Tweet. [28] Birthday: February 26, 1946How Old - Age: 74. Please ignore rumors and hoaxes. Initially not a science fiction fan, theatre actor Anthony Daniels was persuaded by his agent to meet George Lucas for the casting of C-3PO in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). Few know the inner workings of the Star Wars world like Anthony Daniels.The actor behind C-3PO has been in more Star Wars stories, across various media, than literally anyone else — and the only actor to take part in all episodic entries in the franchise.So it makes sense that he’d know the inside scoop. [9], He was a member of the BBC's Radio Drama Company,[10] and speaks fluent French. Anthony Daniels Pitched C-3PO’s Death in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ — Did J.J. Abrams Listen? [b] He also provided the narration and all character voices for the audio books Dark Force Rising and The Last Command. 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Index record for Anthony Daniels in the Social Security Death Index from Social Security Administration found on Fold3, historical military records. Anthony is alive and kicking and is currently 74 years old. . New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Horowitz and eccentric detective Daniel Hawthorne team up again in a new mystery, the sequel to the brilliantly inventive The Word Is Murder, to delve deep into the killing of a high-profile divorce lawyer and the death, only a day earlier, of his one-time friend. ANTHONY DANIEL MORRIS. Chef Daniel Boulud, a close friend of Anthony Bourdain, has revealed some startling news about the celebrity chef's death. “You shouldn’t be here. If you see something that doesn't look right on this page, please do inform us using the form below: © 2021 Dead or Kicking / All Rights Reserved. [6], Daniels has said that before his role in Star Wars, the only science-fiction film he had ever seen in a theatre was 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968; he was so displeased with the film that he walked out after 10 minutes and demanded his money back. Anthony Daniels passed away on January 5, 2017 in Naples, Florida. . [27], Daniels appears in a cameo as C-3PO in 2016's Rogue One, the first standalone film in the Star Wars anthology series. After leaving school in 1974, Daniels worked on BBC Radio and for the National Theatre of Great Britain at The Young Vic. The character appears in the nightclub scene early in Attack of the Clones as a man in blue uniform who can be seen in a cutaway reaction shot after Obi-Wan Kenobi disarms the bounty hunter Zam Wesell. After being pushed aside in the previous two “Star Wars” films, Daniels didn’t want his character to become “a wall decoration” in Episode 9. Anthony Daniels is the epitome of an actor who found a good gig and stuck the hell with it. Feastday: October 19 Birth: 1601 Death: 1648. [8] Daniels was depressed with his lack of recognition after the film's successful release; he attributes this to Lucasfilm wanting audiences to believe that the droids were real. Daniels was the voice of Legolas in the Ralph Bakshi animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings (1978). — Anthony Daniels (@ADaniels3PO) September 30, 2019 Advertisement I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story by Anthony Daniels is published by DK, £18.99 (publishes on 31st October) Share. [8] Daniels attempted to puppeteer the character himself in the sequel, Episode II: Attack of the Clones, but after the script was changed, he returned to playing the droid in costume. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. Anthony Daniels, who has played the droid C-3PO in every "Star Wars" movie, hinted at his final scene in "The Rise of Skywalker," the conclusion to the nine main movies in the franchise. "The Sentence is Death" is the second novel featuring private investigator Daniel Hawthorne, who again asks author Anthony Horowitz to tag along on a murder case. If you have any unfortunate news that this page should be update with, please let us know using this form. Share. Anthony Daniels does not have the coronavirus. [29], His autobiography, I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story, was released on 5 November 2019 by DK. [8] He struggled with delivering the character's lines until Lucas informed him that they would redub the dialogue in post-production. He is the only cast member of the original Star Wars trilogy to voice his character in all three parts of NPR's dramatisations of the trilogy. 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