David Prowse
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 1, 1935
- Died
- Nov 29, 2020 (aged 85)
- Place of birth
- Bristol, England, UK
- Credits
- 64
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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Known for
Star Wars
1977Movie
Darth Vader (performer)
The Empire Strikes Back
1980Movie
Darth Vader
Return of the Jedi
1983Movie
Darth Vader
A Clockwork Orange
1971Movie
Julian
Casino Royale
1967Movie
Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)
Doctor Who
1963TV
Minotaur
Filmography
Star Wars at the BBC
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
Elstree 1976
2015Movie
Self
I Am Your Father
2015Movie
Himself
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
2010Movie
Self
The Rachel Maddow Show
2008TV
Darth Vader (archive footage)
Legend of Hammer: Vampires
2008Movie
Self
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006Movie
Self
Open Mic'rs
2006Movie
David Prowse
Collectormania 7
2005Movie
Self
The Story of Star Wars
2004Movie
Darth Vader (archive footage)
Saving Star Wars
2004Movie
Self
Comic Book: The Movie
2004Movie
David Prowse
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
1999Movie
Self
Return of the Ewok
1994Movie
Self / Darth Vader
The World of Hammer
1994TV
Self (archive footage)
Zombie Jamboree ‘93
1993Movie
Himself (uncredited)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991Movie
The Monster (archive footage)
Crossbow
1987TV
Return of the Jedi
1983Movie
Darth Vader
The Rose Medallion
1981TV
Stanley
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
1981Movie
Bodyguard
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981TV
Bodyguard
The Empire Strikes Back
1980Movie
Darth Vader
As You Like It
1978Movie
Charles the Wrestler
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978TV
Charles
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978Movie
Darth Vader
The Making of Star Wars
1977Movie
Darth Vader (uncredited)
The People That Time Forgot
1977Movie
Executioner (uncredited)
Star Wars
1977Movie
Darth Vader (performer)
Gulliver's Travels
1977Movie
(voice) (uncredited)
Jabberwocky
1977Movie
Red Herring / Black Knight
Space: 1999
1975TV
Cloud Creature
Confessions of a Pop Performer
1975Movie
Driving Instructor
Churchill's People
1974TV
Hnaudifida
Callan
1974Movie
Arthur
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974Movie
Monster
Warship
1973TV
Black Snake
1973Movie
Jonathan Walker
White Cargo
1973Movie
Harry
Arthur of the Britons
1972TV
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972Movie
Minotaur
Vampire Circus
1972Movie
Strongman
Up the Chastity Belt
1972Movie
Sir Grumbel
A Clockwork Orange
1971Movie
Julian
Carry On Henry
1971Movie
Bearded Torturer
Up Pompeii
1971Movie
Muscular Man (uncredited)
The Horror of Frankenstein
1970Movie
The Monster
From a Bird's Eye View
1970TV
First Vespucci
Ace of Wands
1970TV
Kal
Codename
1970TV
Bodyguard
Crossplot
1969Movie
Wedding Guest
Department S
1969TV
Adolfo
Hark at Barker
1969TV
The Champions
1968TV
Weightlifter
Hammerhead
1968Movie
George
Deadly Sweet
1967Movie
Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girl
1967TV
Boy
Casino Royale
1967Movie
Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)
Callan
1967TV
Softly, Softly
1966TV
The Wednesday Play
1964TV
Mooney
Doctor Who
1963TV
Minotaur
The Saint
1962TV
Tony
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962TV