‘Gremlins’ and ‘Star Wars’ Actor Mark Dodson Dead at 64

Mark Dodson, the actor who gave voice to among the little creatures in “Gremlins,” has died … TMZ has realized.

The voice actor additionally dropped at life characters for “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi,” “Day of the Dead” and numerous video video games — and nonetheless made appearances at fan conferences. Actually, Mark’s daughter tells TMZ he died whereas in Evansville, Indiana, to attend Horror Con.

She says Mark had flown to Indiana for the occasion, and checked into his lodge … and that is the place he suffered a “massive heart attack” whereas sleeping.

Dodson’s first huge break in Hollywood got here in 1983 — he was the voice of Salacious Crumb, the little creature with the high-pitched voice that was all the time seated dangerously near Jabba the Hut in ‘Return of the Jedi.’

And, because it turned out, ‘Star Wars’ opened the door for an additional iconic position the subsequent yr.

In “Gremlins,” Mark was the voice of Mogwai … and, inadvertently, had children all over the place — who noticed the film in 1984 — imitating his voice.

Mark labored constantly for a number of many years in movie, video video games, radio and commercials. As his rep tells us, Mark added “his unique voice and sound to each character and script he touched.”

His daughter, Ciara, says Mark “never ceased making me proud” and his legacy will reside on via his grandchildren and her.