Directed by Irvin Kershner Written by Leigh Brackett Lawrence Kasdan George Lucas Cast Mark Hamill ... Luke Skywalker Harrison Ford ... Han Solo Carrie Fisher ... Princess Leia Billy Dee Williams ... Lando Calrissian Anthony Daniels ... C-3PO David Prowse ... Darth Vader Peter Mayhew ... Chewbacca Kenny Baker ... R2-D2 Frank Oz ... Yoda (voice) Alec Guinness ... Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi Jeremy Bulloch ... Boba Fett John Hollis ... Lando's Aide Jack Purvis ... Chief Ugnaught Des Webb ... Snow Creature Clive Revill ... Emperor (voice) Kenneth Colley ... Admiral Piett Julian Glover ... General Veers Michael Sheard ... Admiral Ozzel Michael Culver ... Captain Needa John Dicks ... Imperial Officer Milton Johns ... Imperial Officer Mark Jones ... Imperial Officer Oliver Maguire ... Imperial Officer Robin Scobey ... Imperial Officer Bruce Boa ... Rebel Force General Rieekan Christopher Malcolm ... Rebel Force Zev (Rogue 2) (as Christopher Malcom) Denis Lawson ... Rebel Force Wedge (Rogue 3) (as Dennis Lawson) Richard Oldfield ... Rebel Force Hobbie (Rogue 4) John Morton ... Rebel Force Dak (Luke's Gunner) Ian Liston ... Rebel Force Janson (Wedge's Gunner) John Ratzenberger ... Rebel Force Major Derlin Jack McKenzie ... Rebel Force Deck Lieutenant Jerry Harte ... Rebel Force Head Controller Norman Chancer ... Other Rebel Officer Norwich Duff ... Other Rebel Officer Ray Hassett ... Other Rebel Officer Brigitte Kahn ... Other Rebel Officer Burnell Tucker ... Other Rebel Officer Uncredited Cast Bob Anderson ... Imperial Officer Alan Austen ... Stormtrooper Lightning Bear ... Stormtrooper Richard Bonehill ... Stormtrooper / Snowtrooper / Rebel Soldier / Tauntaun Handler Stephen Buchanan ... Holographic Officer Chris Bunn ... Stormtrooper Mercedes Burleigh ... Female Hoth Control Room Tech Jane Busby ... Ugnaught Maurice Bush ... Dengar Trevor Butterfield ... Imperial Officer / Stormtrooper John Cannon ... Holographic Imperial Officer Mark Capri ... Officer M'kae (Captain Needa's Communications Officer) Tony Clarkin ... Storm Trooper Shaun Curry ... Hoth Rebel Commander Martin Dew ... Cloud City Guard Peter Diamond ... Snowtrooper Gunner Jim Dowdall ... Bespin Guard in Cell Ian Durrant ... Stormtrooper / Hoth Rebel Marjorie Eaton ... Emperor Mike Edmonds ... Ugnaught Tom Egeland ... Hoth Trooper Stephanie English ... Hoth Rebel Technician Stuart Fell ... Snowtrooper Tom Flood ... Imperial Officer Alan Flyng ... Stormtrooper Michael A. Frandy ... Imperial Shuttle Mechanic Patrick Ginter ... Stormtrooper / Commander Desanne Alan Harris ... Bossk / Bespin Security Guard Walter Henry ... Rebel Technician on Hoth Susie Hudson ... Bespin Woman Paul Jerricho ... AT-AT Driver Joe Johnston ... Captain Shawn Valdez - Hoth Rebel James Earl Jones ... Darth Vader (voice) Arve Juritzen ... Rebel Soldier Paul Klein ... IG-88 (Bounty Hunter Droid) Ian McDiarmid ... Emperor (2004 DVD version) Mac McDonald ... Rebel Pilot Ralph McQuarrie ... General McQuarrie Steve Meek ... Stormtrooper / Chewbacca / Treva Horme / Solomahal Temuera Morrison ... Boba Fett (2004 DVD version) (voice) Ralph G. Morse ... Stormtrooper / Imperial Comms Officer / Rebel Soldier Cathy Munroe ... Zuckuss / Wiokettle C. Andrew Nelson ... Darth Vader (special edition) Chris Parsons ... 4-LOM / K-3PO / Stormtrooper Quentin Pierre ... Edian - Bespin Guard arresting Storm Troopers Mike Reynell ... Imperial Officer Terry Richards ... Wampa Doug Robinson ... Snowtrooper Peter Ross-Murray ... Stormtrooper Peter Roy ... Snowtrooper Richard Sidoli ... Rebel Soldier Tony Smart ... Snowtrooper Alan Swaden ... Hoth Rebel Marolyn Turk ... Hoth Rebel Harold Weed ... Wampa (special edition) Treat Williams ... Echo Base Trooper Jason Wingreen ... Boba Fett (voice) Produced by Jim Bloom Gary Kurtz George Lucas Rick McCallum Robert Watts Howard G. Kazanjian Original Music by John Williams

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