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David Charles Prowse MBE (1 July 1935 – 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder, strongman and weightlifter. [1] He portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy and a manservant in Stanley Kubrick 's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange .
David Prowse, the celebrated bodybuilder and film star who provided the hulking, imposing frame of Darth Vader as the original actor to play the iconic "Star Wars" villain, has died. He was 85.
David Prowse, the British actor best known for playing Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died at the age of 85, his agents have confirmed. Prowse died on Saturday after an ...
The actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy has died. In a statement to BBC, Prowse's agent, Thomas Bowington, said he died after a short illness. "Though famous for playing ...
To avoid Darth Vader's confession being leaked publicly, Vader actor Prowse was given different lines to speak, which were dubbed over by Jones. Hamill returned in early July to film his climactic battle against Darth Vader, portrayed by stunt double Bob Anderson , who said the experience was like fighting blindfolded because of the costume.
When casting the original Star Wars (1977), director George Lucas needed a tall actor who could fit the role of the hairy alien Chewbacca. He originally had in mind 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m) bodybuilder David Prowse, but Prowse chose to play Darth Vader.
Tributes poured in on Sunday for David Prowse, the British bodybuilder-turned-actor best known for embodying Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” film trilogy. Prowse died at age 85 ...
David Prowse MBE (1935–2020) was an English bodybuilder, weightlifter, Darth Vader actor in Star Wars and the Green Cross Man. . David Prowse may also refer to: . David Prowse (politician) (born 1941), the first Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly