David Prowse
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1 July 1935 · Bristol, England, UK
- Died
- 29 November 2020
David Charles Prowse (1 July 1935 – 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder, strongman and weightlifter. He portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy and a manservant in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange. In 2015, he starred in two documentaries concerning his Darth Vader role, one titled The Force's Mouth, which included Prowse voicing Darth Vader's lines with studio effects applied for the first time, and the other titled I Am Your Father, covering the subject of the fallout between Prowse and Lucasfilm. Prior to his role as Vader, Prowse had established himself as a super-hero figure in the United Kingdom as the Green Cross Man in Green Cross Code media aimed at teaching children and young people road safety. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Prowse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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- 2015Star Wars at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2015Elstree 1976 as Self
- 2015I Am Your Father as Himself
- 2010The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus as Self
- 2008Legend of Hammer: Vampires as Self
- 2006You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman as Self
- 2006Open Mic'rs as David Prowse
- 2005Collectormania 7 as Self
- 2004The Story of Star Wars as Darth Vader (archive footage)
- 2004Saving Star Wars as Self
- 2004Comic Book: The Movie as David Prowse
- 1999The Unauthorized Star Wars Story as Self
- 1994Return of the Ewok as Self / Darth Vader
- 1993Zombie Jamboree as Himself (uncredited)
- 1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as The Monster (archive footage)
- 1983Return of the Jedi as Darth Vader
- 1982Return of the Ewok as Self / Darth Vader
- 1981The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy as Bodyguard
- 1980The Empire Strikes Back as Darth Vader
- 1978As You Like It as Charles the Wrestler
- 1978The Star Wars Holiday Special as Darth Vader
- 1977The Making of Star Wars as Darth Vader (uncredited)
- 1977The People That Time Forgot as Executioner (uncredited)
- 1977Star Wars as Darth Vader (performer)
- 1977Gulliver's Travels as (voice) (uncredited)
- 1977Jabberwocky as Red Herring / Black Knight
- 1975Confessions of a Pop Performer as Driving Instructor
- 1974Callan as Arthur
- 1974Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell as Monster
- 1973Black Snake as Jonathan Walker
- 1973White Cargo as Harry
- 1972Doctor Who: The Time Monster as Minotaur
- 1972Vampire Circus as Strongman
- 1972Up the Chastity Belt as Sir Grumbel
- 1971A Clockwork Orange as Julian
- 1971Carry On Henry as Bearded Torturer
- 1971Up Pompeii as Muscular Man (uncredited)
- 1970The Horror of Frankenstein as The Monster
- 1969Crossplot as Wedding Guest
- 1968Hammerhead as George
- 1967Deadly Sweet as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
- 1967Casino Royale as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)