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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 1977s Star Wars, LeParmentier's character mocks Vaders 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.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: admiralmotti; darkside; darthvader; forcechoke; richardleparmentier; starwars
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posted on
04/17/2013 8:56:21 AM PDT
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Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Guess Vader did it the slow way.
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posted on
04/17/2013 8:58:28 AM PDT
by
drbuzzard
(All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
To: Olog-hai
Too bad I can’t remember his memorable lines, because he gurgled them.
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posted on
04/17/2013 8:59:07 AM PDT
by
fwdude
( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
To: Olog-hai
So it just took awhile before he succumbed to Darth Vader's choke hold, huh?
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posted on
04/17/2013 8:59:18 AM PDT
by
Obadiah
(High speed, low drag.)
To: drbuzzard
Didn’t the Vader actor die first, though?
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posted on
04/17/2013 8:59:41 AM PDT
by
fwdude
( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
04/17/2013 9:06:44 AM PDT
by
Nachum
(The Obama "List" at www.nachumlist.com)
To: fwdude
Didnt the Vader actor die first, though?No, that was Hayden Christensen's career that died a deserved death.
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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)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
04/17/2013 9:20:59 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: drbuzzard
Guess Vader did it the slow way.
++++++++++++++
Throat cancer?
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posted on
04/17/2013 9:21:37 AM PDT
by
Kolath
To: drbuzzard
Guess Vader did it the slow way.Clearly a hostile work environment.
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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.)
To: fwdude
David Prowse and James Earl Jones are still alive....
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posted on
04/17/2013 9:24:04 AM PDT
by
GraceG
To: Perdogg; Olog-hai
Wow. Sorry to hear about someone dying so young. Godspeed, Mr. LeParmentier.
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posted on
04/17/2013 9:34:25 AM PDT
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DJ MacWoW
(My faith and politics cannot be separated)
To: Olog-hai
Well I hope he didn’t find himself on the darkside of things when he crossed over!
Mel
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posted on
04/17/2013 9:40:19 AM PDT
by
melsec
(Once a Jolly Swagman camped by a Billabong....)
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.
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posted on
04/17/2013 9:52:25 AM PDT
by
bgill
To: fwdude
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posted on
04/17/2013 9:55:57 AM PDT
by
drbuzzard
(All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
To: fwdude
Too bad I cant 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.
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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...
who says it is real!
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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)
To: Olog-hai
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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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