Kit Hillier, a British performer, had a role as a Rebel trooper in the motion picture Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. Initially, Hillier's casting was for the part of Han Solo's tauntaun caretaker. However, Harrison Ford, the actor portraying Solo, dismissed Hillier from the position during the rehearsal phase of filming, citing Hillier's incapability to properly manage the mechanical tauntaun's reins. Subsequently, Richard Bonehill took over the role.
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