This is an insight into the 1983 film “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.” It’s all about where the film was shot and the actors’ roles. There’s more to learn including fascinating backstage facts about the movie.
Where it Filmed?
The movie had multiple shooting locations in California and Arizona, USA. Filming took place in various locations including the Miller-Rellim Redwood Company Property, Owen R. Cheatham Grove inside the Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park, Buttercup Valley, Twenty Mule Team Canyon in the Death Valley National Park, and Castle Dome Peak in Yuma. The filming period stretched from January 11, 1982, till May 20, 1982.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Hamill | Luke Skywalker |
| Harrison Ford | Han Solo |
| Carrie Fisher | Princess Leia |
| Billy Dee Williams | Lando Calrissian |
| Anthony Daniels | C-3PO |
| Peter Mayhew | Chewbacca |
| Sebastian Shaw | Anakin Skywalker |
| Ian McDiarmid | The Emperor |
| Frank Oz | Yoda (voice) |
| James Earl Jones | Darth Vader (voice) |
| David Prowse | Darth Vader |
| Alec Guinness | Ben ‘Obi-Wan’ Kenobi |
| Kenny Baker | R2-D2 / Paploo |
| Michael Pennington | Moff Jerjerrod |
| Kenneth Colley | Admiral Piett |
| Michael Carter | Bib Fortuna |
| Denis Lawson | Wedge |
| Tim Rose | Admiral Ackbar |
| Dermot Crowley | General Madine |
| Caroline Blakiston | Mon Mothma |
| Warwick Davis | Wicket |
| Jeremy Bulloch | Boba Fett |
| Femi Taylor | Oola |
| Annie Arbogast | Sy Snootles |
| Claire Davenport | Fat Dancer |
| Jack Purvis | Teebo |
| Mike Edmonds | Logray |
| Jane Busby | Chief Chirpa |
| Mike Cottrell | Ewok Warrior |
| Adam Bareham | Stardestroyer Controller #1 |
| Jonathan Oliver | Stardestroyer Controller #2 |
| Pip Miller | Stardestroyer Captain #1 |
| Tom Mannion | Stardestroyer Captain #2 |
| Ray Armstrong | Ewok |
| Eileen Baker | Ewok |
| Bobby Bell | Ewok |
| Patty Bell | Ewok |
| Alan Bennett | Ewok |
| Sarah Bennett | Ewok |
| Pamela Betts | Ewok |
| Linda Bowley | Ewok |
| Peter Burroughs | Ewok |
| Maureen Charlton | Ewok |
| Tony Cox | Ewok |
| John Cumming | Ewok |
| Jean D’Agostino | Ewok |
| Luis De Jesus | Ewok |
| Debbie Dixon | Ewok |
| Phil Fondacaro | Ewok |
| Sal Fondacaro | Ewok |
| Tony Friel | Ewok |
| Michael Gilden | Ewok |
| Paul Grant | Ewok |
| Lydia Green | Ewok |
| Lars Green | Ewok |
| Pam Grizz | Ewok |
| Andrew Herd | Ewok / Jawa |
| J.J. Jackson | Ewok |
| Richard Jones | Ewok |
| Trevor Jones | Ewok |
| Glynn Jones | Ewok |
| Karen Lay | Ewok |
| John Lummiss | Ewok |
| Nancy Maclean | Ewok |
| Peter Mandell | Ewok |
| Carole Morris | Ewok |
| Chris Nunn | Ewok |
| Barbara O’Laughlin | Ewok |
| Brian Orenstein | Ewok |
| Harrell Parker Jr. | Ewok |
| John Pedrick | Ewok |
| April Perkins | Ewok |
| Ronnie Phillips | Ewok |
| Katie Purvis | Ewok |
| Carol Read | Ewok |
| Nicholas Read | Ewok |
| Diana Reynolds | Ewok |
| Daniel Rodgers | Ewok |
| Chris Romano | Ewok |
| Dean Shackelford | Ewok |
| Kiran Shah | Ewok / EG-6 |
| Felix Silla | Ewok |
| Linda Spriggs | Ewok |
| Gerald Staddon | Ewok |
| Josephine Staddon | Ewok |
| Kevin Thompson | Ewok |
| Kendra Wall | Ewok |
| Brian Wheeler | Ewok / Jawa |
| Butch Wilhelm | Ewok |
| Dalyn Chew | Jedi Rocks Dancer (special edition) |
| Celia Fushille-Burke | Jedi Rocks Dancer (special edition) |
| Mercedes Ngoh | Jedi Rocks Dancer (special edition) |
| Jennifer Jaffe | Jedi Rocks Dancer (special edition) |
| Philip Edward Alexy | Imperial Officer – Special Edition (uncredited) |
| Hazel Allen | Yoxgit – Jabba’s Ugnaught Gang Member (uncredited) |
| Peter Allen | Geezum – Member of Jabba’s Gang (uncredited) |
| Wendy Allen | Rebel Soldier (uncredited) |
| John Altman | Rebel Pilot (uncredited) |
| Bob Anderson | Darth Vader Double (uncredited) |
| Franki Anderson | Buboicullaar – Jabba’s Frog-Dog Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| Glyn Baker | Lieutenant Endicott – Imperial Officer (uncredited) |
