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- Birth nameLaurence Philip Goode
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Laurie Goode was born in Windsor, UK, in 1945. His parents came from Hackney, East London.
In his late teens, he became involved in photographic modelling. Top fashion guru/entrepreneur John Stephen had his staff employ Laurie for countless photo sessions. Other organisations began to hire him for advertising campaigns. Featured roles in TV commercials followed.
In the early 1970s, he played bass guitar in a London band called Uproar. Soon after, he undertook speaking roles for film and TV directors John Dexter and Viktors Ritelis.
He has written for David McGillivray's company, The Entertainment Machine, and his work has been performed at The Edinburgh Festival. He has also written for Mick Carling's video company, UXB.
- IMDb mini biography by: Roy Phillips
- As well as playing a Stormtrooper, he also played the role of Saurin, a Cantina character, in Star Wars: A New Hope, but wasn't included in the official credits.
- His grandmother May Combes (1892-1975) was a teenage music hall performer. Often appearing on the same bill as Dorothy Ward (1890-1987).
- Wrote with Lionel Bart in 1981. Due to differences with the producer, the project was never completed.
- Wrote "Devil's Disciple" (song) with Mike Berry.
- Wrote and recorded a song about the famous Star Wars blooper called: "Who Was The Stormtrooper Who Banged His Head!?" Released on 22nd Jan 2016. It was his pop debut single at 70.
- [on being the subject of a famous blooper in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)]I must have eaten a bit of food that was off. I put this Stormtrooper's costume on, got on the set and as soon as I put it on I wanted to go to the loo. Upset stomach. I took the costume off in this cubicle; juggling myself about trying to get it all off, hanging it up. Went to the loo, put it all back on again, got on the set and then wanted to go back to the loo again! I couldn't concentrate, I was shuffling along and I hit my head. No one said 'Cut', so I'm thinking to myself I'm not in shot and when it came out, I thought, 'That's me!'
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