 on July 7, 2024.
*Patricia Carr, who worked as production coordinator for and as assistant production manager for the following two films, passed away from a heart attack in July, 2024.
*Peter Renaday, who voiced Exar Kun in the adaptation audio drama adaption of Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith, passed away in September 8, 2024.
*John Cassaday, who provided art for Marvel's 2015 Star Wars re-launch, passed away from cardiac arrest aged 52 on September 9, 2024.
*James Earl Jones, who voiced Darth Vader in most Star Wars projects, passed away from type 2 diabetes aged 93 on September 9, 2024.
*Robert Watts, a producer who worked on the Original trilogy, and portrayed Blanaid in , passed away aged 86 on September 30, 2024.
*Bob Yerkes, who served as the stunt double of Jeremy Bulloch as Boba Fett in , passed away from pneumonia aged 92 on October 1, 2024.
*Greg Hildebrandt, who designed one of the original theatrical release posters for Star Wars, as well as artwork for the Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire project, passed away aged 85 on October 31, 2024.
*Paul Engelen, who was the chief makeup artist for The Phantom Menace, passed away from cancer aged 75 on November 3, 2024.
*Dan Hennessey, who voiced several characters in Star Wars Droids and Ewoks, passed away aged 82 on November 13, 2024.
*Thom Christopher, who voiced Freedon Nadd for the Tale of the Jedi audio drama, passed away aged 84 on December 5, 2024.
*David Weatherley, who provided additional voices in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, passed away from a long illness at age 85 on December 12, 2024.
*Angus MacInnes, who portrayed Jon Vander in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, passed away aged 77 on December 23, 2024.
*Olivia Hussey, who voiced several characters in Star Wars video games, including Yuon Par in Star Wars: The Old Republic, passed away from breast cancer at age 73 on December 27, 2024.
===Deaths in 2025===
*Robert "Bob" Machray, who voiced Garven Dreis and an Imperial officer in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue LeaderStar Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader and then appeared again as an Imperial officer in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike,Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike passes away at age 79 on January 12, 2025.
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