| Francis Batsoni | Imperial Advisor (uncredited) |
| Erik Bauersfeld | Bib Fortuna / Admiral Ackbar (uncredited) (voice) |
| Roy Beck | Boba Fett Double (uncredited) |
| Dickey Beer | Barada / Stormtrooper / Biker Scout (uncredited) |
| Ailsa Berk | Amanaman – Jabba’s Bounty Hunter (uncredited) |
| Don Bies | Barquin D’an / Boba Fett (special edition) (uncredited) |
| Len Bond | Stormtrooper / Imperial Officer (uncredited) |
| Richard Bonehill | Stormtrooper / Nien Nunb / Mon Calamari / Ree Yees / Mosep / Z-Winged Pilot / Tie Pilot (uncredited) |
| Marc Boyle | Lathe (uncredited) |
| Peter Brace | Chewbacca Double (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Briscoe | Ewok (uncredited) |
| Darrell Brook | Rebel Pilot at Ewok Celebration (uncredited) |
| Russell Brook | Red X-wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Paul Brooke | Malakili – Rancor Keeper (uncredited) |
| L. Burner | Rebel Forest Trooper (uncredited) |
| Ben Burtt | ‘Freeze’ Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (uncredited) (voice) |
| Maurice Bush | Dengar – The Bounty Hunter (uncredited) |
| Trevor Butterfield | Lieutenant Blount – Rebel Soldier / Trandoshan – Member of Jabba’s Gang / Stormtrooper / Calamari Warrior / Giran – Malakili’s Assistant (uncredited) |
| Rodney Cardiff | Lieutenant Grond – Imperial Shuttle Pilot (uncredited) |
| Michael Cassidy | Weequley Skiff Guard #1 (uncredited) |
| Vivienne Chandler | Dorovia Bold – X-Wing Fighter Pilot (uncredited) |
| David Church | Lieutenant Judder Page – Rebel Soldier (uncredited) |
| Norton Clarke | Guard (uncredited) |
| Tony Clarkin | Storm Trooper (uncredited) |
| Les Conrad | Gamorrean Guard (uncredited) |
| Shirley Conrad | Laudicia (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Coombs | Imperial Officer (uncredited) |
| Joe Copeland | Luke Skywalker Double (uncredited) |
| Stephen Costantino | Gamorrean Guard (uncredited) |
| Sean Crawford | Saelt ‘Yak Face’ Marae -Member of Jabba’s Gang / Mon Calamari Officer (uncredited) |
| Adeal Crooms | Wicket W. Warrick (uncredited) (voice) |
| Andy Cunningham | Ephant Mon (uncredited) |
| Ronny Cush | X-Wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Daniel D’Arcy | Pilot (uncredited) |
| Drew Davis | Rebel Forest Trooper (uncredited) |
| Kim Davis | Ewok (uncredited) |
| Jack Dearlove | Imperial Officer (uncredited) |
| Peter Diamond | Biker Scout Pushed Off Bike (uncredited) |
| Mark Dodson | Salacious Crumb (uncredited) (voice) |
| Michael Drew | Jake Farrell – Lead Rebel A-wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Richard Driscoll | X-Wing Fighter (uncredited) |
| Tim Dry | J’Quille – Jabba’s Bounty Hunter / Tanus Spijek – Jabba’s Informant (uncredited) |
| Ian Durrant | Rebel (uncredited) |
| Tracey Eddon | Rebel Soldier (uncredited) |
| Laurence Estrin | Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Roy Everson | Chewbacca Double / Darth Vader Double / Ligthman (uncredited) |
| Douglas Farrell | Ewok (uncredited) |
| David Field | Bunker Control Room Operator (uncredited) |
| Stephen Fitzalan | Loci Rosen (uncredited) |
| Alan Flyng | Imperial Officer – Executor (uncredited) |
| Ernie Fosselius | Giran – Rancor Keeper (uncredited) (voice) |
| Stuart Fox | Death Star Trooper Jad Bean (uncredited) |
| Gary Friedkin | Ewok (uncredited) |
| Richard Garcia | Jabba’s Palace Guard (uncredited) |
| Joe Gibson | Luke Skywalker Double (uncredited) |
| Patrick Ginter | Emperor’s Royal Guard (uncredited) |
| Leroy Golding | Rebel Soldier at Death Star Briefing (uncredited) |
| David Gonzales | Ak-Rev – Drummer & Percussionist of The Max Rebo Band (uncredited) |
| Isaac Grand | Gamorrean Guard (uncredited) |
| Sandi Gross | Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Ted Grossman | Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Anthony Guilding | Rebel Crewman (uncredited) |
| Grant Hall | Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Nelson Hall | Doda Bodonawieedo / Boba Fett (special edition) (uncredited) |
