Angus MacInnes obit

Angus MacInnes, ‘Star Wars’ Actor, Dies at 77

He appeared in 1977's 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' and 2016's 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.' 

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Angus MacInnes, an actor most known for his role in 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope and 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, has died. He was 77.

MacInnes died “peacefully, surrounded by his family and love” on Dec. 23, his family shared in a statement on Facebook. His cause of death wasn’t immediately available.

“His work touched countless lives, and he took great pride in being part of these stories that continue to resonate with audiences worldwide,” the statement read. “Angus was more than an actor—he was a kind, thoughtful, and generous soul who brought warmth and humor into the lives of everyone who knew him. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends and fellow actors but also by his fans around the world.”

Born on Oct. 27, 1947, in Ontario, Canada, MacInnes went on to pursue a career in acting that spanned multiple decades. He made his first on-screen appearance in 1975’s Rollerball.

His most notable role was in director George Lucas’ 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, which saw him play Gold Leader/Jon “Dutch” Vander. He later reprised his role in 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, directed by Gareth Edwards.

“For Angus, the fans of Star Wars held a special place in his heart. He loved meeting you at conventions, hearing your stories, and sharing in your passion for the saga,” the family added in their statement. “He was continually humbled, delighted, and honored by the admiration and passion of the fans and convention community.”

MacInnes’ other acting credits included Space: 1999 (1977), Atlantic City (1980), Outland (1981), The Littlest Hobo (1980-81), Witness (1985), Half Moon Street (1986), Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), Sleepers (1991), Roughnecks (1994), Judge Dredd (1995), Space Island One (1998), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Formula 51 (2001), Hellboy (2004), The Black Dahlia (2006), Vikings (2013) and Captain Phillips (2013)

 

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James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

7.8

Gold Leader (voice, as Angus Macinnes)

2016

 

Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)

Captain Phillips

7.8

Maersk Alabama Crew

2013

 

Travis Fimmel in Vikings (2013)

Vikings

8.5

TV Series

Tostig

2013

2 episodes

 

I Am the Architect

5.2

Short

Architect

2012

 

Talking Piranhas

5.5

Short

Willie

2010

 

I'll Be Right Here (2010)

I'll Be Right Here

Short

Michael

2010

 

High Plains Invaders (2009)

High Plains Invaders

4.5

TV Movie

Silich Cure

2009

 

Dach (2007)

Dach

Short

Security Guard

2007

 

Steven Seagal in Flight of Fury (2007)

Flight of Fury

3.4

Video

Gen. Tom Barnes

2007

 

USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom

9.2

TV Special

Inman

2007

 

The Big Forever (2006)

The Big Forever

Short

Mallory

2006

 

Mia Kirshner in The Black Dahlia (2006)

The Black Dahlia

5.6

Capt. John Tierney (as Angus MacInnis)

2006

 

Living the Quake (2006)

Living the Quake

8.0

TV Movie

Colonel Morris

2006

 

The Jacket (2005)

The Jacket

7.1

Judge

2005

 

Richard Lintern in Fooling Hitler (2004)

Fooling Hitler

7.5

TV Movie

General Parker

2004

 

John Hurt, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Ladislav Beran, Doug Jones, Karel Roden, Brian Steele, and Rupert Evans in Hellboy (2004)

Hellboy

6.9

Sgt. Whitman

2004

 

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (2003)

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

8.3

TV Series

Colonel George Goethals

2003

1 episode

 

Soraya (2003)

Soraya

6.3

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Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf

2003

 

Amen. (2002)

Amen.

7.2

Tittman

2002

 

Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Carlyle in Formula 51 (2001)

Formula 51

6.3

Pudsey Smith

2001

 

Jeremy Northam, Kate Winslet, Saffron Burrows, and Dougray Scott in Enigma (2001)

Enigma

6.4

Commander Hammerbeck

2001

 

Mark Addy and Alex Jennings in Too Much Sun (2000)

Too Much Sun

6.9

TV Series

Dr. Luke

2000

1 episode

 

Cillian Caffrey in Yesterday's Children (2000)

Yesterday's Children

6.9

TV Movie

Sam Casey (as Angus Mac Innes)

2000

 

Rhythm & Blues (2000)

Rhythm & Blues

5.3

Bad Daddy

2000

 

Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault (1999)

Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault

3.8

Professor Hill

1999

 

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Eyes Wide Shut

7.5

Gateman #1

1999

 

Space Island One (1998)

Space Island One

7.4

TV Series

Lt. Cmdr. Walter B. Shannon

1998

25 episodes

 

McLibel! (1997)

McLibel!

8.1

TV Mini Series

Paul Preston

1997

2 episodes

 

Over Here (1996)

Over Here

8.2

TV Series

Collis

1996

2 episodes

 

Emmerdale Farm (1972)

Emmerdale Farm

4.8

TV Series

Regan Dexter (as Angus McInnes)

1996

1 episode

 

Judge Dredd (1995)

Judge Dredd

5.6

Judge Silver

1995

 

Neil Morrissey and Alexei Sayle in Paris (1994)

Paris

7.4

TV Series

Hemingbeck

1994

1 episode

 

Roughnecks (1994)

Roughnecks

8.4

TV Series

Jake (as Angus McInnes)

1994

2 episodes

 

Clue (1994)

Clue

8.3

Video Game

Mr. Victor Sebastian Boddy

1994

 

Tony Doyle, Tom Georgeson, Neil Pearson, and Siobhan Redmond in Between the Lines (1992)

Between the Lines

8.1

TV Series

Patrick Ingram

1993

1 episode

 

Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)

Lovejoy

7.8

TV Series

Chuck Fellowes

1993

1 episode

 

Sleepers (1991)

Sleepers

8.3

TV Mini Series

Bill Sullivan

1991

4 episodes

 

George Baker, Keith Barron, John Castle, and Amanda Redman in Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)

Ruth Rendell Mysteries

6.8

TV Series

Dobrowski

1990

1 episode

 

Spies Inc. (1992)

Spies Inc.

