Anthony Daniels Wiki Biography
Anthony Daniels was born on February 21, 1946 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. He is an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983). He is married to Christine Savage.
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 21, 1946 |
| Place Of Birth | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Producer, Writer |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm5181312 |
| Trademark | |
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| 1 | His voice role as C-3PO in the Star Wars films |
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| 1 | George’s devotion to digital effects over-balanced the films. Too many digital funky characters become a little bit wearing. The storytelling always gets subsumed. [on “Star Wars”] |
| 2 | When I saw the painting by the design artist, the eyes of the character looked deep into my soul. He was a very forlorn figure with an abandoned air. He really did look into my soul. We made this tremendous contact. [on the first time he saw the sketch of C-3PO] |
| 3 | The first film spoke to everyone on the planet. It still works as a funny, bright movie. It still has legs. [on “Star Wars”] |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | He has played the same character (C-3PO) on six different series: Sesame Street (1969), The Muppet Show (1976), Droids (1985), Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and Star Wars Rebels (2014). |
| 2 | In addition to playing C-3PO in all six Star Wars films, he played the part in the NPR radio dramatizations of “Star Wars” (1981), “The Empire Strikes Back” (1983), and “Return of the Jedi” (1996). |
| 3 | Mel Blanc was the one who ultimately suggested Daniels for the voice of C-3PO. |
| 4 | Is the first actor to appear in both a Star Wars film and a Lord of the Rings adaptation, by having played C-3PO in Star Wars, and voicing Legolas in Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings. Other crossover actors include Paul Brooke (the Rancor keeper, who also voiced Grima Wormtongue in the BBC radio adaptation), Christopher Lee (who played Count Dooku and Saruman), Marton Csokas (who played Celeborn and was the original voice of Poggle the Lesser), Kiran Shah (who played an Ewok, and was the scale double for Elijah Wood and Ian Holm), and Bruce Spence (who played Tion Medon and the Mouth of Sauron). |
| 5 | As C-3PO, he has the first line in the first Star Wars (Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)) and the last line in the last Star Wars (Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)). |
| 6 | Is one of three actors, along with Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams, to reprise their same roles from the original Star Wars trilogy in the NPR radio dramatizations of the trilogy. However, Daniels is the only one to appear in all three NPR serials; Hamill and Williams were unavailable to reprise in “Return of the Jedi” (1996). |
| 7 | Ironically enough, Anthony Daniels was never a science fiction fan. The only science fiction movie he ever saw in a theatre was 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). He was so disatisfied with the movie that he walked out after only ten minutes and demanded his money back! |
| 8 | He and Kenny Baker are the only actors to have a role in all six Star Wars movies. |
| 9 | He was the guest of honour at the Sci-Fi Congress “Shadowcon 4” in Oslo, Norway, August 1999. |
| 10 | As C-3PO, he has planted his ‘metal’ footprints in the courtyard pavement of Mann’s (formerly Graumans’s) Chinese Theatre. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Underworld | TV Series announced | C-3PO | |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2015 | C-3PO | |
| Star Wars: Battlefront | 2015 | Video Game | C-3PO (voice) |
| Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales | 2015 | TV Series | C-3PO |
| Disney Infinity 3.0 | 2015 | Video Game | C-3PO (voice) |
| Star Wars: Detours | 2015 | TV Series | C-3PO (2012) (voice) |
| The New Yoda Chronicles: Clash of the Skywalkers | 2014 | TV Movie | C-3PO (voice) |
| Star Wars Rebels | 2014 | TV Series | C-3PO |
| The New Yoda Chronicles: Raid on Coruscant | 2014 | TV Movie | C-3PO (voice) |
| The New Yoda Chronicles: Race for the Holocrons | 2014 | TV Movie | C-3PO (voice) |
| The New Yoda Chronicles: Escape from the Jedi Temple | 2014 | TV Movie | C3PO (voice) |
| The Lego Movie | 2014 | C-3PO (voice) | |
| Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles – Attack of the Jedi | 2013 | TV Movie | C-3PO (voice) |
| Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles – Menace of the Sith | 2013 | Short | C-3PO (voice) |
| Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles – The Phantom Clone | 2013 | TV Movie | C-3PO (voice) |
| Dirigible Days | 2012-2013 | TV Mini-Series | Narration / Narrator |
| Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out | 2012 | TV Movie | C-3PO (voice) |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | 2008-2011 | TV Series | C-3PO |
| Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace | 2011 | TV Movie | C-3PO (voice) |
| Star Tours: The Adventures Continue | 2011 | Short | C-3PO (voice) |
| Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | 2010 | TV Movie | C-3P0 (voice) |
| Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – Ultimate Sith Edition | 2009 | Video Game | C-3PO (voice) |
| Help! I’m No Bigger Than a Bug | 2008 | TV Movie | MAL (voice) |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | 2008 | Video Game | C-3PO (voice) |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | 2008 | C-3PO (voice) | |
| Conjure | 2006 | Video | Anthony Daniels |
| Doctors | 2006 | TV Series | Justin Watts |
| Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | 2005 | C-3PO | |
| Star Wars: Clone Wars | 2004-2005 | TV Series | C-3PO |
| Ghosts of Albion: Embers | 2004 | TV Movie | Lord Nelson (voice) |
| Holby City | 2004 | TV Series | Colonel Donald Humphries |
| Ghosts of Albion: Legacy | 2003 | TV Movie | Lord Nelson (voice) |
| Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | 2002 | C-3PO / Dannl Faytonni | |
| Star Wars: Connections | 2002 | TV Short | C-3PO |
| Urban Gothic | 2001 | TV Series | Mr. Tidyman |
| Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | 2000 | TV Series | Walton |
| Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | 1999 | C-3PO (voice) | |
| Monopoly Star Wars | 1997 | Video Game | C-3PO (voice) |
