Fan Casting Sidney Poitier as Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1950)

rwhite18 made this fan casting suggestion on April 13, 2023. What do you think? See below to cast your vote, or click here to see all fan casting suggestions for this role.

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy ...

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Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1950)

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Sidney Poitier

Han Solo (A smuggler and captain of the Millennium Falcon)

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1950)

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Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1950)

Sequel to the 1947 version of a new hope

by Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, and George Lucas

Set three years after the events of Star Wars, the film recounts the battle between the malevolent Galactic Empire, led by the Emperor, and the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia. Luke Skywalker ...

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Sidney Poitier is known for his roles in The Jackal, In the Heat of the Night, and Sneakers. He has been suggested by fans for 483 roles on myCast, including Actors in Best Actors Of All Time. Similar actors include James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington. Sidney Poitier was suggested to play Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1950) by rwhite18. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1950) has 14 roles, including Leia Organa, Chewbacca, and C-3PO.