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  1. Jun 17, 2024 · It’s a sad day for Star Wars fans as Michael Culver, who acted in one of the franchise’s most iconic moments has passed away. The 85-year-old actor passed away on February 27, 2024, with no cause of death provided to the public.

  2. Jul 2, 2024 · Michael Culver, who portrayed Captain Lorth Needa in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back, passed away Thursday, according to his representatives, following a protracted illness. In one of the film’s most well-known sequences, Darth.

  3. 6 days ago · Michael John Edward Culver (June 16, 1938 – February 27, 2024) was a British actor. He was educated at Gresham's School. Culver died on 27 February 2024, at the age of 85.

  4. Jun 28, 2024 · Michael Culver, who portrayed Captain Lorth Needa in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back, passed away Thursday, according to his representatives, following a protracted illness. In one of the film’s most well-known sequences, Darth Vader uses telekinetic strangling to kill Culver as retaliation for the Millennium Falcon escaping ...

  5. Jun 26, 2024 · As an actor, Michael Culver is remembered by fans of the Star Wars film saga for playing Captain Needa in The Empire Strikes Back; he played a major part in the David Lean film A Passage to India as a bigoted police inspector. Culver, born 16 July 1938 in Hampstead, London, is the son of actor Roland Culver.

  6. Jun 20, 2024 · The actor who brought Captain Needa to life — before winding up on the wrong side of the Force — was Michael Culver.

  7. Jul 1, 2024 · Star Wars and James Bond actor Michael Culver died on February 27, aged 85. No cause of death was revealed. “We are very sad to confirm the passing of our friend and client Michael Culver,” his agency Alliance Agents wrote on Facebook.