CLASSIC IMAGE: FISHY HEROISM!

He was at the centre of the leadership of the Rebellion against the Empire, and now plays a vital part in the subsequent battle against the emergent First Order: Mon Calamari icon Admiral Ackbar and a few of his lieutenants pose for a RETURN OF THE JEDI publicity picture circa 1982.

STAR WARS AFICIONADO was sorry to hear of the recent passing of Ackbar voice actor Erik Bauersfield, who recently returned, along with Tim Rose, to bring the character back to life for THE FORCE AWAKENS.

Erik Bauersfeld Dead: Admiral Ackbar Voice Actor Was 93 - Hollywood Reporter
2015 interview: Erik Bauersfeld: The Voice behind Admiral Ackbar - YouTube

With thanks to Chris Baker

THE LIFE AQUATIC: THE REAL ADMIRAL ACKBAR SPEAKS!

Iconic Rebel Alliance hero Admiral Ackbar of the Mon Calamari has had a very good 12 months, what with his appearance in the epic four-part story arc that was the CLONE WARS adventure Water War, and as a comedian in fun spoofs like ROBOT CHICKEN. His classic line, "It's a Trap!", has now become legendary, too.

Operated as a puppet by Tim Rose on the Elstree sets of England during February 1982, the final voice of the character in 1982/83 post-producion was ultimately provided by actor/academic Erik Bauersfeld. Check out this recent interview that he did for the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Being Admiral Ackbar: Berkeley man reflects on brush with “Star Wars” | The Big Event | an SFGate.com blog, in which he talks about how he got the role of Ackbar and the legacy of playing the part (as well as voicing Bob Fortuna and being a voice test candidate for ESB's Yoda when it wasn't confirmed that Frank Oz would be doing the final voice).

With thanks to the OFFICIAL STARWARS.COM site for the heads-up...