| Poppy Hands | Rebel Pilot Sila Kott (uncredited) |
| Gordon Hann | Captain Yutani – Rebel Soldier (uncredited) |
| Alan Harris | Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Mike Havord | Colonel Jendon – Imperial Co-Pilot of ST321 (uncredited) |
| Lynne Hazelden | Karie Neth – Y Wing Pilot |
| Grey Squadron (uncredited) | |
| Walter Henry | Council Member in Briefing Room (uncredited) |
| Frank Henson | Skiff Guard / Biker Scout / Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Philip Herbert | Hermi Odle – Jabba’s 2nd Servant (uncredited) |
| George Hilsdon | Obi-Wan Kenobi Double (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Barrie Holland | Lt. Renz – ‘Rebel Scum’ Officer in Bunker (uncredited) |
| Larry Holt | Taym Dren-garen / Biker Scout / Sergeant Bruckman (uncredited) |
| Gerald Home | Tessek / Mon Calamari Officer (uncredited) |
| Billy Horrigan | Gailid (uncredited) |
| William Hoyland | Imperial Commander (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
| Colin Hunt | Rancor Guard / Rebel Ranger (uncredited) |
| Gail Hunter | Rodian Guard (uncredited) |
| Carolyn Irving | Jabba’s Palace Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jasper Jacob | Captain Yorr – Imperial Pilot of ST321 (uncredited) |
| Alf Joint | Pote Snitkin (uncredited) |
| Monty Jordan | Weequay Skiff Guard (uncredited) |
| Michael Josephs | Janus Greejatus – Emperor Palpatine’s Advisor (uncredited) |
| Ira Keeler | Rebel Soldier (uncredited) |
| Paul Kirby | Imperial Officer (uncredited) |
| Paul Klein | BG-J38 – Jabba’s Robot Servant (uncredited) |
| Eiji Kusuhara | Lieutenant Telsij – Grey Squadron (uncredited) |
| Larin Lahr | GONK Droid (uncredited) |
| Anthony Lang | Sim Aloo – Emperor Palpatine’s Advisor (uncredited) |
| Arnold Lee | Rayc Ryjerd – Jabba’s Smuggler (uncredited) |
| Duke Lee | Rebel Forest Trooper (uncredited) |
| Wendy Leech | C-3PO Double (uncredited) |
| Julius LeFlore | Skiff Master / Yotts Orren / Stormtrooper / Biker Scout (uncredited) |
| Richard Lentz | Jet Technician (uncredited) |
| Swee Lim | Hoover (uncredited) |
| Steve Lockett | Rebel Forest Trooper (uncredited) |
| John Maloney | Rancor Guard (uncredited) |
| Ben Mansworth | Chewbacca Double (uncredited) |
| Paul Markham | Imperial Officer (uncredited) |
| Richard Marquand | Maj. Marquand – AT-ST Driver / EV-9D9 (uncredited) (voice) |
| Hilton McRae | Arvel Crynyd (uncredited) |
| George Miller | Gamorrean Guard (uncredited) |
| Billy J. Mitchell | Keir Santage (Red Seven) (uncredited) |
| John Morgridge | Imperial Gunner (uncredited) |
| Ralph G. Morse | Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Ann Murray | Female A-Wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Terence Mustoo | X-Wing pilot (uncredited) |
| Amanda Noar | Jess – Female Musician flirting with Bib Fortuna (uncredited) |
| Jack Orris | Kin Jian – Gunner Grey Leader (uncredited) |
| Chris Parsons | Y-Wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Quentin Pierre | Myn Kyneugh – Emperor’s Royal Guard (uncredited) |
| Bobby Porter | Ewok (uncredited) |
| Mike Quinn | Nien Nunb / Ree-Yees / Sy Snootles / Yoda / Wol Cabbashite (uncredited) |
| Glenn Randall Jr. | Stormtrooper on Endor (uncredited) |
| Jay Roberts | Rebel Alliance Officer (uncredited) |
| Barry Robertson | Gamorrean Guard (uncredited) |
| Richard Robinson | Yuzzum (uncredited) |
| Peter Ross-Murray | Nikto (uncredited) |
| Kipsang Rotich | Nien Nunb (uncredited) (voice) |
| Deep Roy | Droopy McCool (uncredited) |
| Peter Roy | Major Olander Brit – Rebel (uncredited) |
| Terry Sach | A-Wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Monty Scott | Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Errol Shaker | Y-Wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Rodger Shaw | Alien (uncredited) |
| Larry Sheppard | Alien / Stormtrooper / Y-Wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Tina Simmons | Rebel Technician (uncredited) |
