Post by shinnickneth on Feb 6, 2022 20:27:07 GMT
I've seen this guy's name pop-up through the years in association with Star Wars. There's been questions of his legitimacy pretty much all along the way and there's webpages devoted into researching on him.
If you don't know, Hal Walmsley is an actor that claims to have been in original trilogy - specifically as the Jawa that stuns R2-D2 in Episode 4. Here's his website to which he charges fans (and has been for decades) for autographs on Star Wars items:
www.timem.com/starwebs/halwamsley/
I used to collect Star Wars autographs at one time. Had a lot fun doing it, met a lot of great people, but I avoided this guy back in the day as there was no evidence he was in the movie - just his word. He did do a movie called Cybersex Kittens...but Star Wars? No proof. It bothers me this guy may have taken advantage of our fellow fans, and not only that, continues to do so! He's not even a little person. He's a full-size man:
My understanding is that all the Jawas - in the OT at least - were played by little people actors. How could this guy have been a Jawa like he claims?!
Now the clincher? Lucasfilm has said (during the Lucas era) they have NO documentation or otherwise that Hal Walmsley was in the movie either. As a result, they never allowed Walmsley to attend any of their official conventions for signings/appearances. He has attended other science fictions conventions through the years, charging for autographs while other Star Wars names attending the convention too (like Jeremy Bulloch and Peter Mayhew) were mystified by his presence. Bulloch reportedly chuckled to a fan one time, "Oh, ol' Hal is here!"
Something isn't right here. Has anyone else heard anything about this possible trickster?
If you don't know, Hal Walmsley is an actor that claims to have been in original trilogy - specifically as the Jawa that stuns R2-D2 in Episode 4. Here's his website to which he charges fans (and has been for decades) for autographs on Star Wars items:
www.timem.com/starwebs/halwamsley/
I used to collect Star Wars autographs at one time. Had a lot fun doing it, met a lot of great people, but I avoided this guy back in the day as there was no evidence he was in the movie - just his word. He did do a movie called Cybersex Kittens...but Star Wars? No proof. It bothers me this guy may have taken advantage of our fellow fans, and not only that, continues to do so! He's not even a little person. He's a full-size man:
My understanding is that all the Jawas - in the OT at least - were played by little people actors. How could this guy have been a Jawa like he claims?!
Now the clincher? Lucasfilm has said (during the Lucas era) they have NO documentation or otherwise that Hal Walmsley was in the movie either. As a result, they never allowed Walmsley to attend any of their official conventions for signings/appearances. He has attended other science fictions conventions through the years, charging for autographs while other Star Wars names attending the convention too (like Jeremy Bulloch and Peter Mayhew) were mystified by his presence. Bulloch reportedly chuckled to a fan one time, "Oh, ol' Hal is here!"
Something isn't right here. Has anyone else heard anything about this possible trickster?
