Declan Mulholland

Thomas Declan Mulholland (6 December 1932 – 29 June 1999) was an Irish character actor of film and television.

Declan Mulholland
Born
Thomas Declan Mulholland

(1932-12-06)6 December 1932
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died29 June 1999(1999-06-29) (aged 66)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1962–1997

Career

Born in Belfast, his first role was in H.M.S. Defiant (1962) as Morrison. He also played a human version of Jabba the Hutt in a deleted scene of the original Star Wars (1977). The scene was reinserted for the film's twentieth anniversary re-release in 1997, with Mulholland replaced by a CGI Jabba as he appears in Return of the Jedi. He had a substantial part in the 1975 Amicus Productions film The Land That Time Forgot.

His many TV appearances included the Doctor Who stories The Sea Devils (1972) and The Androids of Tara (1978),[1] The Bill, The Onedin Line and Quatermass.

Mulholland died of a heart attack on 29 June 1999, aged 66.[2]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1962H.M.S. DefiantMorrison
1963Mystery SubmarineDuty chief
1968 30 Is a Dangerous Age, CynthiaStoryteller's aideUncredited
The Charge of the Light BrigadeFarrier
Great CatherineCount Tokhtamysh
1969Guns in the HeatherRetchick
1971Naughty!Policeman
1972The Ruling ClassPoacher
1973Theater of BloodMeths drinker
1974 On the Game2nd Jailer
The Land That Time ForgotOlson
1975BranniganNeighbourUncredited
1977 Joseph AndrewsResurrectionist
Double ExposureKidnapper Joe
Star WarsJabba the HuttScene deleted from final cut of original version and re-inserted in the 1997 Special Edition, with Mulholland replaced by a CGI Jabba and his voice re-dubbed in Huttese
1980 High Rise DonkeyCrook
Hawk the SlayerSped
1981 Time Bandits3rd Robber
Hawk the Slayer
1989The Tall GuyRubberface Doorman
1990The Rainbow ThiefPug
1993The Princess and the CobblerBrigandVoice
1994War of the ButtonsPriest
1995The Run of the CountryFarmer
1997The Pig's FamilyTimShort, (final film role)

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1963As You Like ItSecond LordTV movie
1967–71Z-CarsVarious3 episodes
1972–78Doctor WhoTill / Clark5 episodes
1974The Prince of DenmarkDanny3 episodes
1975Churchill's PeopleAugustus HickyEpisode: Mother India
1976Rogue MaleCookTV movie
1979BloomersMr O'Shaughnessy1 episode (episode five)
1984Much Ado About NothingMember of WatchTV movie
1987–95 CasualtyMac / O'Grady2 episodes
1989–90The BillRaymond Kellow2 episodes
1991The Brittas EmpireBoilerman BarnesEpisode: Opening Day
1993LovejoyCouncil WorkmanEpisode: Who is the Fairest of Them All?
1996Father TedShouting PriestEpisode: New Jack City
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References
  1. "Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Androids of Tara – Details". BBC. 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. Landis, Harry (27 July 1999). "Obituary – Declan Mulholland". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 12 April 2014.


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