RIP Michael Culver (1938-2024)
March 15, 2024British actor Michael Culver has died at the age of 85. We are thinking of you and your family.
Michael Culver was born on 16th of June 1938 and died on 28th of February 2024.
Culver has two minor roles in Bond films: First in “From Russia with Love” (1963) he is Man in a Punt (uncredited) and in “Thunderball” (1965) Vulcan Bomber Crewman (uncredited).
Maybe his best known role is Captain Needa in Star Wars movie “Star Wars: Episode 5 – The Empire Strikes Back” (1980), in which Darth Vader strangled Needa with Force. “Empire” was directed by “Never Say Never Again” (1983) director Irvin Kershner.

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