Having playing Gold Five, otherwise known as "Pops" in Star Wars, Graham Ashley was a prolific television actor given his relatively short period of activity who appeared in Doctor Who, The Avengers, The Young Detectives, Z Cars, Dixon of Dock Green and many others. Though his role in Star Wars was limited, his character was given more back story in the Expanded Universe, where his full name is revealed - Davish Krail. Ashley passed away in October 1979 at the age of 52.