Richard LeParmentier (July 16, 1946 – April 15, 2013) was an American actor who lived and worked primarily in the United Kingdom, best known for his role as Admiral Motti in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) and the acerbic police officer Lt. Santino in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).

[2] LeParmentier lived in Hollywood, Florida during his teen years, and there his school drama-teacher suggested he become a professional actor.

The auditions for Star Wars were also used for Brian DePalma's Carrie and LeParmentier was cast as the high school principal in the latter.

Star Wars' writer and director George Lucas cut the part, and the following month LeParmentier was cast as Motti.

[2] Additionally prior to gaining the role, LeParmentier was initially to portray a "Mos Eisley bureaucrat named Montross."

[5] At the time of his death, he was working on Motti Now, a parody of Apocalypse Now, featuring other Star Wars alumni such as Kenneth Colley, Jeremy Bulloch, Garrick Hagon and Jerome Blake.