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name: "Timothy M. Rose"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tim-rose"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 July 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:26:09.473126+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Timothy M. Rose

Actor. Born 17 July 1956 in Pittsfield - Illinois - USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 July 1956, Pittsfield - Illinois - USA
- **Also known as:** Tim Rose, Timothy Rose

## Biography

Timothy M. Rose (also credited as Tim Rose) is an American actor and puppeteer. He was born on 17 July 1956 in Pittsfield, Illinois.

Rose is best known for performing as Admiral Ackbar in *Return of the Jedi* (1983), a role he reprised in *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015) and *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017). He also puppeteered Sy Snootles and Salacious Crumb in the 1983 film. His other credits include head operator on *Howard the Duck* (1986), work on *The Dark Crystal* (1982) and *Return to Oz* (1985), and additional Muppet performer duties on *The Muppet Christmas Carol* (1992). He has worked on various Lucasfilm and Jim Henson Company productions.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Howard the Duck* (1986), Fi1m 43, as Howard T. Duck — [page](https://film.one/film/howard-the-duck.md)

## Also known for

- *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), Admiral Ackbar
- *Return of the Jedi* (1983), Admiral Ackbar — [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md)
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), Admiral Ackbar
- *The Muppet Christmas Carol* (1992), Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- *Return to Oz* (1985), Tik-Tok (on-set performer)
- *The Great Muppet Caper* (1981), Muppet Performer (uncredited)

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