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((Infobox person
| name          = Michael Leader
| image         = Michael Leader.jpg
| alt           = grey-haired man in a padded coat
| caption       = Michael Leader in ''EastEnders''
| birth_name    = 
| birth_date    = 12 September 1938
| birth_place   = [[Hackney Central|Hackney, London]], England
| death_date    = ((death date and age|2016|8|22|1938|9|12|df=y))
| death_place   = England
| nationality   = English
| other_names   = 
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 
| known_for     = ((plainlist|*''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' (1977) — the "clumsy stormtrooper" (disputed)
* ''[[EastEnders]]'' (1985–2016) — Michael the milkman ))
| notable_works = 
))

'''Michael Leader''' (12 September 1938 – 22 August 2016)<ref>((cite news |last=Keast-Marriott |first=Andy |date=25 August 2016 |title=Michael Leader 1938-2016 |url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2016/08/michael-leader-1938-2016.html |publisher=Doctor Who News |access-date=10 September 2016 ))</ref><ref>((cite news |last=McGrath |first=Rachel |date=24 August 2016 |title=Michael Leader Dead: 'EastEnders' Team Pay Tribute Pay Tribute As Actor Who Played Milkman Dies |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/michael-leader-eastenders-star-wars_uk_57bd8454e4b042aee74e2904 |work=[[The Huffington Post]] UK |access-date=9 September 2016 ))</ref> was an English actor known for his roles in the British television programmes, notably the soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'', and for a minor part in the 1977 film ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]''.

==Life==
Leader was born in [[Hackney Central|Hackney, London]], in 1938.<ref name="Lentz">((cite book |last1=Lentz III |first1=Harris M. |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2016 |date=2017 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476670317 |pages=235–6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZEwDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Michael%20Leader%22%20actor&pg=PT249 |accessdate=5 July 2018 |language=en))</ref> He was the son of the jazz band leader Harry Leader.<ref name="doctorwhonews">((cite web |last1=Keast-Marriott |first1=Andy |title=Michael Leader 1938-2016 |url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2016/08/michael-leader-1938-2016.html |website=Doctor Who News |accessdate=5 July 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705090106/http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2016/08/michael-leader-1938-2016.html|archivedate=5 July 2018|url-status=live))</ref>

Michael was married to a Dutch woman and became father of one daughter in 1975.((Citation needed|date=February 2019))

In his spare time, he liked to be around in the [[Leyton Orient F.C.]] Stadium, as he was a fan of the team.((Citation needed|date=February 2019))

==Career==
Leader had a number of minor parts and appeared as an [[Extra (acting)|extra]] in a range of television programmes.

His debut film appearance was a minor role as an [[Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|imperial stormtrooper]] in the original ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' film (1977). Although only on-screen for a matter of seconds, Leader's appearance has attracted particular interest in [[Cultural impact of Star Wars|''Star Wars'' fan culture]] as he has claimed to be the stormtrooper who bangs his helmeted head on a door frame in a scene on board the [[Death Star]]. This was a [[blooper]] which was overlooked during editing and has remained part of the film ever since.<ref name="cnet">((cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Gael Fashingbauer |title=Stormtrooper who bonked head in original Star Wars movie has died |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/stormtrooper-who-bonked-head-in-original-star-wars-movie-has-died/ |accessdate=5 July 2018 |work=CNET |date=26 August 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705083411/https://www.cnet.com/news/stormtrooper-who-bonked-head-in-original-star-wars-movie-has-died/ |archivedate=5 July 2018 |language=en|url-status=live))</ref> A rival claim to the part of the "clumsy stormtrooper" has been made by fellow actor [[Laurie Goode]], who has stated that it was he who bumped his head in the scene, not Leader.<ref name="hollywoodreporter">((cite web |last1=Parker |first1=Ryan |title='Star Wars' Head-Banging Stormtrooper Explains the Classic Blunder |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-40th-anniversary-head-banging-stormtrooper-explains-classic-blunder-1003769 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=5 July 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705091630/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-40th-anniversary-head-banging-stormtrooper-explains-classic-blunder-1003769|archivedate=5 July 2018 |language=en|url-status=live))</ref>

Leader's most substantial role was a recurring part as Michael the [[milkman]] in the BBC soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'', a part he played since its first episode in 1985. The role was not a speaking part until the Christmas Eve Episode in 1991 when [[Frank Butcher]], [[Mike Reid (actor)]] invites him into the B&B for a drink. Michael says "It's a bit early", and has a small amount of dialogue with Frank after this.

Leader also had minor appearances in the television programmes ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', and ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]''.<ref name=metro>((cite news |last=Lindsay |first=Duncan |date=24 August 2016 |title=Cast pay tribute as EastEnders and Star Wars actor Michael Leader dies |url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/24/cast-pay-tribute-as-eastenders-and-star-wars-actor-michael-leader-dies-6088064/ |publisher=Metro UK |access-date=10 September 2016 ))</ref>

Leader died on 22 August 2016.<ref name=metro />

==Filmography==
===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]''
| Stormtrooper
| Film, Uncredited
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Blake's 7]]''
| Rebel / Technician
| 2 episodes, Uncredited
|-
| 1980–1983
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| Soldier / Mutant / Terileptil / Pangol Clone
| "[[The Leisure Hive]]" (1980); "[[The Visitation (Doctor Who)|The Visitation]]" (1982); "[[The King's Demons]]" (1983); "[[Mawdryn Undead]]" (1983)<ref name="doctorwhonews"/><br>Uncredited
|-
| 1985–2016
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
| Milkman / Michael
| Uncredited<br>16 episodes, (final appearance)
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]''
| Man near reception
| Episode: "Golfing with the Major"
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Red Dwarf]]''
| Hooded Horde
| Episode: "Terrorform", Uncredited
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Harry Hill's TV Burp]]''
| Slow Eastenders Extra
| Television series
|}

== References ==
((reflist|30em))

==External links==
* ((IMDb name|0494915))

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[[Category:Male actors from London]]

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