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Actor who played choked Death Star commander dies
Associated Press ^ | Apr 17, 2013 12:04 AM EDT

Posted on 04/17/2013 8:56:21 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Character actor Richard LeParmentier, who as a young Death Star commander learned the hard way that Darth Vader brooks no disrespect, died Tuesday. He was 66. …

As Admiral Motti in 1977’s Star Wars, LeParmentier's character mocks Vader’s “sad devotion to that ancient (Jedi) religion.” Vader responds with a demonstration, using the force to choke the young commander, but allowing him to live. …

(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: admiralmotti; darkside; darthvader; forcechoke; richardleparmentier; starwars
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1 posted on 04/17/2013 8:56:21 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Guess Vader did it the slow way.


2 posted on 04/17/2013 8:58:28 AM PDT by drbuzzard (All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
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To: Olog-hai

Too bad I can’t remember his memorable lines, because he gurgled them.


3 posted on 04/17/2013 8:59:07 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: Olog-hai
So it just took awhile before he succumbed to Darth Vader's choke hold, huh?
4 posted on 04/17/2013 8:59:18 AM PDT by Obadiah (High speed, low drag.)
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To: drbuzzard

Didn’t the Vader actor die first, though?


5 posted on 04/17/2013 8:59:41 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: Olog-hai

One of the great lines in cinema history...

Star Wars Episode IV: “I find your lack of faith disturbing”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzs-OvfG8tE


6 posted on 04/17/2013 9:06:44 AM PDT by Nachum (The Obama "List" at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: fwdude
Didn’t the Vader actor die first, though?

No, that was Hayden Christensen's career that died a deserved death.

7 posted on 04/17/2013 9:14:31 AM PDT by Last Dakotan
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8 posted on 04/17/2013 9:15:11 AM PDT by Perdogg (Sen Ted Cruz, Sen Mike Lee, and Sen Rand Paul are my adoptive Senators)
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To: Olog-hai

9 posted on 04/17/2013 9:20:59 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: drbuzzard

Guess Vader did it the slow way.
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Throat cancer?


10 posted on 04/17/2013 9:21:37 AM PDT by Kolath
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To: drbuzzard
Guess Vader did it the slow way.

Clearly a hostile work environment.

11 posted on 04/17/2013 9:23:46 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (The Tea Party was the earthquake, and Chick Fil A the tsunami...100's of aftershocks to come.)
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To: fwdude

David Prowse and James Earl Jones are still alive....


12 posted on 04/17/2013 9:24:04 AM PDT by GraceG
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Wow. Sorry to hear about someone dying so young. Godspeed, Mr. LeParmentier.


13 posted on 04/17/2013 9:25:07 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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14 posted on 04/17/2013 9:34:25 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (My faith and politics cannot be separated)
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To: Olog-hai

Well I hope he didn’t find himself on the darkside of things when he crossed over!

Mel


15 posted on 04/17/2013 9:40:19 AM PDT by melsec (Once a Jolly Swagman camped by a Billabong....)
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To: Olog-hai

Wow, how sad for an actor that the only thing you’re remember for is being choked by Luke’s dad. He wasn’t even named in the headline.


16 posted on 04/17/2013 9:52:25 AM PDT by bgill
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To: fwdude

Looks like Prowse is still alive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Prowse


17 posted on 04/17/2013 9:55:57 AM PDT by drbuzzard (All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
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To: fwdude
Too bad I can’t remember his memorable lines, because he gurgled them.

Admiral Motti: Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways, Lord Vader. Your sad devotion to that ancient Jedi religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, or given you enough clairvoyance to find the rebels' hidden fortress...

[Vader makes a pinching motion and Motti starts choking]

Darth Vader: I find your lack of faith disturbing.

18 posted on 04/17/2013 10:04:25 AM PDT by Flick Lives (We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
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Vader, you know that ancient Jedi religion? Well, I just met a little green guy...  photo SW-AdmiralMott-1-R.gif who says it is real!
19 posted on 04/17/2013 10:34:33 AM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Olog-hai

Related thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3008729/posts


20 posted on 04/17/2013 11:03:48 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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