Most appearances in Star Wars films

Anthony Daniels (UK, b. 1946) has appeared in all ten theatrically released Star Wars films to date. This includes nine appearances as the droid C-3PO, and one brief cameo (in Solo: A Star Wars Story) as character called "Tak".

Anthony Daniels (UK, b. 1946) has appeared in all eight theatrically released Star Wars films to date, as the droid C-3PO. The character is due to return in Star Wars: Episode VIII in December 2017.

Star Wars films to date (as of February 2017):

Episode IV: A New Hope (1977, directed by George Lucas)

Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980, directed by Irvin Kershner)

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983, directed by Richard Marquand)

Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999, directed by George Lucas)

Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002, directed by George Lucas & Jonathan Hales)

Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005, directed by George Lucas)

Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015, directed by J. J. Abrams)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016, directed by Gareth Edwards)

Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017, directed by Rian Johnston)

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, directed by Ron Howard)

Star Wars films in planning/production (as of November 2018):

Episode IX: title TBC (2019, directed by Colin Trevorrow)

Untitled Anthology film (planned for 2020, director TBC)