David Prowse

David Prowse

Known For

Star Wars

Biography

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.

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Movies Featuring David Prowse

Star Wars at the BBC

Star Wars at the BBC (2015)

as Self (archive footage)
Open Mic'rs

Open Mic'rs (2006)

as David Prowse
The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars (2004)

as Darth Vader (archive footage)
Return of the Ewok

Return of the Ewok (1994)

as Self / Darth Vader
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Zombie Jamboree (1993)

as Himself (uncredited)
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as The Monster (archive footage)
As You Like It

As You Like It (1978)

as Charles the Wrestler
The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars (1977)

as Darth Vader (uncredited)
The People That Time Forgot

The People That Time Forgot (1977)

as Executioner (uncredited)
Star Wars

Star Wars (1977)

as Darth Vader (performer)
Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels (1977)

as (voice) (uncredited)
Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky (1977)

as Red Herring / Black Knight
Black Snake

Black Snake (1973)

as Jonathan Walker
Carry On Henry

Carry On Henry (1971)

as Bearded Torturer
Up Pompeii

Up Pompeii (1971)

as Muscular Man (uncredited)
Crossplot

Crossplot (1969)

as Wedding Guest
Deadly Sweet

Deadly Sweet (1967)

as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
Casino Royale

Casino Royale (1967)

as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)