| Star Wars: Droids – The Pirates and the Prince | 1997 | Video | C-3PO |
| The Famous Five | 1995 | TV Series | Prof Dobson |
| Prime Suspect: Inner Circles | 1995 | TV Movie | Pathologist |
| Prime Suspect: The Lost Child | 1995 | TV Movie | Pathologist |
| The Bill | 1992 | TV Series | Richard Lee-Ward |
| The World of Eddie Weary | 1990 | TV Movie | Bruce |
| I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle | 1990 | Priest | |
| Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color | 1990 | TV Series | C-3PO |
| Square Deal | 1988-1989 | TV Series | Julian |
| Dramarama | 1989 | TV Series | Mr. Cane |
| Singles | 1989 | TV Series | Jeremy |
| Three Up Two Down | 1987 | TV Series | Rupert Fairfax |
| Star Tours | 1987 | Short | C-3PO (voice, uncredited) |
| The Great Heep | 1986 | TV Movie | C3PO (voice) |
| The Edison Twins | 1985 | TV Series | Miles Janus |
| Droids | 1985 | TV Series | C-3PO |
| The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady | 1984 | TV Series | Kenneth |
| Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi | 1983 | C-3PO | |
| Return of the Ewok | 1982 | Video short | C-3PO |
| Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | C-3PO | |
| Sesame Street | 1980 | TV Series | C-3PO |
| The Muppet Show | 1980 | TV Series | C-3PO |
| Turning Year Tales | 1979 | TV Series | John |
| The Star Wars Holiday Special | 1978 | TV Movie | C-3PO |
| The Lord of the Rings | 1978 | Legolas Greenleaf – Son of Thranduil / Déagol – Smeagol’s Cousin (voice) | |
| A Life at Stake | 1978 | TV Series | |
| Donny and Marie | 1977 | TV Series | C3PO |
| Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope | 1977 | C-3PO | |
| Centre Play | 1976 | TV Series | Glendenning |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirigible Days | 2012-2013 | TV Mini-Series executive producer – 4 episodes |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monopoly Star Wars | 1997 | Video Game |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Characters of ‘Star Wars’ | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Empire of Dreams: The Story of the ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy | 2004 | Video documentary acknowledgment: stills and posters courtesy of / special thanks | |
| Limbo | 2003 | Short thanks | |
| The Best of Hollywood | 1998 | TV Movie documentary thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Expo 2014 | 2014 | Short | Himself |
| The Real History of Science Fiction | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Words with Warwick | 2013 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Cosplaygirl | 2012 | Short | Himself |
| Food Network Challenge | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2010 | TV Series | Himself – Actor |
| The Making of Star Wars: In Concert | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| G4 Presents the Star Wars Comic Con 09 Spectacular | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Bring Back… Star Wars | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| G4 Presents Star Wars at 30 | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself – C3po |
| Jeopardy! | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself – Clue Giver / Himself / C-3PO |
| GMTV | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Timeshift | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest Family Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Only Human | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| ‘Star Wars’: Feel the Force | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Science of Star Wars | 2005 | TV Mini-Series documentary | C-3PO / Himself |
| Tigerenten Club | 2005 | TV Series | Himself / C-3PO |
| Star Wars Heroes & Villains | 2005 | Documentary | Himself – Presenter |
| This Morning | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Characters of ‘Star Wars’ | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself – ‘C-3PO’ |
| When Star Wars Ruled the World | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Ultimate Sci-Fi Top 10 | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Empire of Dreams: The Story of the ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself – ‘C-3PO’ |
| The Story of Star Wars | 2004 | Video documentary | C-3PO |
| Hollywood History | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| R2-D2: Beneath the Dome | 2001 | TV Special short | Himself (uncredited) |
| SF:UK | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Big Breakfast | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Stars of ‘Star Wars’: Interviews from the Cast | 1999 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Unauthorized ‘Star Wars’ Story | 1999 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Special Effects: Anything Can Happen | 1996 | Short documentary | C-3PO |
| Showbiz Today | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Donald Duck’s 50th Birthday | 1984 | TV Special short | C-3PO |
| From ‘Star Wars’ to ‘Jedi’: The Making of a Saga | 1983 | TV Movie documentary | Himself as C-3PO |
| Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | 1983 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / C3PO |
| Multi-Coloured Swap Shop | 1981 | TV Series | Himself – Presenter |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | C-3PO |
| The Making of ‘Star Wars’ | 1977 | TV Movie documentary | host, C-3PO |
| Dinah! | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Collector’s Edition | 2014 | TV Series | C-3PO |
| Welcome to the Basement | 2013 | TV Series | C3P0 |
| America’s Book of Secrets | 2013 | TV Series | C-3PO |
| Tracks | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Prophets of Science Fiction | 2012 | TV Series documentary | C-3PO in ‘Star Wars’ film series |
| 20 to 1 | 2010 | TV Series documentary | C-3PO |
| A New Chapter: The Story of ‘The Force Unleashed’ | 2008 | Video documentary short | C-3PO |
| Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga | 2007 | Video Game | C-3PO (uncredited) |
| Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | 2006 | Video Game | C-3PO (uncredited) |
| Lego Star Wars: The Video Game | 2005 | Video Game | C-3PO (uncredited) |
| Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On | 2004 | TV Movie | C-3PO (uncredited) |
| Troldspejlet | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen | 1995 | TV Movie | Francois |
| Of Muppets and Men: The Making of ‘The Muppet Show’ | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | C-3PO |