Ian Liston obit

The Empire Strikes Back Actor Ian Liston Has Died

 

He was not on the list.

Actor Ian Liston, who played Wedge's gunner, Wes Janson, as well as an AT-AT Driver, in The Empire Strikes Back, has died at the age of 68.

Ian Liston (August 4, 1948–October 1, 2016) played Wes Janson and an unnamed AT-AT gunner in The Empire Strikes Back.

He is also best known to sci-fi fans for appearing in Doctor Who in the story The Armageddon Factor (1979).

 

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