Uri was a Gotal of the male persuasion who worked at Merl's during the Imperial Era. He was employed as a bouncer in this cantina, located in the Old Town section of the spaceport called Muracie on the planet Centares. Uri, in conjunction with his partner Glocken, acted as enforcers for Merl's illicit activities; Merl was the owner of the cantina and specialized in hiding individuals in desperate situations who were willing to pay for his services. Uri was a specialist with his heavy blaster pistol and had a reputation for being quick to draw his weapon if anyone posed a threat to Merl. In 0 ABY, the notorious cyborg bounty hunter Beilert Valance made his way to Merl's while looking for Tyler Lucian, who was a Rebel Alliance deserter that Merl had agreed to hide on Centares. When Valance threatened Merl in order to get information, both Uri and Glocken intervened to defend him, but they were immediately shot down by the quick-drawing bounty hunter.
Archie Goodwin wrote Uri's debut appearance in Star Wars (1977) 29, which was released in 1979 with illustrations by Carmine Infantino. Although his species was initially not identified, Uri was later revealed to be a Gotal in the 2003 Star Wars Roleplaying Game adventure seed titled Triplet Threat.