DAVID PROWSE

David Prowse
David Prowse
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: July 1, 1935
Deathday: November 29, 2020
Place of Birth: 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.

Notable work

Filmography

Starring

Himself
Self
Self (archive footage)
David Prowse
Darth Vader (archive footage)
David Prowse
Self (archive footage)
Self / Darth Vader
Himself (uncredited)
The Monster (archive footage)
1987·
Crossbow
Darth Vader
Stanley
Darth Vader
Charles the Wrestler
Darth Vader (uncredited)
Executioner (uncredited)
Red Herring / Black Knight
(voice) (uncredited)
1977·
Star Wars
Darth Vader (performer)
Cloud Creature
Driving Instructor
Hnaudifida
1974·
Callan
Arthur
1973·
Warship
Harry
Jonathan Walker
Sir Grumbel
Strongman
Muscular Man (uncredited)
Bearded Torturer
Julian
Kal
First Vespucci
1970·
Codename
Bodyguard
Adolfo
1969·
Crossplot
Wedding Guest
Weightlifter
George
1967·
Callan
Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)
Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
Mooney
Minotaur
1962·
The Saint
Tony