Gerald Home (18 October 1950 – 6 October 2021) was a British actor best known for playing Tessek-Squid Head and the Mon Calamari Officer Captain Verrack in '' Return of the Jedi''.

Early life

Home was born in

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, on 18 October 1950, and emigrated to

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with his family when he was 16. He finished his education in Australia, and spent three years there as an actor and teacher, before returning to the

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to train at The Drama Studio London, and graduated in July 1977.

Career

Home filmed minor roles in '' Return of the Jedi'', and worked as a puppeteer on '' Little Shop of Horrors'', operating Audrey II the flesh-eating plant. Other film work includes '' London Boulevard'' and Hideo Nakata's ''

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''. His television appearances include: ''

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'', ''The Boot Street Band'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Jenny's War'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Time Gentlemen Please'', '' Pay & Display'', ''Paul Dreams of Bette'', '' The Scarlet and the Black'' and ''

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''. He was the original Mr. Muscle in a series of '' Mr. Muscle'' television commercials. In the

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he appeared in stage productions '' No Sex Please, We're British'' at the Strand Theatre, in '' The Arabian Nights'' at the Arts Theatre and in '' The Blue Angel'' with the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Gielgud Theatre. He was in ten plays at the Polka Theatre in

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, where he lived.

Death

Home died from

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on 6 October 2021, at the age of 70.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Gerald Home official website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Home, Gerald 1950 births 2021 deaths Alumni of the Drama Studio London Male film actors from Northern Ireland Male stage actors from Northern Ireland Male television actors from Northern Ireland Male actors from Belfast 20th-century male actors from Northern Ireland 21st-century male actors from Northern Ireland British puppeteers Deaths from liver cancer