Mark Dodson, Voice of 'Star Wars' and 'Gremlins' Characters, Dies at 64. He voiced Salacious B.Crumb, the monkey-lizard pet of Jabba the Hutt in “Return of the Jedi,” as well as Mogwai in both “Gremlins” films. Mark Dodson, who voiced strange puppet creatures in “Star Wars,” including Salacious B.
Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Gremlins (1984), Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) and Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990). He was married to Teresa Kay Willey and Tanya Lee Christopherson. He died on March 2, 2024 in Evansville, Indiana, USA.
Mark Dodson was best known for providing vocalizations for creatures in 'Star Wars' (Salacious Crumb pictured with Mark) and 'Gremlins,' as well as in cartoons like 'Darkwing Duck' and multiple zombie gigs, including George A. Romero's 'Day of the Dead'.
Salacious B. Crumb was voiced by Mark Dodson and controlled by puppeteer Tim Rose, who also worked with the puppet of Admiral Gial Ackbar, in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.
Voice of Crumb in Return of the Jedi Mark Dodson Interview at ICCC 2021
What happened to Salacious Crumb?
For over a dozen years he lived in Jabba's Palace, playing many tricks and practical jokes on some of the palace's regulars, and becoming one of the most disliked members of Jabba's court. He died in 4 ABY, when Jabba's sail barge exploded over the Great Pit of Carkoon.
Mark Dodson (February 1, 1960 – March 2, 2024) was an American actor who voiced Salacious Crumb in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, and provided various voices for Ewoks: The Battle for Endor and Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.
In Gremlins, he was the voice of many of the Gremlins and mischievous Mogwai. In Gremlins 2: The New Batch, he was the voice actor for Daffy, George, and Lenny, along with miscellaneous Gremlins/Mogwai. After his work on the films, he continued to voice for films, commercials, video games, and narrate TV shows.
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A year later, he did the voice for mogwai in Gremlins. US actor Mark Dodson, who provided voices for creatures in the Star Wars and Gremlins movies, has died aged 64. His daughter Ciara said he had suffered a "massive heart attack" while sleeping, reported TMZ, which said it had spoken to her.
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Personal life and death. Dodson had a daughter Ciara and his grandchildren. While in Evansville, Indiana, to attend a horror convention, he died from a heart attack on March 2, 2024, at the age of 64.
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Crumb is one of Jabba the Hutt's henchmen in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. He's a monkey-lizard from planet Kowak. He was performed by Tim Rose (puppet) and Mark Dodson (voice).
And Salacious became known in Jabba's palace for being a great imitator. Sometimes he'd mercilessly tease Jabba's captives. Other times he'd mimic Jabba himself, much to the Hutt's amusement.
A Kowakian monkey-lizard with a shrill cackle, Salacious Crumb sat on Jabba's dais, stealing bits of food and mimicking the Hutt, his courtiers, and visitors.
