Who's Who in Mos Eisley Cantina

Arleil Schous

Species: Defel (male)

Homeworld: Af'El

Occupation: Fortune hunter

Seating location: same table as Bom Vimdin.

Actor: Kim Falkinburg

Extra: Species is known to bend light around themselves to become invisible to others. Even though replaced by Melas in a close-up scene in the Special Edition onward of Star Wars Episode IV, he is still seen in the background.

Atheloe

Species: Lutrillian (male)

Homeworld: Lutrillia

Occupation: unknown

Seating location: close to the bar, on the right.

Sits with another alien Tzizvvt.

Actor: unknown

Extra: Does not wear an ascot like a similar alien named Ownellco in the cantina. Used to be named Solomahal, but was changed/retconned in Star Wars Insider 130 (now Legends). 

Boelo

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: unknown

Occupation: Henchman of Jabba 

Location: stands on the left side of the bar (background).

Actor: unknown

Extra: Later appears when Jabba meets Han Solo where the Millennium Falcon was docked (Special Edition onward versions).

Bom Vimdin

Species: Advozse (male)

Homeworld: Riflor

Occupation: Mercenary, smuggler, and black marketeer

Seating location: same table as Arleil Schous.

Actor: Tom Amand?

Extra: Held prisoner aboard the Death Star for a short time before escaping to Tatooine.

BoShek

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: Corellia

Occupation: Swoop racer, smuggler, and pilot-for-hire

Location: stands on the right side of the bar.

Actor: Basil Tomlin

Extra: Introduces Obi-Wan to Chewbacca in the cantina.

Braconner Bakiska

Species: Stennes shifter (male)

Homeworld: unknown

Occupation: unknown

Seating location: same table as Bom Vimdin.

Actor: unknown

Extra: Went unnamed for years until 2012.

Brea Tonnika

Species: Human (female)

Homeworld: unknown

Occupation: Con artist

Location: stands on the left side of the bar.

Actor: Christine Hewitt

Extra: Twin sister of Senni Tonnika.

Chachi De Maal

Species: Duros (female)

Homeworld: Duro

Occupation: Flight instructor

Location: stands with Ohwun De Maal. Later sits at same table as him.

Actor: Jon Berg

Extra: Wife of Ohwun De Maal. Owned and operated several docking bays, including Docking Bay 94, with her husband. Also went by the false name Baniss Keeg.

Chall Bekan*

Species: Morseerian (male)

Homeworld: unknown

Occupation: Leader of an alien agent network

Seating location: same table as Danz Borin.

Actor: unknown

Extra: Believed to be the other unnamed alien of the same species as Nabrun Leids in the cantina

Cobb Sonbepol

Species: Gotal

Homeworld: Antar 4

Occupation: unknown

Seating location: same table as Momaw Nadon.

Actor: unknown

Extra: Character went unnamed until 2017.

Damono Deomaley

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: unknown

Occupation: unknown

Location: stands on the left side of the bar.

Actor: Jeff Moon

Extra: Character went unnamed until 2015.

Dannik Jerriko

Species: human mutant (male) (canon)

Homeworld: unknown (canon)

Occupation: Bounty hunter

Location: stands in front of the bar.

Actor: Roy Staite

Extra: His species was changed from Anzat to human mutant in the new canon.

Danz Borin

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: Nar Shaddaa (Legends)

Occupation: Bounty hunter and pilot

Seating location: same table as Chall Bekan*. Also seen standing on the left side of the bar. 

Actor: Chris Bunn

Extra: Works for Jabba.

Debnoli

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: unknown

Occupation: Smuggler and bounty hunter

Seating location: sits close to the bar's entrance.

Actor: George Oliver

Extra: His ship was impounded by the Empire. Debnoli and the patron Eyvind might be one in the same.

Dice Ibegon

Species: Lamproid (female)

Homeworld: Florn

Occupation: Rebel

Seating location: same table as Lak Sivrak/Ketwol.

Puppeteer: unknown

Extra: Was a hand puppet filmed from the neck upwards.

