Truro Fencing Club - of which he was previously president and head coach - announced the news on Twitter earlier this week, but no further details of his death have been confirmed.
The club's official account said: "We are sad to announce the sudden passing of our President & former Head Coach Richard Bonehill.
"A great leader & an inspiration."
The star appeared in both The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi in the original Star Wars trilogy, playing various roles across both films.
As well as alien Nien Nunb - who co-piloted th
On his official website, he wrote: "I was just one of a team of extras who worked on the Star Wars films. There was a hard core team of about 15 of us who worked continually on the films as different characters (mostly with masks or helmets on) who were then added to when there were larger scenes such as the massed guard of honour on the Death Star.
"We spent most of our time running around the sets as Stormtroopers , standing guard at doors or following Darth Vader around. In addition to Stormtroopers and Rebel Soldiers I also played a number of ‘masked’ Aliens."
He appeared in a number of high-profile projects over the years, including extras roles in Doctor Who between 1982 and 1986.
e Millennium Falcon with Billy Dee Williams' character Lando Calrissian - he also appeared as a rebel soldier, TIE fighter pilot, Stormtrooper and more.
RIP
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