Jason Wingreen, the man who voiced space bounty hunter Boba Fett in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back passed away on Christmas Day, his family confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 95.

The character actor was a familiar face to television viewers, playing Harry the bartender on All in the Family and Archie Bunker’s Place ,while also starring in three episodes of the cult favorite The Twilight Zone.

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Wingreen’s career, which began in the mid-1950s and included Broadway, TV and movies, spanned four decades until his retirement in the 1990s.

Wingreen was born on Oct. 9, 1920, in Brooklyn but was raised in Howard Beach in Queens, New York. While he set out to be a sportswriter, Wingreen found his love of acting in college and after serving in World War II, co-founded the Circle in the Square theatre company in New York’s vibrant Greenwich Village.

In 1954, Wingreen made his first appearance on Broadway starring in The Girl on the Via Flaminia and Fragile Fox.

From there, he made appearances on the small and silver screen. For 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back, Wingreen auditioned for Yoda but instead was given the part of Boba Fett, the intergalactic bounty hunter who captures hero Han Solo. The part had four lines and he was never credited.

Later in his career, Wingreen appeared in 1984’s Oh, God! You Devil and Seinfeld.