Timothy D. Rose


Timothy D. Rose is an American actor and puppeteer.

Life and career

Rose is best known for playing the role of Admiral Ackbar in the third Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi, a role which he played again in ' and '. In addition, Rose also puppeteered the characters of Sy Snootles and Salacious Crumb in Return of the Jedi, and has been involved with other Lucasfilm and The Jim Henson Company projects, including The Dark Crystal and Howard the Duck.
He also helped in puppeteering the character of Tik-Tok in Walt Disney Pictures' Return to Oz.
Rose also made the puppets Cosmo and Dibs for the BBC children's series You and Me. They debuted on that show in 1983. He also did assistant puppetry for Barnaby Bear on Becky and Barnaby Bear.

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977–78Just WilliamsDouglas17 episodes
2012–13Wizards vs AliensNekross King26 episodes