Directed by George Lucas Written by George Lucas   Cast Mark Hamill ... Luke Skywalker Harrison Ford ... Han Solo Carrie Fisher ... Princess Leia Organa Peter Cushing ... Grand Moff Tarkin Alec Guinness ... Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi Anthony Daniels ... C-3PO Kenny Baker ... R2-D2 Peter Mayhew ... Chewbacca David Prowse ... Darth Vader Phil Brown ... Uncle Owen Shelagh Fraser ... Aunt Beru Jack Purvis ... Chief Jawa Alex McCrindle ... General Dodonna Eddie Byrne ... General Willard Drewe Henley ... Red Leader (as Drewe Hemley) Denis Lawson ... Red Two (Wedge) (as Dennis Lawson) Garrick Hagon ... Red Three (Biggs) Jack Klaff ... Red Four (John D.) William Hootkins ... Red Six (Porkins) Angus MacInnes ... Gold Leader (as Angus Mcinnis) Jeremy Sinden ... Gold Two Graham Ashley ... Gold Five Don Henderson ... General Taggi Richard LeParmentier ... General Motti Leslie Schofield ... Commander #1 Uncredited Cast David Ankrum ... Red Two (voice) Mark Anthony Austin ... Boba Fett (special edition) Scott Beach ... Stormtrooper (voice) Lightning Bear ... Stormtrooper Jon Berg ... Cantina Alien Doug Beswick ... Cantina Alien Paul Blake ... Greedo Janice Burchette ... Nabrun Leids Ted Burnett ... Wuher John Chapman ... Drifter (Red 12) Gilda Cohen ... Cantina Patron Tim Condren ... Stormtrooper Barry Copping ... Wioslea Alfie Curtis ... Dr. Evazan Robert Davies ... Cantina Patron Maria De Aragon ... Greedo Barbie Denham ... Hrchek Kal Fas Frazer Diamond ... Jawa Peter Diamond ... Stormtrooper / Tusken Raider / Death Star Trooper / Garouf Lafoe Warwick Diamond ... Jawa Sadie Eden ... Garindan Kim Falkinburg ... Djas Puhr Harry Fielder ... Death Star Trooper Anthony Forrest ... Sandtrooper / Fixer Ted Gagliano ... Stormtrooper with Binoculars Salo Gardner ... Cantina Patron Steve Gawley ... Death Star Trooper Barry Gnome ... Kabe Rusty Goffe ... Kabe / Jawa / GONK Droid Isaac Grand ... Cantina Patron Nelson Hall ... Stormtrooper (special edition) Reg Harding ... Stormtrooper Alan Harris ... Leia's Rebel Escort Frank Henson ... Stormtrooper Christine Hewett ... Brea Tonnika Tiffany Hillkurtz ... Jawa Arthur Howell ... Stormtrooper Tommy Ilsley ... Ponda Baba Joe Johnston ... Death Star Trooper Annette Jones ... Mosep James Earl Jones ... Darth Vader (voice) Linda Jones ... Chall Bekan Joe Kaye ... Solomohal Colin Michael Kitchens ... Stormtrooper (voice) Melissa Kurtz ... Jawa Al Lampert ... Daine Jir Laine Liska ... Muftak / Cantina Band Member Derek Lyons ... Temple Guard / Medal Bearer Mahjoub ... Jawa Alf Mangan ... Takeel Rick McCallum ... Stormtrooper (special edition) Grant McCune ... Death Star Gunner Geoffrey Moon ... Cantina Patron Mandy Morton ... Swilla Corey Lorne Peterson ... Massassi Base Rebel Scout Marcus Powell ... Rycar Ryjerd Shane Rimmer ... InCom Engineer Pam Rose ... Leesub Sirln George Roubicek ... Cmdr. Praji (Imperial Officer #2 on rebel ship) Erica Simmons ... Tawss Khaa Angela Staines ... Senni Tonnika George Stock ... Cantina Patron Roy Straite ... Cantina Patron Peter Sturgeon ... Sai'torr Kal Fas Peter Sumner ... Lt. Pol Treidum John Sylla ... Cantina Voices (voice) Tom Sylla ... Massassi Outpost Announcer / Various Voices (voice) Malcolm Tierney ... Lt. Shann Childsen Phil Tippett ... Cantina Alien Frances Alfred Basil Tomlin ... BoShek Burnell Tucker ... Del Goren Morgan Upton ... Stormtrooper (voice) Jerry Walter ... Stormtrooper (voice) Hal Wamsley ... Jawa Larry Ward ... Greedo (voice) Diana Sadley Way ... Thuku Harold Weed ... Ketwol / Melas Bill Weston ... Stormtrooper Steve 'Spaz' Williams ... Mos Eisley Citizen (special edition) Fred Wood ... Cantina Patron Produced by Gary Kurtz   George Lucas   Rick McCallum   Original Music by John Williams

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