Mark Hamill? “Star Wars”. The role of Luke Skywalker was both a blessing and a curse for actor Mark Hamill. On the one hand it meant his breakthrough as an actor, on the other hand he always remained “the Luke Skywalker from Star Wars”, which has prevented one or the other cast in series and films. After Mark Hamill struggled with it for a long time, at some point he took the matter for granted and made the best of it: thoroughly self-deprecating, with a heart for “Star Wars” fans, and always for fun – even if only for a commercial battle with Picard actor Patrick Stewart or in his snappy and funny ones Twitter-Battles starring the character character of the other major space sci-fi franchise, “Star Trek” – William Shatner.
Wanted poster: Mark Richard Hamill
Born:25. September 1951 in Oakland, Kalifornien (USA)
Filmography: IMDb page
German dubbing voice: Hans-Georg Panczak
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So what do you do as an actor when you’re as committed to a role as Mark Hamill? He found two ways: on the one hand, he switched to the theater subject and celebrated considerable success there; on the other hand, he became known as a spokesman for animated series, films and games – and one of the busiest speakers ever. So let’s take a look at the individual areas from the work of Mark Hamill.
After first guest appearances in series: Mark Hamill in Star Wars – how it came about
It was actually a coincidence that we came into contact with the “Star Wars” franchise. Oakland-born Mark Hamill studied game play at Los Angeles City College and had his first steps in front of the camera with guest appearances on series such as “The Streets of San Francisco”, “The Texas Wheelers”, “The Bill Cosby Show”, “General” Hospital “and” The Partridge Family “. Hamill was friends with Robert Englund, who was best known as Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare franchise. He spoke for a role in “Apocalypse Now” and noted that parallel to this audition there was an audition for a new science fiction film in the same studio. He convinced his friend Mark Hamill to attend – and Mark Hamill became Luke Skywalker.
He played the role in all three parts of the original trilogy, and took the role one more time when the production of the three sequel films was started. After that, the role should finally be over for Hamill – he had emphasized it again and again. But only to fool everyone, because in the finale of the second season of “Star Wars – The Mandalorian” he returned as Luke Skywalker – further guest appearances not excluded. Incidentally, Hamill is usually spoken in the German synchro by Hans-Georg Panczak.
Mark Hamill on stage – and with other guest roles in series
After the success of Star Wars, Mark Hamill was Luke Skywalker. He auditioned for the role of Mozart in “Amadeus”, but was turned down by the producers on the grounds that they did not want Luke Skywalker in the film. For this he became active as a stage actor and played in several theater performances on Broadway, including the drama Amadeus there. And he was successful: the role earned him a nomination for a Drama Desk Award. He was also seen as a guest star in various other series, including “seaQuest DSV”, “Outer Limits”, “Chuck”, “Criminal Minds”, “The Flash” – and in “The Big Bang Theory”, where yes various actors have made a guest appearance, not infrequently as themselves or in their greatest roles.
Mark Hamill as the voice actor – the perfect cast as the villain
Mark Hamill started a second career as a speaker and voice actor. He’s considered one of the hottest voice actors today, especially when it comes to speaking bad guys. This is due to the fact that he entered the DC universe in 1992 as a voice actor and took over the role of the Joker in the animated “Batman” series. He kept the role in the entire franchise and was in the animated series “Superman”, “Static Shock”, “Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker” and “Justice League Unlimited” to hear. From this a further career developed: He took on the role of the super villain Trickster in “Flash and Substance” as well as in the series “The Flash” in the 90s as well as in the “Arrow” spin-off “The Flash, where he did not only trickster Voice, but the character also played.
Mark Hamill was also often heard in the games sector, for example in the “Wing Commander” series and in various Lucasarts games. So you can see that even if you have such a well-known actor face and are connected to a single role, you can still be successful with exciting projects. Mark Hamill accepted his Skywalker fate at some point and made a name for himself in the DC Universe with his voice. And it will be interesting to see what surprises the growing “Star Wars” universe has in store for us. We certainly haven’t seen Luke Skywalker last time.
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