Andrew Jack, 'Star Wars' actor, dies from Covid-19

Jack's widow Gabrielle Rogers is also a voice, accent and dialect coach who first started working in the film, television and theatre industries as an actor in the 1980s. Rogers and Jack were married until his death from COVID-19 on 31 March 2020.His wife Rogers wrote on Twitter, "We lost a man today. Andrew Jack was diagnosed with coronavirus two days ago. He was in no pain, and he slipped away peacefully knowing that his family were all 'with' him".

At the time of his death, Jack was working as a coach on the new The Batman, that was in production.

Andrew Jack, a British actor and dialect coach who had roles in a number of "Star Wars" movies, has died aged 76 after contracting Covid-19,his agent has said.

Jack played Major (and then General) Ematt in "Star Wars: Episode VII -- The Force Awakens" and "Star Wars: Episode VIII -- The Last Jedi."

He also worked as a vocal coach on a number of blockbuster movie franchises, including "Guardians of the Galaxy," "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Avengers."

He also worked as a vocal coach on a number of blockbuster movie franchises, including "Guardians of the Galaxy," "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Avengers."

He was still working full pelt, currently coaching on the new Batman," McCullough added, referring to "The Batman," which is set for release in 2021. "Dialect coaching isn't just about being good at accents -- you need to make your actors feel safe and confident -- and Andrew's actors adored him."

Jack had a long-running association with the "Star Wars" movies and had roles both in front of and behind the camera. He also had voice parts, including as Moloch in "Solo: A Star Wars Story."

American actor Sean Astin, who worked with Jack on "The Lord of the Rings" movies, paid tribute to him on Twitter, saying that he "made a mean curry" and "was powerful & gentle in equal measure."

Andrew Jack loved a unique theory of gravity, that we are all being pushed down, instead of pulled down. We loved Andrew Jack," he added.

Producer Christopher Miller, executive producer of "Solo: A Star Wars Story," tweeted: "Andrew Jack was the dialect coach on SOLO, and a kind and thoughtful man. We asked him to teach Alden to speak Shyriiwook, and I'll always remember listening to them gargle-roar at each other back and forth."