Fan Casting Burgess Meredith as Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1953)

josephmcnulty made this fan casting suggestion on December 21, 2023. What do you think? See below to cast your vote, or click here to see all fan casting suggestions for this role.

Burgess Meredith

Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997), known professionally as Burgess Meredith, was an American actor in theatre, film, and television, who also worked as a director. Act...

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Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1953)

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Burgess Meredith

Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1953)

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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1953)

What if the Star Wars series started in the 1950s. Filmed in color and in Widescreen CinemaScope.

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Burgess Meredith is known for his roles in Rocky III, Rocky, and Rocky II. He has been suggested by fans for 236 roles on myCast, including Best in Best and Worst Superhero castings. Similar actors include Danny DeVito, Colin Farrell, and Robin Lord Taylor. Burgess Meredith was suggested to play Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1953) by josephmcnulty. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Laurence Olivier. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1953) has 21 roles, including Han Solo, Grand Moff Tarkin, and Princess Leia.