Declan Mulholland

Thomas Declan Mulholland (6 December 1932 – 29 June 1999) was a character actor of film and television from Northern Ireland.

He is known for his multiple appearances in Doctor Who and for his deleted portrayal of Jabba the Hutt in Star Wars.

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 Avengers (1967) episode The Fear Merchants (in the background of the gym scene), Doctor Who stories The Sea Devils (1972) and The Androids of Tara (1978),[1] The Bill, The Onedin Line and Quatermass.