Andrew Jack (born Andrew Duncan Hutchinson; 28 January 1944 – 31 March 2020) was a British

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and actor from London who had worked on over 80 motion pictures since 1982.

Early life

His father Stephen Jack was an actor in films, radio and television.

Career

He had worked with over 200 actors including

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. As supervising dialect coach for ''

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accents and taught them, along with Elvish and Black Speech, to the cast of the trilogy. He designed and taught the accents for the Greeks and

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''. He taught

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to speak with a Nottinghamshire twang. He was known for helping non-British actors to be more intelligible to the audience. Jack can also be seen in the ''Star Wars'' film series portraying Resistance Major (later promoted to General)

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in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' and '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi''. He also voiced the character of Moloch in '' Solo: A Star Wars Story''. The final film he was working on at the time of his death was ''

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'', which was dedicated to him.

Personal life

Jack was married to Felicity Filmore from 1974 to 1987, and to Paula Jack from 2000 to 2018; both marriages ended in divorce. Jack's widow Gabrielle Rogers is also a voice, accent and dialect coach who first started working in the film, television and theatre industries as an actor in the 1980s. Rogers and Jack were married in 2019.

Death

Jack died on 31 March 2020 at the age of 76 from

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. His wife Gabrielle Rogers wrote on

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Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jack, Andrew 1944 births 2020 deaths British voice coaches People from Finchley Film people from London 20th-century British male actors 21st-century British male actors Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in England