Actor 'Star Wars' speech, which as Admiral Ackbar, said "It's a trap! Dies at 93

Erik Bauersfeld, died Sunday at age 93, was not a household name. But his voice was famous - thanks to three little words delivered by an amphibious rebel commander walleye.

Admiral Ackbar was written as a small role - a handful of lines of Return of the Jedi, most of them rather defeated. "Prepare to retreat", "we have no choice," take evasive action, "we will not last long!"

And then a useless statement - noting, too late, what Lando Calrissian had already done.

But something about it stole the hearts of Star Wars fans around the world: "It's a trap!"

Rebel leader Mon Calamari physically puppeteer played by Tim Rose. But the voice of Bauersfeld - a dramatist and radio voice actor who was head of drama for Pacifica Radio KPFA for decades, it was also the voice of Jabba the Hutt Bib Fortuna henchman in the film.

Bauersfeld died at his home in Berkeley, Calif., Sunday, told The Associated Press.

Delivery Admiral Ackbar made a favorite of fans instantly, despite the minor role of the character in the movies. Ackbar appears several times in the expanded universe (novels, comics and television series, now collectively nicknamed Star Wars Legends), and Rose Bauersfeld and reprized the role in 2015 in the wake Force.

Students at Ole Miss unsuccessfully petitioned for Admiral Ackbar your pet.

And the phrase itself - "It's a trap!" - It has passed to the fame of pop culture

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