Star Wars actor Richard LeParmentier dies (lack of faith commander)
Actor Richard LeParmentier, best known as the Death Star commander in Star Wars who Darth Vader nearly choked to death for his "lack of faith" in the Force, has died aged 66.
LeParmentier appeared in more than 50 films and TV shows but is remembered for playing Admiral Motti in the 1977's Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, in which Darth Vader chokes him using the invisible Force.
LeParmentier also appeared in Octopussy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and as a reporter in Superman II, which starred British actress Sarah Douglas, his wife from 1981-1984, as the Kryptonian supervillain Ursa.
His family has paid tribute to "a warm, genuine person with an unparalleled joie de vivre".
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-18/star-wars-bond-actor-richard-leparmentier-dies/4636188
