Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel Leroy Jackson is the actor who played Jedi Master Mace Windu the prequel trilogy. It is widely rumored that Jackson requested that his lightsaber have the engraving of "B.M.F" for "Bad Mother Fucker", alluding to his character's famous wallet scene from the movie Pulp Fiction, and the lightsaber handle he was given after filming ended indeed had a plate bearing the infamous phrase over the activation switch. Before filming of the Battle of Geonosis began, the actor asked director George Lucas what colors there were for lightsabers. Lucas told him blue and green for the good guys and red for bad guys. When Jackson inquired as to whether purple was a possibility, Lucas only answered: "You might get purple" (Check on Attack of the Clones DVD 2nd Disc). Mace Windu thus became the only character to appear in the movies whose lightsaber was not blue, green, or red. Among some fans, it is believed that this color is the symbol of diplomacy, which is likely untrue, considering that fellow Jedi Coleman Trebor was also known for his diplomatic views (likely even more so than the intense Korun Master), yet wielded a green-colored blade.

Before the release of Revenge of the Sith, Jackson said in an interview that his death scene would not have him "going out like a punk", which Windu's final scene in Episode III bears out.

Other work
Other famous movies he is part of include Snakes on a Plane, Sphere, Pulp Fiction and The Man.