Star Wars: C3PO's Story
Anthony Daniels, the actor who plays the galaxy's most famous protocol droid C3PO, remembers filming the first Star Wars movie in the mid-1970s.
In the mid-1970s, English classical actor Anthony Daniels was asked to audition for a role as a droid in a new science fiction film by a little-known Hollywood director. The film turned out to be Star Wars and the director, George Lucas. Star Wars went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters of all time; while Anthony Daniels turned C3PO into one of the most famous robots in cinema history.
(Photo: Anthony Daniels with C3PO. Credit: Associated Press)
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