Djas Puhr

Species: Sakiyan (male)

Homeworld: Sakiya

Occupation: Bounty hunter

Seating location: same table as Muftak.

Actor: Kim Falkinburg

Extra: Worked for Jabba. Was an associate of Han Solo for a short time.

Elis Helrot

Species: Givin (male)

Homeworld: Yag'Dhul

Occupation: Pilot and smuggler

Seating location: same table as Feltipern Trevagg.

Actor: Jon Berg

Extra: His scene was shot in supplemental footage during post production. In Legends, he piloted the modified freighter called Hinthra.

Eyvind

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: unknown

Occupation: Moisture farmer

Seating location: same table as Takeel (in illustration).

Actor: unknown

Extra: Sits in the same seat location as the patron Debnoli. In Legends, Eyvind was killed during his wedding by Tusken Raiders.

Dr. Cornelius Evazan

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: Alsakan

Occupation: Illegal surgeon, smuggler, pirate

Location: stands with Ponda Baba on the right side of the bar.

Actor: Alfie Curtis

Extra: Also seen on the desert moon of Jedha in Rogue One.

Feltipern Trevagg

Species: Gotal (male)

Homeworld: Antar 4

Occupation: Tax collector

Seating location: same table as M'iiyoom Onith.

Actor: Penny McCarthy

Extra: Local bounty hunter on the side.

Garouf Lafoe

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: unknown

Occupation: Ice trader

Location: stands on the right side of the bar.

Actor: Peter Diamond

Extra: Informs sandtroopers of the incident in the cantina (Obi-Wan and Dr. Evazan).

Gela Yeens

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: unknown

Occupation: Smuggler

Location: stands on the left side of the bar (background).

Actor: Tommy Weldin

Extra: Works for Jabba. Later seen with Jabba in Docking Bay 94.

Hem Dazon

Species: Arcona (male)

Homeworld: Cona

Occupation: Scout (formerly)

Seating location: same table as Bom Vimdin.

Puppeteer: Laine Liska

Extra: Stranded on Tatooine after wasting his money on salt and Juri juice.

Hennet Kayn

Species: Gotal

Homeworld: Antar 4

Occupation: unknown

Location: walks to a booth where Muftak is sitting while Greedo talks to Solo.

Actor: unknown

Extra: Character went unnamed until 2019.

Het Nkik

Species: Jawa (male)

Homeworld: Tatooine

Occupation: Trader

Seating location: right side of the bar, towards the front.

Actor: unknown

Extra: In Legends, he was a free-thinking Jawa who tried to avenge a friend's death, but was killed.

Hrchek Kal Fas

Species: Saurin (male)

Homeworld: Durkteel

Occupation: Droid trader

Location: stands in front of the bar.

Actor: Laurie Goode

Extra: Saurin are a Trandoshan subspecies.

Jenny

Species: Human (female)

Homeworld: Tatooine

Occupation: B-girl at the cantina

Location: sits in a booth to the left of the bar.

Actor: Jenny Cresswell

Extra: Though her scene with Han Solo was cut, she is still seen sitting to the left of the bar, next to a Rodian.

Kabe

Species: Chadra-Fan (female)

Homeworld: Chad

Occupation: Thief, informant

Location: stands on the right side of the bar.

Actor: Rusty Goffe

Extra: Lived with Muftak in the maintenance tunnels under the cantina and Docking Bay 83.

Kardue'sai'Malloc

Species: Devaronian (male)

Homeworld: Devaron

Occupation: Informant

Seating location: sits near Lak Sivrak and Ketwol.

Actor: Penny McCarthy

Extra: Also went by the nickname Labria.

Ketwol

Species: Pacithhip (male)

Homeworld: Shimia

Occupation: Asteroid miner

Seating location: same table as Dice Ibegon.

Puppeteer: Howie Weed

Extra: Replaces Lak Sivrak in the Special Edition version onward of Star Wars Episode IV.

Kitik Keed'kak

Species: Yam'rii (female)

Homeworld: Huk

Occupation: unknown

Location: stands on the right side of the bar (background).

