- "My agent called me and said to go to the recording studio, where I met Gary Kurtz and Irvin Kershner. Normally, you see the face of an actor you're dubbing, so you have to lip-synch. But that was no problem here – I could say the lines at any time. I got in position, they ran the film a few times, and I said the lines. Kershner came out and made a few suggestions and went back into the control room, I did it again, and I was finished."
- ―Jason Wingreen, on recording Boba Fett's lines
Jason Wingreen (October 9, 1920 – December 25, 2015) was the original voice of Boba Fett before it was redubbed by Temuera Morrison in the Special Edition DVD of The Empire Strikes Back.
Biography[]
Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 9, 1920,[1] he lent his voice to Boba Fett in the original and 1997 theatrical versions of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. His voice was replaced by the voice of Temuera Morrison (who portrayed Jango Fett and the clone troopers in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones) in the 2004 DVD version of the Episode V.
Wingreen is best known for his role as Harry Snowden on the classic television sitcom All in the Family and its spin-off series, Archie Bunker's Place. He played the character from 1977 until 1983.
Prior to this, Wingreen was a regular during the 1960-61 season of The Untouchables, playing Police Captain Dorsett. He performed in "A Stop at Willoughby" and "The Midnight Sun," two episodes of the original Twilight Zone series. He also appeared on the original Star Trek series, making him one of the few people involved with both Star Wars and Star Trek. Wingreen also had a recurring role as Judge Arthur Beaumont in the series Matlock, and has guest-starred in numerous other series, including Mission: Impossible, The Outer Limits, Bonanza, The Rockford Files, and The Fugitive. In 1979, he was also a part of the ensemble cast of the acclaimed TV mini-series Roots: The Next Generations.
Wingreen passed away in his home on December 25, 2015, at the age of 95.[1]
Sources[]
"Trail of the Bounty Hunters" — Star Wars Insider 49
Empire Chronicles: Boba Fett on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- "He's Worth a Lot to Me: Jeremy Bulloch, Inside Boba Fett" — Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2021
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
