He was an English Olympic coach and a renowned film fight choreographer, with a cinema career that spanned more than 50 years and included films such as Highlander, The Princess Bride, The Mask of Zorro, The Lord of the Rings, and Die Another Day.

He was regarded as the premier choreographer of Hollywood sword-fighting and during his career he coached many actors in swordsmanship, including Errol Flynn, Sean Connery, Antonio Banderas, Viggo Mortensen, Adrian Paul, and Johnny Depp. He also appeared as a stunt double for Darth Vader's lightsabre battles in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Anderson died on New Year's Day, 2012 in a West Sussex hospital at the age of 89. 

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