answers: Cushing
context: Grand Moff Tarkin Governor Wilhuff Tarkin is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise, first portrayed by English actor Peter Cushing in the 1977 film "Star Wars". He is the commander of the Death Star, the Galactic Empire's dwarf planet-sized battle station. His philosophies "ruling through fear of force", dubbed the "Tarkin Doctrine", became central to Imperial policy and promoted him to become the first Grand Moff in the Galactic Empire. The character has been called "one of the most formidable villains in "Star Wars" history." Tarkin's character was originally conceived as a holy man from the planet Aquila, </s> "Starman". His last film role of the 20th century was as a Soviet soldier, Sgt. Stepan Gorsky in John Milius' "Red Dawn" (1984). He now lives with his wife and daughter in France . Pera developed other interests in video and electronics and eventually formed his own company, All Systems Go! in L.A. in 1988, designing and installing home theaters and residential sound systems. He now specializes in eliminating remote control clutter and other AV and WiFi solutions at his San Diego-based company. Radames Pera Radames Pera (born September 14, 1960) is an American former actor best known for his </s> Count Baltar Count Baltar was a leading antagonist in the original "Battlestar Galactica" (1978) television series. The character betrayed the human race to its enemy, the robot race of Cylons. He was portrayed by Canadian actor John Colicos. Material deleted from the final broadcast of the episodes explains that Baltar had originally been a Colonial military officer, who led an expedition to discover new sources of tylium for mining. After discovering a particularly rich tylium deposit on Carillon, Baltar decided to go into business for himself, leaving the military. He falsified records, declaring Carillon too minimal for mining, and set
question: who played tarkin in the original star wars