Today I found out…..

[lejackal]

That the late, great Peter Mayhew played the Minoton in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger.

What have you learnt recently?

 

[Cazza]

Didn't know that

 

[Michael Sith]

Didn’t know that!

Anthony Daniels the voice of Legolas in the Ralph Bakshi animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings (1978).

 

[lejackal]

That’s a new one on me - thanks Mike

 

[edd_jedi]

Not Star Wars related but I only found out yesterday that one of the kids in Nightmare on Elm Street is Johnny Depp

 

[Cazza]

Mike, that's a good one! Knew about Depp.

 

[lejackal]

The Victory Arch in Baghdad was apparently inspired by Vader on a Star Wars poster!

Real Dictators - Saddam Hussein Part 3: Oil and the Ayatollah - BBC Sounds

Saddam clashes with Iran's new leader, and with his personality cult, he's ready for war.

www.bbc.co.uk

Listen from about 35 minutes

 

[sith-smith]

Yesterday (Sunday) I found out that Giancarlo Esposito (from the Mandalorian) was in Trading Places (1983)

 

[lejackal]

That’s a good one