Everett McGill as Stilgar.
Stilgar, full name Stilgar Ben Fifrawi, was the Naib, or leader of Sietch Tabr, a Fremen tribe of Arrakis during the Atreides Fiefdom.
Early Life
Stilgar was born in the year 10,141 A.G. in Sietch Umbu. As a youth he was saved by Pardot Kynes from Harkonnen soldiers. The act resulted in a life-long friendship, and in Stilgar adopting Kynes dream of transforming Arrakis into a clement and green planet.
Stilgar became Naib of Sietch Tabr when he called out and defeated the existing Naib Forad. He went on to establish himself as one of the most respected and fearsome Fremen. ==References and notes==
Role with House Atreides
Upon the change of the Arrakis fief in 10,191AG from House Harkonnen to House Atreides, Stilgar was befriended by Atreides Swordmaster Duncan Idaho, who had been sent in advance by Duke Leto Atreides to gauge and study the Fremen. In Idaho's reports to Leto, Idaho had judged Stilgar to be a 'good example' of the Fremen of Arrakis. Indeed, through Idaho's relationship with Stilgar and his tribe, he became so impressed with the Fremen and their ways that Idaho accepted dual loyalties to the Atreides and to Stilgar.
After the House Harkonnen's attacked Arrakis and House Atreides went renegade, the remaining members of the Atreides family, namely the Ducal heir Paul Atreides and his mother, the Lady Jessica, sought refuge with Stilgar and his tribe. Eventually, through Paul's leadership and the development of his prescient powers, Stilgar became the general of one who was to become Emperor of the Known Universe.
It was through Paul Atreides that Stilgar and the other Fremen Naibs realized their collective dream of turning Arrakis into a lush and green paradise.
During the regency of Alia Atreides, Stilgar was instrumental in allying the Fremen tribes with the Lady Jessica and her grandchildren, Leto II and Ghanima against Alia, who had become possessed by the ego-memory of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.
Legacy
Stilgar lived a long and prestigious life, thanks in no small part to his diet of Spice Melange, a pervasive ingredient in all Fremen food and drink. Stilgar's descendants florished well into the reign of Leto II the God-Emperor, and probably beyond.
He wrote a preface for the book "Muad'Dib, The Man" for the Princess Irulan.
Behind the Scenes
Stilgar's early life was detailed in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy of novels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Frank Herbert makes only limited references to his upbringing in the original Dune novels.
Stilgar was played by Everett McGill in the 1984 Dune movie; by Uwe Ochsenknecht in the 2000 Dune miniseries; and by Steven Berkoff in the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries.
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