| John Simpkin | Klaatu (uncredited) |
| Timothy Sinclair | Y-Wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Colin Skeaping | Yotts Oren (uncredited) |
| Anthony Smee | Imperial Officer – ‘Open the Back Door’ (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
| Hugh Spight | Gamorrean Guard (uncredited) |
| Paul Springer | Ree Yees (uncredited) |
| Guy Standeven | Rebel Council Member in Briefing Room (uncredited) |
| Tony Star | Gamorrean Guard (uncredited) |
| H.C.G. Stevens | Rebel Forest Trooper (uncredited) |
| Michael Stevens | Colonel Airen Cracken – Rebel Soldier on Millennium Falcon (uncredited) |
| Mike Stevens | Wooof / Rebel Gunner (uncredited) |
| David Stone | B-Wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Alan Swaden | Rebel (uncredited) |
| Keith Swaden | Rebel Soldier (uncredited) |
| Phil Tippett | Rancor – Jabba’s Pet Monster (uncredited) |
| Marolyn Turk | Beedo – Jabba’s Bounty Hunter (uncredited) |
| John Tynan | Bunker Control Room Operator (uncredited) |
| Jules Walter | Rennek (uncredited) |
| Larry Ward | Jabba the Hutt (uncredited) (voice) |
| Robert Watts | Lt. Watts – AT-ST Driver (uncredited) |
| Malcolm Weaver | Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Pat Welsh | Boushh (uncredited) (voice) |
| Paul Weston | Vedain – Sand Skiff Pilot (uncredited) |
| Corey Dee Williams | Klaatu (uncredited) |
| Simon J. Williamson | Max Rebo (uncredited) |
| Sheb Wooley | Screaming Hut Members / Screaming Stormtrooper (uncredited) (archiveSound) |
| Mark Yerkes | Palace Guard (uncredited) |
| Russ Young | Rebel Forest Trooper (uncredited) |
| Terry Young | Rebel Forest Trooper (uncredited) |
| Daniel Zormeier | Human Skiff Guard #4 (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- The film was released under the genre of Action and Adventure and had a duration of 2hrs 11min.
- It was released on the 16th of December, 1983.
- The film was directed by Richard Marquand and the story was written by Lawrence Kasdan, and George Lucas.
- The main roles were played by Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, and Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia. Other notable roles include Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca, Sebastian Shaw as Anakin Skywalker, Ian McDiarmid as The Emperor, and Frank Oz as Yoda’s voice.
- It was nominated for 4 Oscars and has 25 wins along with 19 nominations in various other categories.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Miller-Rellim Redwood Company Property, Morrison Creek Road, Smith River, California, USA
- Latitude: 41.9163129
- Longitude: -124.124662
- Place ID: Ei1Nb3JyaXNvbiBDcmVlayBSZCwgU21pdGggUml2ZXIsIENBIDk1NTY3LCBVU0EiLiosChQKEglxuYzOz3LQVBFCVtEMwB_SAxIUChIJL9Q5WiVz0FQRpkCCEb880LA
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Morrison Creek Rd, Smith River, CA 95567, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: Owen R. Cheatham Grove, Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park, Carlotta, California, USA
- Latitude: 40.4867464
- Longitude: -123.9050925
- Place ID: ChIJO8kZ68t21FQRaT_O5jq5_IQ
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park, 16949 CA-36, Carlotta, CA 95528, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: Buttercup Valley, California, USA
- Latitude: 36.778261
- Longitude: -119.4179324
- Place ID: ChIJPV4oX_65j4ARVW8IJ6IJUYs
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: California, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, USA
- Latitude: 36.409116
- Longitude: -116.7953285
- Place ID: ChIJAbUz8wEWx4ARjIKevikQTOY
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Twenty Mule Team Canyon, California, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: Castle Dome Peak, Yuma, Arizona, USA
- Latitude: 33.0844831
- Longitude: -114.1432722
- Place ID: ChIJBaaNen8g1IARGzvkl0-bU-Y
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Castle Dome Peak, Arizona 85365, USA
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
