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Chris Parsons(I)

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Chris Parsons in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Chris Parsons was born in London in 1960. He is best known for his involvement in the Star Wars Trilogy saga of the late 1970's and early 1980's which includes: Star Wars: Episode V - Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) in which he portrayed: C-3PO (double), K-3PO, E-3PO, R-3PO, 4-LOM, Death Star Droid, Stormtrooper, Snowtrooper, Hoth Rebel soldier and Hoth Snow Speeder pilot.
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    Known for

    Patrick James O'Hare and Steve Pilling in Finding Ford
    Finding Ford
    • (Self)

      Credits

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      • Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
        Dance with a Stranger
        6.6
        • Dinner Guest (uncredited)
        • 1985
      • Yentl (1983)
        Yentl
        6.6
        • Scholar (uncredited)
        • 1983
      • Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, and Barbara Carrera in Never Say Never Again (1983)
        Never Say Never Again
        6.1
        • Casino Guest (uncredited)
        • 1983
      • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
        Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
        8.3
        • Y-Wing Pilot (uncredited)
        • 1983
      • John Cleese and Denis Quilley in Privates on Parade (1983)
        Privates on Parade
        4.8
        • British Soldier (uncredited)
        • 1983
      • Sam Neill, Anthony Andrews, Lysette Anthony, and Olivia Hussey in Ivanhoe (1982)
        Ivanhoe
        6.7
        TV Movie
        • Knights Templar Guard (uncredited)
        • 1982
      • Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty in Reds (1981)
        Reds
        7.3
        • Communist Partisan (uncredited)
        • 1981
      • Ragtime (1981)
        Ragtime
        7.3
        • Lower Class Workman (uncredited)
        • 1981
      • Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan in Eye of the Needle (1981)
        Eye of the Needle
        7.1
        • Local Islander (uncredited)
        • 1981
      • Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, and John Wyman in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
        For Your Eyes Only
        6.7
        • Skier (uncredited)
        • 1981
      • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
        Raiders of the Lost Ark
        8.4
        • Nazi Soldier (uncredited)
        • 1981
      • The Shining (1980)
        The Shining
        8.4
        • Dinner Guest (uncredited)
        • 1980
      • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
        Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
        8.7
        • 4-LOM
        • K-3PO
        • Stormtrooper (uncredited)
        • 1980
      • Phil Daniels and Hazel O'Connor in Breaking Glass (1980)
        Breaking Glass
        6.8
        • Punk Rocker (uncredited)
        • 1980
      • Yanks (1979)
        Yanks
        6.4
        • American Soldier (uncredited)
        • 1979

      Additional Crew

      • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
        Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
        8.3
        • double: C-3PO
        • stand-in: C-3PO (uncredited, uncredited)
        • 1983
      • Return of the Ewok (1982)
        Return of the Ewok
        6.0
        Video
        • double: C-3PO - uncredited
        • 1982
      • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)
        Superman II
        6.8
        • double: Jimmy Olsen (uncredited)
        • 1980
      • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
        Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
        8.7
        • stand-in: "4-LOM", "K-3PO" and "C-3PO" (uncredited)
        • 1980

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        live TV appearance on Blue Peter as C-3PO BBC Television centre London

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