Tom Kane

"They played my Yoda for George and got approval, and suddenly I found myself doing Yoda for videogames, and that led to toys, and commercials. When it came time to do Star Wars: The Clone Wars, somebody up north just said, 'We're just going to use Tom.'"

―Tom Kane^[2]

Tom Kane (born April 15, 1962)^[1] is a retired American voice actor who had worked on many Star Wars productions, including films, television, and video games. He often served as a voice double for Ackbar, C-3PO and Yoda, previously voiced by Erik Bauersfeld, Anthony Daniels, and Frank Oz in the films. Most notably, he had multiple recurring roles in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series (2008–2020), not only voicing Yoda but also as the show's newsreel narrator and Admiral Yularen.

On December 30, 2020, Kane's daughter Sam disclosed that her father had suffered a left-sided stroke in October that left him with right-sided weakness and damage to the speech center of his brain. Kane has been undergoing speech, occupational, and physical therapy as treatment for his injuries. However, he has been informed by his neurologists about concerns that he may have to retire from voice-overs.^[3]

Star Wars voice work[]

Year	Production	Role
1996	Shadows of the Empire video game	Leebo
1996	Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter	Imperial Officer #1 / Rebel Pilot #4
1998	Star Wars: Rebellion	Alliance Headquarters Communications Officer, Imperial Flagship Communications Officer, Pilot 1
1998	Star Wars: DroidWorks	F-TO, C-3PO, British Droid, Male Pedestrian, Moisture Farmer, Narrator
1999	Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide	C-3PO, Commercial Announcer
	Star Wars Episode I: Racer	Elan Mak, Slide Paramita
	Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace video game	Barbo, C-3PO, Jym Lang, Prisoner, Thug Leader
	Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance	Commander Beckman, Golov Nakhym, Imperial Officer, Nien Nunb
2000	Star Wars: Demolition	Bib Fortuna, Boba Fett, General Otto, Lobot
	Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles	Yoda, Commander Droid, Gungan Guard 2, Thug 1
	Star Wars: Force Commander	AT-AT Driver, ATC-Airfield, ATC-Star Destroyer, C-3PO
2001	Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader	Crix Madine, Imperial Pilot 2, Transport Captain 3
	Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing	Battle droid, Finis Valorum, Yoda
	Star Wars: Starfighter	Mercenary Pilot, Wingman
	Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds	Boba Fett, C-3PO, Imperial Missile Destroyer Captain, Naboo destroyer captain, Vilmarh Grahrk, Yoda
2002	Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game	Yoda
	Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast	Reborn Jedi 2, Rodian 1, Shadowtrooper 1, Stormtrooper 3
	Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter	Captain Juno, Yoda
	Star Wars: Bounty Hunter	M.C Droid, Male Civilian #2, Longo Two-Guns
	Star Wars: Racer Revenge	Dax Gazaway, Shrivel Braittrand
	Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns	Imperial Air Cruiser pilot
2003	Star Wars: Clone Wars Season One	Yoda
	Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike	C-3PO, Crix Madine, Imperial Pilot #2, Imperial recruiter, Yoda
	Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy	Boba Fett, Cultist 3, Stormtrooper 1, Rodian
	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	Vandar Tokare, Uthar Wynn, Rolan Wann, Ajunta Pall, Niklos, Marl, Koribaan Czerka Representative, Matale War Droid, Manaan Security Droid, Manaan Sith War Droids
2004	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords	Major, Vandar Tokare, Kavar, Protocol Droid, Ratrin Vhek, TSF Protocol Droid
	Star Wars: Battlefront	Admiral Ackbar, Yoda
	Star Wars: Clone Wars Season Two	Yoda
2005	Star Wars: Battlefront II	Imperial officer, Yoda
	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith video game	Cin Drallig, Jedi Leader, Neimoidian Brute, Neimoidian Guard, Yoda
	Star Wars: Republic Commando	Captain Talbot, Trandoshan Slaver #2, Yoda, Sun Fac
	Star Wars: Clone Wars Season Three	Yoda
2006	LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy	Voice Characterizations
	Star Wars: Empire at War	C-3PO, Additional Voices
	Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption	Additional Voices
2007	Robot Chicken: Star Wars	C-3PO
2008	Star Wars: The Clone Wars film	Yoda, Wullf Yularen, Narrator
	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed	Imperial officer, Kento Marek, Lobot, Ozzik Sturn
	Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season One	Yoda, Wullf Yularen, Narrator
	Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels	Yoda, Narrator
2009	Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Two	Yoda, Wullf Yularen, Captain Jayfon, Tactical Droid TX-21, Narrator
	Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes	Yoda, Narrator, C-3PO
	Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III	Yoda, Announcer, Newscaster (pre-title sketch)
	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II	Yoda, Rebel Pilot
	Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Three	Yoda, Wullf Yularen, Patrok Ru-Saxon, Orderly, Police droid, Twi'lek punk, Narrator
2011	Star Wars: The Old Republic	Narlock, Vandar Tokare, M1-4X
	Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Four	Narrator, Yoda, Mon Cala
	LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars	Yoda
	LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace	Yoda, Narrator, Senator Yaun, Pitchman, Admiral Ackbar
2012	Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Five	Narrator, Rigosso, Oked, Borkus, Yoda
	Star Wars: Smuggler's Gambit	Lieutenant Kane, Narrator
	Kinect Star Wars	Yoda, C-3PO, Naturalist, Imperial Commander
	Star Wars Droids: The Jawa Adventure	C-3PO
	LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out	Narrator, Yoda
2013	LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles	Narrator, Yoda, Qui-Gon Jinn
	Star Wars Pinball	Yoda, Narrator
	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel	M1-4X, Lurker, Prosk
2014	Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions	Narrator, Cultist Aide, Cultist Gunner, Admiral Yularen, Kraken, Medical Droid, Yoda, Creature, Guard, Muun
	LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles	Yoda, Narrator, Red Guard Pilot
	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan	M1-4X
2015	Star Wars Battlefront	Admiral Ackbar
	Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens	Control Room Technician, Unidentified male Hosnian
	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire	M1-4X, Herald of Zildrog
	LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales	Narrator, Yoda, Qui-Gon Jinn, Pit Droid, Officer, Garbagedroid #1
2016	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	Additional Voices
2016	LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Admiral Ackbar, Yoda, Mon Calamari Officer
2017	Star Wars Rebels	Wullf Yularen, Stormtrooper #3
2017–2018	Star Wars: Forces of Destiny	Yoda
2017	Star Wars Battlefront II	Yoda, Admiral Ackbar
2017	Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi	Admiral Ackbar
2019	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught	Narlock
2020	Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Seven	Narrator, Wullf Yularen, Yoda, Others
	Star Wars: Squadrons	Additional Voices
	The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special	Qui-Gon Jinn, Yoda
2021	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Narrator
2022	LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga	Admiral Ackbar, Qui-Gon Jinn, Yoda