34 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Were in ‘Star Wars’ Movies (Photos)

The “Star Wars” franchise — now just about 43 years old — is full of secret cameos, soon-to-be-famous actors in small bit parts, and well-known faces behind alien masks and makeup. Here are 34 big names hidden throughout the franchise you might not have known about, up to and including “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”

John Ratzenberger (“The Empire Strikes Back”) 

Ratzenberger is best remembered as know-it-all postman Cliff Clavin from “Cheers,” or maybe his numerous voice roles in Pixar movies. In “The Empire Strikes Back,” Ratzenberger is one of the Rebel officers hanging around Echo Base on Hoth with Princess Leia and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels).