David Prowse

David Prowse

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David Prowse

Actor 1935-07-01 Bristol, England, UK

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...

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FILMOGRAPHY

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Star Wars

1977 · Darth Vader (performer)

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980 · Darth Vader

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983 · Darth Vader

A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange

1971 · Julian

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967 · Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963 · TV

The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978 · