The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) - Credits and Details

The Star Wars Holiday Special Credits and Details

Directed by
	Steve Binder
	David Acomba	...	uncredited
Written by
	Rod Warren	...	written by
	Bruce Vilanch	...	written by
	Pat Proft	...	written by
	Leonard Ripps	...	written by
	Mitzie Welch	...	written by
	George Lucas	...	characters
Cast
	Mark Hamill	...	Luke Skywalker
	Harrison Ford	...	Han Solo
	Carrie Fisher	...	Princess Leia Organa
	Anthony Daniels	...	C-3PO
	Peter Mayhew	...	Chewbacca
	James Earl Jones	...	Darth Vader (voice)
	Bea Arthur	...	Ackmena (as Beatrice Arthur)
	Art Carney	...	Saun Dann
	Diahann Carroll	...	Mermeia Holographic Wow
	Marty Balin	...	Holographic Band Singer (as The Jefferson Starship)
	Craig Chaquico	...	Holographic Band Member (as The Jefferson Starship)
	David Freiberg	...	Holographic Band Singer (as The Jefferson Starship)
	Paul Kantner	...	Holographic Band Member (as The Jefferson Starship)
	Harvey Korman	...	Krelman / Chef Gormaanda / Amorphian Instructor
	Mickey Morton	...	Malla
	Paul Gale	...	Itchy
	Patty Maloney	...	Lumpy
	Jack Rader	...	Imperial Guard Officer
	Stephanie Stromer	...	The Great Zorbak (Holographic Gymnast)
	Michael Potter	...	Imperial Guard Officer
	Wazzan Troupe	...	Holographic Tumblers (as The Wazzan Troupe)
	Yûichi Sugiyama	...	Ringleader
	The Mumm Brothers	...	The Reeko Brothers (as The Mum Brothers)
	Claude Woolman	...	Imperial Officer (wallscreen)
	Lev Mailer	...	Imperial Guard #1
	John McLaughlin	...	Imperial Stormtrooper #1
	John Laughlin	...	Imperial Stormtrooper
	Jefferson Starship	...	The Jefferson Starship
Uncredited Cast
	John Barbata	...	Holographic Band Member
	Peter Barbour	...	The Stilt Monster
	Gabriel Dell	...	Boba Fett (voice)
	Alec Guinness	...	Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage)
	Mary Ann Hay	...	Dancer
	Linda Hoxit	...	Teenage 'Wookie'
	Marcus Powell	...	Rycar Ryjerd
	David Prowse	...	Darth Vader (archive footage)
	Arthur Rowton	...	Zutton Zutmore
	Leslie Schofield	...	Chief Bast (archive footage)
	Pete Sears	...	Holographic Band Member
	Rick J. Wagner	...	Walrus Man
	Sheb Wooley	...	Screaming Stormtrooper (archive sound)
Produced by
	Monroe E. Carol	...	associate producer
	Dwight Hemion	...	executive producer
	Joe Layton	...	producer
	Rita Scott	...	associate producer
	Gary Smith	...	executive producer
	Jeff Starsh	...	producer
	Ken Welch	...	producer
	Mitzie Welch	...	producer
Original Music by
	Ian Fraser
Visual Effects by
	Jenn de Joux	...	video animation
	Elizabeth Savel	...	video animation
	Tom Tcimpidis	...	ultimatte engineer / ultimatte operator

Additional Info
Premiere:	November 17, 1978
Country:
Distributor:	Twentieth Century Fox
Websites:

Ratings
2.2 / 10

Alternate Titles
The 'Star Wars' Christmas Special

Production Companies
Smith-Hemion Productions
20th Century Fox Television (Twentieth Century-Fox Television) (in association with)
Lucasfilm

Distributors
CBS (1978) (United States) (original airing) (TV)
OnTheRunVideo (2016) (United States) (DVD)

Filming Locations
Stage 2, The Burbank Studios, Burbank, California, USA (Studio)

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