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Gerald Home (18 October 1950 – 6 October 2021) was a British actor best known for playing Tessek-Squid Head and the Mon Calamari Officer Captain Verrack in Return of the Jedi.

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Gerald Home
Born	(1950-10-18)18 October 1950 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died	6 October 2021 (aged 70)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1977–2021
Website	geraldhome.dr-maul.com

Early life

Home was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 18 October 1950, and emigrated to Australia with his family when he was 16. He finished his education in Australia, and spent three years there as an actor and teacher, before returning to the United Kingdom to train at The Drama Studio London, and graduated in July 1977.[1]

Career

Home filmed minor roles in Return of the Jedi, and worked as a puppeteer on Little Shop of Horrors, operating Audrey II the flesh-eating plant. Other film work includes London Boulevard and Hideo Nakata's Chatroom.

His television appearances include: Casualty, The Boot Street Band, Spitting Image, Situation Critical, Jenny's War, Keeping Mum, Harry's Mad, Time Gentlemen Please, Pay & Display, Paul Dreams of Bette, The Scarlet and the Black and Shane.

He was the original Mr. Muscle in a series of Mr. Muscle television commercials.[2]

In the West End of London he appeared in stage productions No Sex Please, We're British at the Strand Theatre, in The Arabian Nights at the Arts Theatre and in The Blue Angel with the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Gielgud Theatre. He was in ten plays at the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon, London, where he lived.[3]

Death

Home died from liver cancer on 6 October 2021, at the age of 70.[4][5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Return of the Jedi	Tessek / Captain Verrack, Mon Calamari officer	Uncredited
2010	Chatroom	Tony Layton
2010	London Boulevard	Undertaker

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Jenny's War	Passport official	Television film
1993–1994	The Boot Street Band	Mr Prince	11 episodes
2000	Casualty	Lock	Episode: Marking Time
2002	Time Gentlemen Please	Leprechaun	Episode: Wishing on a Bar

References

External links

• Gerald Home official website
• Gerald Home at IMDb
• Gerald Home Interview Star Wars Turkey
• Gerald Home Interview Starwarsy
• Maarten Bouw Interview with Gerald Home

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