Timothy D. Rose (born July 17, 1956) is an American actor and puppeteer, best known for playing

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in the ''

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'' series. In addition, he puppeteered for Salacious B. Crumb, the court jester of

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, in '' Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi''.

Early life

Rose was born in

Pittsfield, Illinois Pittsfield is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,206 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 4,576 in 2010. History Pittsfield was initially settled by settlers from New England. These sett ...

, on July 17, 1956.

Career

Rose is best known for playing the role of

in the third ''

'' film, ''

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'', a role which he played again in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' and '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi''. In addition, Rose also puppeteered the characters of

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and Salacious Crumb in ''Return of the Jedi'', and has been involved with other

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and

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projects, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. He also helped in puppeteering the character of Tik-Tok in

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' ''

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''. Rose also made the puppets Cosmo and Dibs for the BBC children's series '' You and Me''. They debuted on that show in 1983. He also did assistant puppetry for Barnaby Bear on '' Becky and Barnaby Bear''. In 1988, Rose collaborated with creature designer/maker

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on the lion Aslan for the BBC's ''

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''. Rose sculpted the skull and installed the animatronics for the animal's head and operated it during filming.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Timothy M. 1956 births Living people American male actors People from Pittsfield, Illinois