Fleet Admiral Gial Ackbar is a fictional character from the Star Wars franchise. A member of the amphibious Mon Calamari species, Ackbar was the foremost military commander of the Rebel Alliance, and he led the attack against the second Death Star in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983), the final entry in the original Star Wars trilogy. Although his time in the film was brief, Ackbar became a prominent character in other Star Wars media, including novels, comic books, video games, and television shows, and later made appearances in the sequel trilogy films Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and the television series The Clone Wars.
Timothy D. Rose as Admiral Ackbar in Return of the Jedi (1983)
An animated version of Ackbar in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which is set roughly 20 years before the events of the first Star Wars film.
Ackbar as he appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), which was released 32 years after Return of the Jedi.
Timothy Rose, pictured here in 2016, portrayed Ackbar in all three Star Wars films.
Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film that is the sequel to Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980). It is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy and the sixth chronological film in the "Skywalker Saga". It is directed by Richard Marquand based on a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. The film follows the ongoing struggle between the malevolent Galactic Empire and the freedom fighters of the Rebel Alliance. As the Rebels attempt to destroy the Empire's second Death Star, Luke Skywalker hopes to bring his father, Darth Vader, back from the dark side of the Force. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz.
Theatrical release poster by Kazuhiko Sano
George Lucas (pictured in 1986)
Revenge of the Jedi teaser poster
Return of the Jedi showing at the University Theatre in Toronto; the marquee reads, "The Smash of 83".