Star Wars actor Ian Liston has now passed away at age 68

Star Wars actor Ian Liston has now passed away at age 68

Star Wars actor Ian Liston has now passed away at age 68

Wesjanson.co.uk reports that today Star Wars actor Ian Liston has just passed away of prostate cancer at the age of 68 (tip of the hat to TheForce.net and Rebelscum.com).

If you recall Ian Liston played Wes Janson, who was Wedge Antilles’s gunner in the Empire Strikes Back. Liston was the one who shot the tow cable that tied up the legs of one of the AT-AT Imperial Walkers.

Doing double duty, he was also one of the drivers of the AT-AT Walkers in the same movie.  You can see him  steering the lead Walker to blast the main generator of the Rebel base.

Here are some photos of the great Ian Liston:

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Ian Liston next to costume

Ian Liston

What I would like to say is “May the Force be you Ian Liston.”

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