Simon Williamson, best known to Star Wars fans for brining Max Rebo to life in Return of the Jedi, is the ninth guest announced as attending Echo Base Live XVII: Galaxy of Creatures, taking place at the Kingfisher Shopping Centre in Redditch on October 11th, 2025.
Simon regards Max Rebo as the main character he played in ROTJ, but he also had a lot of fun playing Gamorrean guards – Jubnuk (who gets eaten by the monstrous Rancor) and Gartogg, the main guard in Jabba’s palace. He also played a Mon Calamari officer and assisted Mike Quinn in his masterful puppeteering of Nein Numb.
Simon was one of the foremost mime artist/creature performers in film/tv industry in the early 1980’s. You will have seen his work in Star Wars Return of the Jedi, Jim Henson’s Dark Crystal, Frank Oz’s Little Shop of Horrors, and in three Muppet films. Outside the world of Star Wars he is also an actor, writer and director.
Simon will be join us all day, signing autographs and answering your questions.
Autograph Price: £30
Early Bird tickets are on sale NOW!
Simon will also be joining our Star Guest Dinner.
(Autograph charges apply and are at the discretion of the signer, all signers are subject to change and are beyond the control of the event promoter).
Simon joins the already announced Ailsa Berk, Paul Blake, Sean Crawford, Brian Herring, Eileen Roberts, Alan Ruscoe, Andy Secombe and Paul Springer.
Put the date in your diaries and we hope to see you there! All updates on tickets and guests will be available via the Echo Base Facebook groups and here on Jedi News.
