10 Background Actors In Star Wars Who Got Themselves Noticed

Though George Lucas has generally kept himself firmly behind the camera in the Star Wars franchise, he finally relented and gave himself a cameo in Revenge of the Sith.

At the start of the opera sequence - where Palpatine tells Anakin about the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise - two distinctive blue-faced aliens can be seen talking outside the entrance to the building. The male one is indeed Lucas himself, sure to be spotted by only the most hardcore fans.

Though Lucas played the part uncredited, his character's name was later confirmed to be Baron Notluwiski Papanoida, and he eventually appeared in the Clone Wars episode "Sphere of Influence."

The woman standing next to the Baron, meanwhile, was his daughter Senator Chi Eekway Papanoida, aptly played by Lucas' own daughter Katie.