A "Star Wars" actor who played a key role in "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980 died in a care facility in California.

Chewbacca's weapon and Luke Skywalker's "Medal of Yarvin" feature in some of the most iconic scenes in the original Star Wars ...

Chewbacca’s bowcaster, used in the original Star Wars trilogy, has sold for $768,600 (€710,397) at auction, smashing its ...

Chewbacca's bowcaster, used in the original Star Wars trilogy, has sold for $768,600 at auction in the US, smashing its ...

Pic: AP Meanwhile, a medal given to Luke Skywalker after he destroyed the Death Star in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) was sold for $378,000 (£292,124). "The Medal of Yavin" was ...

A medal awarded to Luke Skywalker after he destroyed the Death Star in Star Wars is on sale for 300,000 to 600,000 US dollars. Propstore is selling the Medal of Yavin, which was worn by the future ...

The Star Wars timeline is epic ... Luke begins Jedi training and meets Han Solo and Chewbacca. Alderaan was destroyed by Death Star. Leia rescued. Obi-Wan Kenobi dies. The Death Star was destroyed.

A medal given to Luke Skywalker after he destroyed the Death Star in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) was also sold for 378,000 dollars (£292,124). The Medal of Yavin, worn by the ...