Declan Mulholland

Declan Mulholland (1932–1999) was a Belfast-born actor who played Jabba the Hutt in scenes cut from the 1977 release of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

In Mulholland's scenes as Jabba, Jabba is represented as a rotund Human dressed in a shaggy fur coat. George Lucas has stated his intention was to use an alien creature for Jabba, but the special effects technology of the time was not up to the task of replacing Mulholland. In 1997, the "Special Edition" re-releases restored and altered the original scene to include a computer generated portrayal of Jabba.

Although his most famous role was left on the cutting room floor, Mulholland had a long and varied career as an actor, amassing over fifty credits in movies and on British television between 1962 and 1997.