On a recent episode of GQ’s “ Most Iconic Characters ,” Neeson, who plays Qui-Gon Jinn in the “Star Wars” prequel, joked that his death in the film was “a bit namby-pamby” and that he thought a Jedi master would fare better in a battle with a Sith lord.

Liam Neeson is one of the most beloved and respected actors of his generation. Of course, to people of a certain age, he's most associated with the Star Wars franchise and his character in that series, Qui-Gon Jinn, famously met an untimely death that Neeson wasn't too fond of.