Person
David Prowse
Acting · 1935–2020 · Bristol, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Prowse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Doctor Who
1963
The Saint
Tony
Star Wars
Darth Vader (performer)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Space: 1999
Cloud Creature
The Wednesday Play
Mooney
The Empire Strikes Back
Darth Vader
The Champions
Weightlifter
Return of the Jedi
Darth Vader
A Clockwork Orange
Julian
Filmography
- 2015Star Wars at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
- 2015Elstree 1976Self
- 2015I Am Your FatherHimself
- 2010The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire CircusSelf
- 2008Legend of Hammer: VampiresSelf
- 2006You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of SupermanSelf
- 2006Open Mic'rsDavid Prowse
- 2004The Story of Star WarsDarth Vader (archive footage)
- 2004Saving Star WarsSelf
- 2004Comic Book: The MovieDavid Prowse
- 1999The Unauthorized Star Wars StorySelf
- 1994Return of the EwokSelf / Darth Vader
- 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
- 1993Zombie JamboreeHimself (uncredited)
- 1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookThe Monster (archive footage)
- 1987Crossbow
- 1983Return of the JediDarth Vader
- 1981The Rose MedallionStanley
- 1981The Hitch Hikers Guide to the GalaxyBodyguard
- 1981The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyBodyguard
- 1980The Empire Strikes BackDarth Vader
- 1978As You Like ItCharles the Wrestler
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareCharles
- 1978The Star Wars Holiday SpecialDarth Vader
- 1977The Making of Star WarsDarth Vader (uncredited)
- 1977The People That Time ForgotExecutioner (uncredited)
- 1977Star WarsDarth Vader (performer)
- 1977Gulliver's Travels(voice) (uncredited)
- 1977JabberwockyRed Herring / Black Knight
- 1975Space: 1999Cloud Creature
- 1975Confessions of a Pop PerformerDriving Instructor
- 1974Churchill's PeopleHnaudifida
- 1974CallanArthur
- 1974Frankenstein and the Monster from HellMonster
- 1973Warship
- 1973Black SnakeJonathan Walker
- 1973White CargoHarry
- 1972Arthur of the Britons
- 1972Doctor Who: The Time MonsterMinotaur
- 1972Vampire CircusStrongman
- 1972Up the Chastity BeltSir Grumbel
- 1971A Clockwork OrangeJulian
- 1971Carry On HenryBearded Torturer
- 1971Up PompeiiMuscular Man (uncredited)
- 1970The Horror of FrankensteinThe Monster
- 1970From a Bird's Eye ViewFirst Vespucci
- 1970Ace of WandsKal
- 1970CodenameBodyguard
- 1969CrossplotWedding Guest
- 1969Department SAdolfo
- 1969Hark at Barker
- 1968The ChampionsWeightlifter
- 1968HammerheadGeorge
- 1967Deadly SweetJelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
- 1967Boy Meets GirlBoy
- 1967Callan
- 1967Casino RoyaleFrankenstein's Creature (uncredited)
- 1966Softly, Softly
- 1964The Wednesday PlayMooney
- 1963Doctor Who
- 1962The SaintTony
- 1962The Beverly Hillbillies
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