Actor/Puppeteer: Jack Purvis

Lak Sivrak

Species: Shistavanen (male)

Homeworld: Uvena Prime

Occupation: Scout, hunter, and rebel

Seating location: same table as Dice Ibegon.

Actor: unknown

Extra: Replaced by Ketwol in the Special Edition version onward of Star Wars Episode IV, but is still a canon character in the Star Wars universe.

Leesub Sirln

Species: Qiraash (female)

Homeworld: Tatooine

Occupation: unknown

Location: stands to the left of the bar.

Actor: Pam Rose

Extra: She possessed precognition abilities.

Melas

Species: Sarkan (male)

Homeworld: Sarka

Occupation: Smuggler

Seating location: sits with Bom Vimdin.

Puppeteer: Don Bies/Howie Weed

Extra: Replaces Arleil Schous in the close-up scene of the Special Edition version onward of Star Wars Episode IV.

Merc Sunlet (Legends)

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: Tirac Munda

Occupation: Thief

Location: stands to the right of the bar in a scene.

Actor: Ted Western

Extra: In Legends, he was skilled in multiple languages.

M'iiyoom Onith

Species: H'nemthe (female)

Homeworld: H'nemthe

Occupation: none

Seating location: same table as Feltipern Trevagg.

Actor: Phil Tippett

Extra: Went by the nickname Nightlily.

Momaw Nadon

Species: Ithorian (male)

Homeworld: Ithor

Occupation: Rebel

Seating location: same table as Trinto Duaba.

Puppeteers: Phil Tippet and Jon Berg

Extra: Exiled from his home planet for revealing agricultural secrets to the Empire in order to save his world. Went by the nickname Hammerhead.

Mosep Binneed

Species: Nimbanel (male)

Homeworld: Nimban

Occupation: Accountant

Seating location: in a booth on the right side of the bar. Later seen sitting at a front table with Takeel.

Actor: Annette Jones

Extra: Works for Jabba. Later seen in the streets of Mos Eisley.

Muftak

Species: Talz (male)

Homeworld: Ord Plutonia

Occupation: Pickpocket, robber, and low-level spice dealer

Seating location: same table as Djas Puhr.

Actor: Laine Liska

Extra: Abandoned on Tatooine as a newborn. Pickpocketed with partner Kabe. Associate of Han Solo for a short time.

Myo

Species: Abyssin (male)

Homeworld: Byss

Occupation: Scout

Seating location: same table as Muftak.

Actor: Phil Tippett

Extra: Has regenerative abilities.

Nabrun Leids

Species: Morseerian (male)

Homeworld: Merj

Occupation: Smuggler, pilot-for-hire

Location: stands in front of the bar.

Actor: Janice Burchette

Extra: Breathes methane. Flew a custom light freighter named the Scarlet Vertha.

Neesh

Species: Rodian (male)

Homeworld: Rodia

Occupation: Bounty hunter

Seating location: seated with Danz Borin, to the left of the bar.

Actor: unknown

Extra: Hired an assassin named Spruch Goa to take care of Greedo. In Legends, he worked alongside another Rodian named Thuku. Doesn't wear a vest.

Ohwun De Maal

Species: Duros (male)

Homeworld: Tatooine

Occupation: Freelance flight instructor and smuggler

Location: stands on the side with Chachi De Maal. Later sits at same table as her.

Actor: Jon Berg

Extra: In Legends, worked both for the Empire and Rebels. Also went by the false name Ellorrs Madak.

Ownellco

Species: Lutrillian (male)

Homeworld: Lutrillia

Occupation: unknown

Location: stands on the left side of the bar.

Actor: unknown

Extra: Wears an ascot. Later seen in the streets of Mos Eisley.

Ponda Baba

Species: Aqualish (male)

Homeworld: Ando

Occupation: Smuggler and pirate

Location: stands on the right side of the bar.

Actor: Tommy Ilsley

Extra: Works alongside Dr. Evazan. Was later equipped with a cybernetic replacement arm.

Pons Limbic

Species: Siniteen (male)

Homeworld: Rattatak?

Occupation: unknown

Seating location: same table as Hem Dazon.

Actor: unknown

Extra: Able to mentally calculate hyperspace jumps. Goes by the nickname of Brainiac.