4.1

Vic

1992

 

The Play on One (1988)

The Play on One

5.6

TV Series

Barney Bascoe

1990

1 episode

 

Gary Kemp and Martin Kemp in The Krays (1990)

The Krays

6.6

Palendri

1990

 

Screen Two (1984)

Screen Two

6.3

TV Series

Lawyer

1990

1 episode

 

Maurice Colbourne, Jan Harvey, and Stephen Yardley in Howards' Way (1985)

Howards' Way

6.8

TV Series

Robert Lazell

1989

1 episode

 

Matthew Modine and Daphne Zuniga in Gross Anatomy (1989)

Gross Anatomy

6.2

Dean Torrence

1989

 

Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989)

Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy

6.2

TV Movie

Marilees

1989

 

Honor Bound (1988)

Honor Bound

6.6

Jessup

1988

 

Doug Bradley in Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

6.4

Ronson (as Angus McInnes)

1988

 

Brian Dennehy in A Father's Revenge (1988)

A Father's Revenge

5.5

TV Movie

Patterson

1988

 

Rik Mayall in The New Statesman (1987)

The New Statesman

7.8

TV Series

Captain Hirsch

1987

1 episode

 

Sigourney Weaver and Michael Caine in Half Moon Street (1986)

Half Moon Street

5.4

Bill Rafferty

1986

 

Loose Ends (1986)

Loose Ends

4.8

Urjak Kukoff

1986

 

Lesley Ann Warren in Evergreen (1985)

Evergreen

7.3

TV Mini Series

Trooper #1 (as Angus McInnus)

1985

1 episode

 

Mark McGann and Kim Miyori in John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985)

John and Yoko: A Love Story

5.7

TV Movie

New York Doctor

1985

 

Harrison Ford and Lukas Haas in Witness (1985)

Witness

7.4

Fergie

1985

 

Bedroom Eyes (1984)

Bedroom Eyes

4.8

Lathan

1984

 

Best Revenge (1984)

Best Revenge

4.6

Wayne

1984

 

The Edison Twins (1982)

The Edison Twins

6.9

TV Series

Uncle Ted

1984

1 episode

 

Margot Kidder and Victor Lanoux in Louisiane (1984)

Louisiane

5.3

Albert

1984

 

ABC Weekend Specials (1977)

ABC Weekend Specials

7.7

TV Series

Rafe

1984

1 episode

 

Spasms (1983)

Spasms

4.4

Deacon Tyrone

1983

 

Rick Moranis, Max von Sydow, and Dave Thomas in Strange Brew (1983)

Strange Brew

6.6

Jean LaRose

1983

 

Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983)

Will There Really Be a Morning?

6.8

TV Movie

Policeman #1 (as Angus McInnes)

1983

 

The Sender (1982)

The Sender

6.0

Sheriff Prouty

1982

 

Murder by Phone (1982)

Murder by Phone

5.4

Laboratory Guard (as Angus McInnis)

1982

 

Marc Singer and Sarah Torgov in If You Could See What I Hear (1982)

If You Could See What I Hear

6.8

Policeman

1982

 

The Littlest Hobo (1979)

The Littlest Hobo

7.7

TV Series

Tigh Ridley

Henchman

1980–1981

3 episodes

 

Sean Connery in Outland (1981)

Outland

6.6

Hughes

1981

 

The Great Detective (1979)

The Great Detective

7.6

TV Series

1981

1 episode

 

Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)

Superman II

6.8

Prison Warden (as Angus McInnes)

1980

 

Dirty Tricks (1980)

Dirty Tricks

4.7

FBI Agent Jones (as Angus McInnes)

1980

 

Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon in Atlantic City (1980)

Atlantic City

7.3

Vinnie

1980

 

Donald Sutherland and Suzanne Somers in Nothing Personal (1980)

Nothing Personal

4.5

Military Policeman #2

1980

 

Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Force 10 from Navarone

6.4

Reynolds

1978

 

The English Programme (1976)

The English Programme

4.5

TV Series

1978

1 episode

 

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

8.6

Gold Leader (as Angus Mcinnis)

1977

 

Space: 1999 (1975)

Space: 1999

7.3

TV Series

Jelto

1977

1 episode

 

BBC Play of the Month (1965)

BBC Play of the Month

6.8

TV Series

Williams

1977

1 episode

 

Wodehouse Playhouse (1974)

Wodehouse Playhouse

7.9

TV Series

Yes Man (as Angus A. MacInnes)

1976

1 episode

 

Play for Today (1970)

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

Ed

1975

1 episode

 

Rollerball (1975)

Rollerball

6.5

Jonathan's Guard (uncredited)

1975