Initially not a science fiction fan, theatre actor Anthony Daniels was persuaded by his agent to meet 'George Lucas .
As C-3PO, he has planted his metal footprints in the courtyard pavement of Manns (formerly Graumanss) Chinese Theatre.
He was the guest of honour at the Sci-Fi Congress "Shadowcon 4" in Oslo, Norway, August 1999.
He and Kenny Baker are the only actors to have a role in all six Lucas-helmed Star Wars movies.
Ironically enough, Anthony Daniels was never a science fiction fan. The only science fiction movie he ever saw in a theatre was 2001: A Space Odyssey . He was so disatisfied with the movie that he walked out after only ten minutes and demanded his money back!
Is one of three actors, along with Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams , to reprise their same roles from the original Star Wars trilogy in the NPR radio dramatizations of the trilogy. However, Daniels is the only one to appear in all three NPR serials; Hamill and Williams were unavailable to reprise in "Return of the Jedi".
As C-3PO, he has the first line in the first Star Wars episode released ( Star Wars ) and the last line in the last Lucas-helmed movie ( Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith ).
Is the first actor to appear in both a Star Wars film and a Lord of the Rings adaptation, by having played C-3PO in Star Wars, and voicing Legolas in Ralph Bakshis The Lord of the Rings. Other crossover actors include Paul Brooke (the Rancor keeper, who also voiced Grima Wormtongue in the BBC radio adaptation), Christopher Lee (who played Count Dooku and Saruman), Marton Csokas (who played Celeborn and was the original voice of Poggle the Lesser), Kiran Shah (who played an Ewok, and was the scale double for Elijah Wood and Ian Holm), and Bruce Spence (who played Tion Medon and the Mouth of Sauron).
Mel Blanc was the one who ultimately suggested Daniels for the voice of C-3PO.
In addition to playing C-3PO in all seven episodic Star Wars films, he played the part in the NPR radio dramatizations of "Star Wars" , "The Empire Strikes Back" , and "Return of the Jedi".
He has played the same character (C-3PO) on six different series: "Sesame Street" , "The Muppet Show" , "Star Wars: Droids" , "Star Wars: Clone Wars" , "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars: Rebels" .
He has played the same character (C-3PO) in films released in five different decades from the 1970s to the 2010s: Star Wars , Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back , Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi , Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace , Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones , Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith , Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens .
With Rogue One is the only actor to have lines in all Star Wars movies, except the 2 Ewoks movies.
