He played "Voltan" in the 1980 version of "Flash Gordon" which earned him a coveted "he could be in the worst movie ever and he'd still be a star in my books" pass; he also tried to climb Mount Everest three times and climbed Kilimanjaro. He was the voice of the Naboo king in Star Wars IV, ladies and gentleman, I give you ...
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