Governor Wilhuff Tarkin or Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe and shares the antagonist role with Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. He was portrayed by the late British actor Peter Cushing in that film. A younger version of the character makes a brief cameo in the prequel film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, where he was portrayed by Wayne Pygram. He was also portrayed by Keene ...
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Governor Wilhuff Tarkin or Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe and shares the antagonist role with Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. He was portrayed by the late British actor Peter Cushing in that film. A younger version of the character makes a brief cameo in the prequel film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, where he was portrayed by Wayne Pygram. He was also portrayed by Keene Curtis in the Star Wars radio drama. Tarkin has been called "one of the most formidable villains in Star Wars history".
In A New Hope, Tarkin is the Governor of the Imperial Outland Regions and commander of the Death Star. He is charged, along with Darth Vader, with pursuing and destroying the Rebel Alliance. He threatens Princess Leia Organa with the destruction of her home planet of Alderaan if she does not reveal the location of the Rebels' base. When she names another planet, he has Alderaan destroyed anyway; seemingly of his own...
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