Reegesk

Species: Ranat (male)

Homeworld: Aralia

Occupation: Scavenger and thief

Location: stands near a table, towards the front with Takeel.

Actor: Sadie Eden

Extra: In Legends, he went into Mos Eisley to steal a power source for his tribe.

Ront Byrnloo

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: Corellia

Occupation: Pirate and bounty hunter

Location: standing to the left of the bar (background).

Actor: Ron Tarr

Extra: Works for Jabba. Later seen with Jabba in Docking Bay 94. Went unnamed until 2017.

Rycar Ryjerd

Species: Bimm (male)

Homeworld: Corellia

Occupation: Weapons smuggler

Location: stands in front of the bar.

Actor: Marcus Powell

Extra: In Legends, he trained people to become pilots.

Sai'torr Kal Fas

Species: Saurin (female)

Homeworld: Durkteel

Occupation: Bodyguard, scout, trainer

Location: stands to the left of the bar.

Actor: Barbara Frankland

Extra: In Legends, she worked for the Rebellion. Cousin of fellow patron Hrchek Kal Fas.

Senni Tonnika

Species: Human (female)

Homeworld: unknown (canon)

Occupation: Con artist

Location: stands to the left of the bar.

Actor: Angela Staines

Extra: Twin sister of Brea Tonnika.

Swilla Corey

Species: Human (female)

Homeworld: Tatooine

Occupation: Jerba tender and pickpocket

Seating location: sits to the right of the bar near where Obi-Wan stands, across from an unnamed Rodian.

Actor: Mandy Morton

Extra: In Legends, Ketwol helped rebuild her Jerba herd.

Takeel

Species: Snivvian (male)

Homeworld: Cadomai Prime

Occupation: Mercenary

Seating location: same table as Eyvind/Debnoli, near the entrance. Also seen later outside Han Solo's booth.

Actor: Alf Mangan

Extra: Was known as a double-crosser. Has patchy hair.*

Tawss Khaa

Species: Nimbanel (female)

Homeworld: Nimban

Occupation: Scout for Rebel Alliance

Seating location: seated in a booth near Leesub Sirlin.

Actor: Erica Simmons

Extra: Has red hair. In Legends, thought to have prophetic powers.

Trinto Duaba

Species: Stennes Shifter (male)

Homeworld: Stennaros

Occupation: unknown

Seating location: same table as Momaw Nadon.

Actor: Kim Falkinburg

Extra: Seen at Maz's castle on Takodana years later.

Tzizvvt

Species: Brizzit (male)

Homeworld: Jandoon

Occupation: Thief

Seating location: same table as Atheloe (rough cut).

Actor: Stephen Calcutt

Extra: Had the nickname Snail Head on set. Still appears in the final cut of the movie, briefly standing in the background when sandtroopers investigate the cantina.

Wioslea

Species: Vuvrian (female)

Homeworld: Vurdon Ka

Occupation: Sales merchant

Seating location: booth to the right of the bar.

Actor: David Stone

Extra: Also seen in Mos Eisley buying Luke's speeder.

Wuher

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: Tatooine

Occupation: Bartender

Location: behind the bar.

Actor: Ted Burnett

Extra: Parents were killed by battle droids during the Clone Wars.

Yerka Mig

Species: Human (male)

Homeworld: Ralltiir

Occupation: Pilot and Bureaucrat

Location: stands left of the bar.

Actor: George Stock

Extra: In Legends, he was hiding in the cantina from Imperial agents. Former Imperial officer.

Zutton

Species: Snivvian (male)

Homeworld: Cadomai Prime

Occupation: Artist

Location: is seen standing to the left of the bar in a scene.

Actor: unknown

Extra: Was the brother of Takeel. Also later seen in the streets of Mos Eisley. Nicknamed Snaggletooth.

unnamed Jawa

Homeworld: Tatooine

Occupation: Trader

Seating location: seated near Het Nkik.

Actor: unknown

other unnamed spacemen

Species: Human?

Locations: standing to the left of the bar.

Extra: Both spacemen seem to be wearing the same outfit.