Thomas Declan Mulholland (6 December 1932 – 29 June 1999) was a Northern Irish character actor of film and television. He is known for his multiple appearances in Doctor Who and for his deleted portrayal of Jabba the Hutt in Star Wars.
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Born | Thomas Declan Mulholland (1932-12-06)6 December 1932 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Died | 29 June 1999(1999-06-29) (aged 66) London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1962–1997 |
Born in Belfast, he had his first film role in H.M.S. Defiant (1962) as Morrison. He had a substantial part in the 1974 Amicus Productions film The Land That Time Forgot. He also played a human version of Jabba the Hutt in a deleted scene of the original Star Wars (1977). The scene was reinserted for the film's twentieth anniversary re-release in 1997, with Mulholland replaced by a CGI Jabba as he appears in Return of the Jedi.
His many TV appearances included the Doctor Who stories The Sea Devils (1972) and The Androids of Tara (1978),[1] The Bill, The Onedin Line and Quatermass.
Mulholland died of a heart attack on 29 June 1999, aged 66.[2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1962 | H.M.S. Defiant | Morrison | |
1963 | Mystery Submarine | Duty chief | |
1968 | 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia | Storyteller's aide | Uncredited |
The Charge of the Light Brigade | Farrier | ||
Great Catherine | Count Tokhtamysh | ||
1969 | Guns in the Heather | Retchick | |
1971 | Naughty! | Policeman | |
1972 | The Ruling Class | Poacher | |
1973 | Theater of Blood | Meths drinker | |
1974 | On the Game | 2nd Jailer | |
The Land That Time Forgot | Olson | ||
1975 | Brannigan | Neighbour | Uncredited |
1977 | Joseph Andrews | Resurrectionist | |
Double Exposure | Kidnapper Joe | ||
Star Wars | Jabba the Hutt | Scene deleted from final cut of original version and re-inserted in the 1997 Special Edition, with Mulholland replaced by a CGI Jabba and his voice re-dubbed in Huttese | |
1980 | High Rise Donkey | Crook | |
Hawk the Slayer | Sped | The hunchback leader of the slavers. | |
1981 | Time Bandits | 3rd Robber | |
Hawk the Slayer | |||
1989 | The Tall Guy | Rubberface Doorman | |
1990 | The Rainbow Thief | Pug | |
1993 | The Princess and the Cobbler | Brigand | Voice |
1994 | War of the Buttons | Priest | |
1995 | The Run of the Country | Farmer | |
1997 | The Pig's Family | Tim | Short (final film role) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1963 | As You Like It | Second Lord | TV movie |
1964 | Espionage | The Lout | 1 episode |
1966 | The Three Musketeers | Harbour Master | 1 episode |
1966-1976 | Dixon of Dock Green | Connolly/Padraic Browne/Bert Kelly | 3 episodes |
1967–1971 | Z-Cars | Mike Murphy/Jack/Flanagan | 3 episodes |
1967 | The Avengers | Saunders | 1 episode |
1967 | The Revenue Men | Barney McQuarry | 1 episode |
1968 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Taffy Jones | 1 episode |
1969 | The Borderers | Blackett | 1 episode |
1971-1972 | Armchair Theatre | Prisoner Officer/Protestant Man | 2 episodes |
1972–1978 | Doctor Who | Till / Clark | 5 episodes |
1974 | The Prince of Denmark | Danny | 3 episodes |
1975 | Churchill's People | Augustus Hicky | Episode: Mother India |
1976 | Angels | 1st Man | 1 episode |
1976 | Rogue Male | Cook | TV movie |
1978 | The Losers | Ex-Wrestler | 3 episodes |
1979 | Bloomers | Mr O'Shaughnessy | 1 episode (episode five) |
1979 | Quatermass | Security Guard | 2 episodes |
1980 | Oppenheimer | F.B.I. Agent | 1 episode |
1984 | Much Ado About Nothing | Member of Watch | TV movie |
1987–1995 | Casualty | Mac / O'Grady | 2 episodes |
1989–1990 | The Bill | Raymond Kellow | 2 episodes |
1991 | The Brittas Empire | Boilerman Barnes | Episode: Opening Day |
1993 | Lovejoy | Council Workman | Episode: Who is the Fairest of Them All? |
1996 | Father Ted | Shouting Priest | Episode: New Jack City |