Andrew Jack (dialect coach)
Andrew Jack (born Andrew Hutchinson; 28 January 1944 – 31 March 2020) was a British dialect coach and actor. He was born in London. He had worked on over 80 movies beginning in 1982.[1] He had worked with over 200 actors[2] including Robert Downey Jr., Pierce Brosnan, Cate Blanchett, and Viggo Mortensen. He was a supervising dialect coach for The Lord of the Rings, he created the Middle-earth accents and taught them, along with Elvish and Black Speech, to the cast of the trilogy.[3]
Jack can also be seen in the Star Wars movie series playing Resistance Major (later promoted to General) Caluan Ematt in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. He also voiced the character of Moloch in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
On March 31, 2020, Jack died from COVID-19 at the age of 76.[4]
References
- ↑ "Andrew Jack". The New York Times. https://movies.nytimes.com/person/408903/Andrew-Jack?scp=1&sq=andrew%20jack&st=cse. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "Career/Résumé | Dialect & Accent". Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ Moore, Miranda (Feb–Mar 2002). "How Elijah Wood learned Elvish". The Linguist.
- ↑ "Rest in Peace Andrew Jack, Major Caluan Ematt". Fantha Tracks. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
Other websites
- Andrew Jack on IMDb
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