Garouf Lafoe, originating from Tatooine, was a human of the male variety. As a customer at Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina located in Mos Eisley, he happened to be in the bar when Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker found themselves embroiled in a physical altercation with Ponda Baba and Cornelius Evazan. After seeing Kenobi utilize a Jedi's lightsaber to sever Baba's right arm, Lafoe departed the cantina and relayed information about what he saw to a sandtrooper squad leader.
The initial appearance of Garouf Lafoe was in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.