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Introduced in the first film in the original Star Wars trilogy, Governor Tarkin is the Grand Moff of the Galactic Empire and commander of the Death Star. [19] After Emperor Palpatine dissolves the Imperial Senate, Tarkin and Darth Vader (portrayed by David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones) are charged with pursuing and destroying the Rebel Alliance.
This led him to write the character of Grand Moff Tarkin: a high-ranking Imperial governor and commander of the planet-destroying battlestation, the Death Star. Lucas felt a talented actor was needed to play the role and said Cushing was his first choice. [113]
Guy Henry (born 17 October 1960) is an English actor whose roles include Henrik Hanssen in Holby City, Pius Thicknesse in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2, Cassius in Rome and Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue One.
He appeared in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, playing Grand Moff Tarkin in 2005, and in the TV show Lost in 2008. He has played the drums in numerous bands, including Signal Room, and has taught percussion, including at the Riverina Conservatorium of Music.
Stephen Walter Stanton (born August 22, 1961) is an American voice actor and visual effects artist. His roles include Sasha Nein in Psychonauts and Psychonauts 2, Grand Moff Tarkin in the Star Wars franchise, Ben Kenobi in Star Wars Rebels, Admiral Raddus in Rogue One and Griff Halloran on Star Wars Resistance.
They featured, too, in separate instalments of the Star Wars films: Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin in the original film, and Lee decades later as Count Dooku. The last project which united them in person was a documentary, Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994), which they jointly narrated, two months before Cushing's death. [105]
As television explores increasingly sophisticated depictions of fantastical worlds — realms of science fiction, fantasy, super-heroics, horror and other imaginative leaps — supporting actors ...
[25] [26] [27] Grand Moff Tarkin and Princess Leia Organa are played by Guy Henry and Ingvild Deila respectively, with the digital likenesses of Peter Cushing and Carrie Fisher superimposed. [28] [29] Henry also provides the voice for Tarkin, while archival audio of Fisher is used for Leia's dialogue. [30]