He was cast as "Bib Fortuna" in
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) after casting director
Mary Selway saw him appearing in the play "The Streets of London" in 1981. It took over eight hours of make-up to first transform him into the Twi'lek advisor. By the end of his five-week
shoot, make-up artist
Nick Dudman had streamlined the process down to 58 minutes. Removing the make-up took another 25 minutes. He also wore lifts to make himself look even more imposing than his actual 6 feet in height.