Acting
David Prowse
EN, IT cinema · 41 credits
Born
1 July 1935
Died
29 November 2020 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Bristol, England, UK
Also known as David Charles 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.
Known for
Filmography
Star Wars at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Elstree 1976
as Self
I Am Your Father
as Himself
Open Mic'rs
as David Prowse
Comic Book: The Movie
as David Prowse
The Story of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
Return of the Ewok
as Self / Darth Vader
Zombie Jamboree ‘93
1993
Zombie Jamboree ‘93
as Himself (uncredited)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster (archive footage)
Return of the Jedi
as Darth Vader
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
as Bodyguard
The Empire Strikes Back
as Darth Vader
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Darth Vader
As You Like It
as Charles the Wrestler
Star Wars
as Darth Vader (performer)
Gulliver's Travels
as (voice) (uncredited)
Jabberwocky
as Red Herring / Black Knight
The People That Time Forgot
as Executioner (uncredited)
The Making of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (uncredited)
Confessions of a Pop Performer
as Driving Instructor
Callan
as Arthur
Black Snake
as Jonathan Walker
White Cargo
as Harry
Vampire Circus
as Strongman
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as Minotaur
Up the Chastity Belt
as Sir Grumbel
A Clockwork Orange
as Julian
Carry On Henry
as Bearded Torturer
Up Pompeii
as Muscular Man (uncredited)
The Horror of Frankenstein
as The Monster
Crossplot
as Wedding Guest
Hammerhead
as George
Deadly Sweet
as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
Casino Royale
as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)