Cliegg Lars

Cliegg Lars is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, appearing in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.

Warning: Spoilers follow

He is the widower of Shmi Skywalker, the stepfather of Anakin Skywalker, and the father of Owen Lars. A moisture farmer on Tatooine, he received the slave Shmi from Watto, and subsequently freed and married her. Years later, he was visited on Tatooine by Anakin and Padme Amidala, who learned that Shmi had been abducted by Tusken Raiders. Anakin set off to rescue her, and eventually brought Shmi's body back to the Lars Homestead, where she was buried alongside Cliegg's first wife and parents.

Cliegg Lars is played by Australian actor Jack Thompson.