Timothy D. Rose (born July 17, 1956)[1] is an American actor and puppeteer, best known for playing Admiral Ackbar in the Star Wars series. In addition, he puppeteered for Salacious B. Crumb, the court jester of Jabba the Hutt, in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.

Tim Rose
Rose at Phoenix Fan Fest in 2016
Born (1956-07-17) July 17, 1956 (age 68)
Occupation(s)Actor, puppeteer
Years active1977–present
Websitewww.admiralackbar.co.uk/home.php
Signature
Timothy Rose's signature

Early life

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Rose was born in Pittsfield, Illinois, on July 17, 1956.[1]

Career

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Rose at Star Wars Celebration Europe II in Essen, Germany

Rose is best known for playing the role of Admiral Ackbar in the third Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi, a role which he played again in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.[2][3][4] In addition, Rose also puppeteered the characters of Sy Snootles and Salacious Crumb in Return of the Jedi, and has been involved with other Lucasfilm and The Jim Henson Company projects, including The Dark Crystal and Howard the Duck.

He also helped in puppeteering the character of Tik-Tok in Walt Disney Pictures' Return to Oz.

Rose also made the puppets Cosmo and Dibs for the BBC children's series You and Me. They debuted on that show in 1983. He also did assistant puppetry for Barnaby Bear on Becky and Barnaby Bear.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 The Dark Crystal Treasurer Performer
Return of the Ewok Salacious Crumb
(voice)
1983 Return of the Jedi Admiral Ackbar,
Salacious Crumb,
Sy Snootles
Voiced by
Erik Bauersfeld as Admiral Ackbar; Credited as Tim Rose
1985 Return to Oz Tik-Tok Head operator
1986 Howard the Duck Howard T. Duck Head operator
1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol Additional Muppet performer
(voice)
2008 8th Wonderland Richards
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Admiral Ackbar Voiced by
Erik Bauersfeld; Credited as Tim Rose
2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Voiced by
Tom Kane;
Credited as Tim Rose

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1977–78 Just William Douglas 17 episodes
2012–13 Wizards vs Aliens Nekross King 26 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Official Home Page of Admiral Ackbar Tim Rose Official website".
  2. ^ stuartconover (2019-06-05). "Tim Rose Is Just As Frustrated With Admiral Ackbar's Death As The Rest Of Us". ScienceFiction.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  3. ^ "Disney Disrespects Star Wars Ackbar Actor Tim Rose". Cosmic Book News. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  4. ^ "Star Wars: Admiral Ackbar Puppeteer Was Disappointed By Last Jedi Death". CBR. 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
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