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I seem to remember Alec Guinness hit the jackpot on the SW franchise by demanding a % of the profit (gross?), so I assume this guy had a different contract. I suppose Guinness had a lot more pull and negotiating leverage than a dude whose primary contribution to the films was to be tall.

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Alec Guinness was a Serious Actor with plenty of impressive film appearances under his belt. Of course he had more pull.

Maybe the fact that people would have noticed if they had replaced him in the sequels also strengthened his bargaining position.

I don't think Sir Alec ever thought there would be sequels. Especially since he dies in the first movie.

I think it's just a matter of good bargaining. At the time, Guinness had been in the movies for three-plus decades. Prowse's career hovered just above the "extra" category. Prowse probably signed whatever contract they gave him; Guinness probably dictated terms.

>Prowse's career hovered just above the "extra" category.

At the time, Prowse was most famous as the Green Cross Code Man, from the UK's pedestrian safety public service films of the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRUBMBi_lp4

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