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Michael Culver, 'Star Wars' actor in iconic Darth Vader scene, dies at 85

Michael Culver, the British actor and antiwar activist who played a small but indelible role as an Imperial officer ruthlessly dispatched by Darth Vader in 'The Empire Strikes Back,' has died at 85.

Michael Culver, the British actor and antiwar activist who played a small but indelible role as an Imperial officer ruthlessly dispatched by Darth Vader in the Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back, died Feb. 27 at 85. Alliance Agents announced the news Tuesday, paying tribute to a career "spanning over 50 years with notable roles in Sherlock Holmes, A Passage to India, Secret Army and of course one of the most memorable death scenes in the Star Wars franchise." Per the Guardian, he was the first son of West End actor Roland Culver and casting director Daphne Rye, and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

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