Veteran voice actor Mark Dodson has passed away.
Per TMZ, Mark Dodson, whose work included voicing characters in the Star Wars and Gremlins franchises, has died. His death was confirmed by his daughter, who said Dodson died while in Evansville, Indiana, to attend the Horror Con fan convention. Dodson reportedly checked into a local hotel after arriving in the city, and he suffered a massive heart attack during his sleep. He was 64 years old.
Mark Dodson's first big role as a voice actor was for the 1983 sequel, Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi, which was the third installment of the original Star Wars trilogy. He voiced the high-pitched monkey-lizard Salacious Crumb, the jester for Jabba the Hutt. He'd later do more work with the franchise, as he voiced various characters for the Ewoks: The Battle for Endor in 1985 and a Niima Scavenger role in 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Per TMZ, Mark Dodson, whose work included voicing characters in the Star Wars and Gremlins franchises, has died. His death was confirmed by his daughter, who said Dodson died while in Evansville, Indiana, to attend the Horror Con fan convention. Dodson reportedly checked into a local hotel after arriving in the city, and he suffered a massive heart attack during his sleep. He was 64 years old.
Mark Dodson's first big role as a voice actor was for the 1983 sequel, Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi, which was the third installment of the original Star Wars trilogy. He voiced the high-pitched monkey-lizard Salacious Crumb, the jester for Jabba the Hutt. He'd later do more work with the franchise, as he voiced various characters for the Ewoks: The Battle for Endor in 1985 and a Niima Scavenger role in 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- 3/3/2024
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