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Rest in peace Chris Muncke

By Mark Newbold

April 7, 2022

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Sad news arrives as Chris Muncke, Captain Khurgee from A New Hope, has passed away. Anyone who ever met Chris will know what a sharp wit he had, and how much fun an interview with him could be. We spent some time chatting with Chris at Dave Prowse’s final convention in December 2017 where we snapped this great gallery.

Our friend Dave Oldbury wrote this tribute to Chris over at Star Wars Autograph Collecting.

Condolences to Chris’ family, colleagues, fans and friends.

Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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Sad news arrives as Chris Muncke, Captain Khurgee from A New Hope, has passed away. Anyone who ever met Chris will know what a sharp wit he had, and how much fun an interview with him could be. We spent some time chatting with Chris at Dave Prowse’s final convention in December 2017 where we snapped this great gallery.

Our friend Dave Oldbury wrote this tribute to Chris over at Star Wars Autograph Collecting.

Condolences to Chris’ family, colleagues, fans and friends.

Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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