The Star Wars Holiday Special 45 years old

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the year!

Credits

The Star Wars Holiday Special Cast

Name Character
Mark Hamill He was 27, now 72 years old as Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford He was 36, now 81 years old as Han Solo
James Earl Jones He was 47, now 93 years old as Darth Vader (voice)
Anthony Daniels He was 32, now 78 years old as C-3PO
Don Francks He was 46, 84 years old when he died as Boba Fett (voice) (uncredited)
Diahann Carroll She was 43, 84 years old when she died as Mermeia Holographic Wow
Peter Mayhew He was 34, 74 years old when he died as Chewbacca
Kenny Baker He was 44, 81 years old when he died as R2-D2
Alec Guinness He was 64, 86 years old when he died as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Art Carney He was 60, 85 years old when he died as Saun Dann
Bea Arthur She was 56, 86 years old when she died as Ackmena
Harvey Korman He was 51, 81 years old when he died as Krelman / Chef Gormaanda / Amorphian instructor
David Prowse He was 43, 85 years old when he died as Darth Vader (archive footage)
Mickey Morton She was 51, 66 years old when she died as Malla
Jack Rader He was 12, now 33 years old as Imperial Guard Officer
Paul Gale as Itchy
Patty Maloney She was 42, now 88 years old as Lumpy
Paul Kantner He was 37, 74 years old when he died as Holographic Band Member
Claude Woolman as Imperial Officer (wallscreen)
Marty Balin He was 36, 76 years old when he died as Holographic Band Singer

The Star Wars Holiday Special Crew

Name Department
Garrett Lewis as Set Decoration. He was 43 (77) years old when He died Art
David Acomba as Director. He was 77 (now 123) years old Directing
Dwight Hemion as Executive Producer. He was 52 (81) years old when He died Production
George Lucas as Characters. He was 34 (now 79) years old Writing
Ben Burtt as Sound Effects. He was 30 (now 75) years old Sound
Leonard Ripps as Writer. Writing
Joe Layton as Producer. He was 47 (63) years old when He died Production
Gary Smith as Executive Producer. He was 34 (now 80) years old Production
Steve Binder as Director. He was 45 (now 91) years old Directing
Bob Mackie as Costume Design. He was 38 (now 84) years old Costume & Make-Up
Bruce Vilanch as Writer. He was 29 (now 75) years old Writing
Ed Greene as Sound. Sound
The Star Wars Holiday Special poster
The Star Wars Holiday Special (45 years)

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

  • Release day: Friday, December 01, 1978
  • Runtime: 97 minutes