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Lando Calrissian was the only character in the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy to be overtly played by an ] actor, ] (though ] supplied the voice of Darth Vader). ] was heavily criticised for this perceived omission (and indeed his policy of using ethnic dialects to identify classes of characters, such as giving some - though not all - senior Imperial officers and the droid ] ] accents). Lando Calrissian was the only character in the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy to be overtly played by an ] actor, ] (though ] supplied the voice of Darth Vader). ] was heavily criticised for this perceived omission (and indeed his policy of using ethnic dialects to identify classes of characters, such as giving some - though not all - senior Imperial officers and the droid ] ] accents).


It is surmised that one of the character functions of Calrissian is to act as a Han Solo surrogate. Solo actor Harrison ford was not contracted to a third film by the end of principal photography of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (Solo's freezing in carbonite at the end of ''Empire'' allowing a removal of that character should ford not be available. Calrissian/Williams would then have provided the necessary wry anti-heroic balance to Luke Skywalker's bland passion in ''Return of the Jedi''. It is surmised that one of the character functions of Calrissian is to act as a Han Solo surrogate. Solo actor Harrison Ford was not contracted to a third film by the end of principal photography of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (Solo's freezing in carbonite at the end of ''Empire'' allowing a removal of that character should Ford not be available. Calrissian/Williams would then have provided the necessary wry anti-heroic balance to Luke Skywalker's bland passion in ''Return of the Jedi''.

Calrissian (or at least the action figure thereof) is namechecked with other Star Wars characters in Steven Spielberg's film ''E.T.: the Extra-Terrestial''.


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Lando Calrissian (born c. 30 BBY), a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, is a former smuggler and friend of Han Solo. After losing the Millennium Falcon to Han in a game of sabacc, the same game later won him the job of Baron Administrator of the floating Cloud City and Tibanna gas mine on the gas giant planet of Bespin. He then meets his assistant Lobot.

After betraying Solo when threatened by Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back, Calrissian joins the Rebel Alliance and, in Return of the Jedi, rescues Solo and leads the Rebel starfighter fleet (in the Millennium Falcon previously owned by him) into the Death Star to destroy the massive space station. The Sullustan, Nien Nunb copiloted the Falcon during the Battle of Endor.

Lando Calrissian was the only character in the original Star Wars trilogy to be overtly played by an African-American actor, Billy Dee Williams (though James Earl Jones supplied the voice of Darth Vader). Lucas was heavily criticised for this perceived omission (and indeed his policy of using ethnic dialects to identify classes of characters, such as giving some - though not all - senior Imperial officers and the droid C-3PO British accents).

It is surmised that one of the character functions of Calrissian is to act as a Han Solo surrogate. Solo actor Harrison Ford was not contracted to a third film by the end of principal photography of The Empire Strikes Back (Solo's freezing in carbonite at the end of Empire allowing a removal of that character should Ford not be available. Calrissian/Williams would then have provided the necessary wry anti-heroic balance to Luke Skywalker's bland passion in Return of the Jedi.

Calrissian (or at least the action figure thereof) is namechecked with other Star Wars characters in Steven Spielberg's film E.T.: the Extra-Terrestial.

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