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David Prowse

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Date of birth

Jul 1, 1935

Date of death

Nov 29, 2020(aged 85)

Place of birth

Bristol, England, UK

David Prowse

Biography of David Prowse:

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.

David Prowse has acted in:

Star Wars at the BBC(2015) ... as Self (archive footage)

Elstree 1976(2015) ... as Self

I Am Your Father(2015) ... as Himself

The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus(2010) ... as Self

Legend of Hammer: Vampires(2008) ... as Self

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman(2006) ... as Self

Open Mic'rs(2006) ... as David Prowse

The Story of Star Wars(2004) ... as Darth Vader (archive footage)

Saving Star Wars(2004) ... as Self

Comic Book: The Movie(2004) ... as David Prowse

The Unauthorized Star Wars Story(1999) ... as Self

Return of the Ewok(1994) ... as Self / Darth Vader

Zombie Jamboree ‘93(1993) ... as Himself (uncredited)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook(1991) ... as The Monster (archive footage)

Return of the Jedi(1983) ... as Darth Vader

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy(1981) ... as Bodyguard

The Empire Strikes Back(1980) ... as Darth Vader

As You Like It(1978) ... as Charles the Wrestler

The Star Wars Holiday Special(1978) ... as Darth Vader

The Making of Star Wars(1977) ... as Darth Vader (uncredited)

The People That Time Forgot(1977) ... as Executioner (uncredited)

Star Wars(1977) ... as Darth Vader (Performer)

Gulliver's Travels(1977) ... as (voice) (uncredited)

Jabberwocky(1977) ... as Red Herring / Black Knight

Confessions of a Pop Performer(1975) ... as Driving Instructor

Callan(1974) ... as Arthur

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell(1974) ... as Monster

Black Snake(1973) ... as Jonathan Walker

White Cargo(1973) ... as Harry

Doctor Who: The Time Monster(1972) ... as Minotaur

Vampire Circus(1972) ... as Strongman

Up the Chastity Belt(1972) ... as Sir Grumbel

A Clockwork Orange(1971) ... as Julian

Carry On Henry(1971) ... as Bearded Torturer

Up Pompeii(1971) ... as Muscular Man (uncredited)

The Horror of Frankenstein(1970) ... as The Monster

Crossplot(1969) ... as Wedding Guest

Hammerhead(1968) ... as George

Deadly Sweet(1967) ... as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)

Casino Royale(1967) ... as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)

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