Deaths of note from around the world:

Richard LeParmentier, 66: A veteran character actor who worked primarily on British television, he was best-known to American audiences for his role in “Star Wars,” in which he played a young Death Star commander who is nearly choked to death by Darth Vader after showing disrespect to Jedi way of life. LeParmentier was also a screenwriter. Although he lived in Bath, England, he died suddenly Tuesday in Austin, Texas, where he was visiting his grandchildren.