What is Richard LeParmentier?
[[File:Richard LeParmentier.jpg|thumb|right|180px|LeParmentier in January 2004]] '''Richard LeParmentier''' (July 16, 1946 &ndash; April 15, 2013) was an [[Americans|American]]-[[British people|British]] actor and scriptwriter who is best known for his role as Admiral Motti in ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'' (1977) and as [[police officer]] Lt. Santino in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988). LeParmentier was born on July 16, 1946 in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]] to [[British people|British]]-[[Ireland|Irish]] parents. He studied at [[Wayne University]]. LeParmentier was married to Sarah Douglas from 1981 until they divorced in 1984. LeParmentier died on April 15, 2013 from a heart attack in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Texas]], aged 66.<ref>{{cite news | last=Staff |first=TMZ |title=Richard LeParmentier Dead -- Darth Vader Force-Choke Victim In Star Wars Dies At 66 |work=[[TMZ]] |date=April 16, 2013 |url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/16/richard-leparmentier-darth-vader-choking-victim-dead-dies-star-wars |accessdate=April 16, 2013}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category}} *{{imdb name|0503236}} *[http://www.admiralmotti.co.uk/ Richard LeParmentier official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216142318/http://www.admiralmotti.co.uk/ |date=2012-02-16 }} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:LeParmentier, Richard}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2013 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Actors from Pittsburgh]]