Denis Lawson

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Denis Lawson (born September 27, 1947 in Crieff, Perth and Kinross), is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his roles as Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy and as Gordon Urquhart in the film Local Hero. <p>Lawson was born in Perthshire, Scotland. <p>In 1979 he had a child, Jamie[1], with actress Diane Fletcher, with whom he had a seven-year relationship after meeting in a stage production of Twelfth Night. <p>He met his wife, Sheila Gish, on the set of the 1985 film That Uncertain Feeling. They lived together for nearly 20 years before marrying in March 2004 (Antigua)&nbsp;; she died of cancer a year later (March 9, 2005). Her daughter from a previous marriage, Lou Gish, also succumbed to cancer in 2006. <p>He is an uncle of actor Ewan McGregor, who later played Obi-wan Kenobi in the second Star Wars trilogy. <p>Lawson began his career with a small role in a 1969 stage production of The Metamorphosis in London's West End. and has since starred in television dramas such as Rock...