AN 'EMPIRE' AT 40: DEEP ROY IS YODA!

With one distance shot needing Yoda walking, actor Deep Roy (then best known for UK film and TV work on popular series like Doctor Who, Blake's 7 and The New Avengers) is called into wear a specially made Yoda mask and costume for the brief moment. Roy had also doubled a month before as Artoo for an X-wing fighter cockpit scene also filmed at Elstree with Mark Hamill, after Kenny Baker had not been available. Associate Producer Robert Watts would also be on set assisting with the sequence.

Filming day call sheet.

Deep Roy prepares for filming as Yoda's feet are readied for him to wear.

As seen on screen. Image: via Star Wars Archives website.