During the pre-battle briefing on Yavin 4, Luke briefly chats with a character seated next to him who scoffs at the idea of successfully hitting such a small target as the Death Star exhaust port. In the shooting script and novelization of the film, this character is identified as Wedge. However, given his skeptical attitude and the fact that he was not played by Denis Lawson in this scene, many assume that he was one of the other anonymous Rebel pilots.

The fact that Lawson did not play Wedge in that particular scene sparked some discussion between fans who wanted to know who did. The speculation eventually revolved around two actors: Jack Klaff (who played John D) and Colin Higgins. It was thought by the majority of those concerned that Klaff was "Fake Wedge". However, in 2005 Pablo Hidalgo confirmed that Colin Higgins was the actor in question

Eyrezer posted:

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Hey Dan, this is probably pretty dated now, but I wanted to say what a great job you did with the Star Wars Trivial Pursuit. I recently realised a friend of a friend has the game. I now love playing it.

I got caught out last night by one particular question, it was asking who said to Luke that it was impossible to shoot a proton torpedo into the Death Star exhaust shoot. I could see the guy's face in my mind, but couldn't remember his name.

I finally said "John D" as my best guess. I was baffled when the answer given was Wedge Antilles. I knew that wasn't what Wedge looked like.

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rhonderoo posted:

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Dan, just heard you're coming to Memphis for a signing with the Public Library system. That's so awesome!

I have just about every Essential Guide there is. And the Trivial Pursuit game is awesome.

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