who play luke skywalker?
Mark Hamill
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 Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker , one of the last living Jedi and a skilled X @-@ wing fighter pilot 

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 A radio adaptation of the original 1977 film was first broadcast on National Public Radio in 1981 . The adaptation was written by science fiction author Brian Daley and directed by John Madden . It was followed by adaptations of The Empire Strikes Back in 1983 and Return of the Jedi in 1996 . The adaptations included background material created by Lucas but not used in the films . Mark Hamill , Anthony Daniels , and Billy Dee Williams reprised their roles as Luke Skywalker , C @-@ 3PO , and Lando Calrissian , respectively , except in Return of the Jedi in which Luke was played by Joshua Fardon and Lando by Arye Gross . The series also used John Williams ' original score from the films and Ben Burtt 's original sound designs . 

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 In 1982 , Shaw was chosen for the small but crucial role of redeemed Anakin Skywalker in Return of the Jedi , the third and final film in the original Star Wars trilogy . Although David Prowse played the costumed scenes and James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader , just as they had in the first two films , Shaw was cast in a single scene with Mark Hamill , during the moment aboard Death Star II when Luke Skywalker unmasks his dying father . Since the scene was unquestionably the emotional climax of the film , the casting crew sought an experienced actor for the role . 

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 Shaw was particularly known for his performances in productions of Shakespeare plays which were considered daring and ahead of their time . In 1966 , he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company , where he remained for a decade and delivered some of his most acclaimed performances . He also wrote several poems and a novel , The Christening , in 1975 . He is also known for his brief but important performance in Return of the Jedi , the original third installment in the Star Wars franchise , in which he portrayed an unmasked Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker 's ghost in the original version of the film . 

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 A radio drama adaptation of the film was written by Brian Daley with additional material contributed by John Whitman and was produced for and broadcast on National Public Radio in 1996 . It was based on characters and situations created by George Lucas and on the screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas . The first two Star Wars films were similarly adapted for National Public Radio in the early 1980s , but it was not until 1996 that a radio version of Return of the Jedi was heard . Anthony Daniels returned as C @-@ 3PO , but Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams did not reprise their roles as they had for the first two radio dramas . They were replaced by newcomer Joshua Fardon as Luke Skywalker and character actor Arye Gross as Lando Calrissian . John Lithgow voiced Yoda , whose voice actor in the films has always been Frank Oz . Bernard Behrens returned as Obi @-@ Wan Kenobi and Brock Peters reprised his role as Darth Vader . Veteran character actor Ed Begley , Jr. played Boba Fett . Edward Asner also guest @-@ starred speaking only in grunts as the voice of Jabba the Hutt . The radio drama had a running time of three hours . 
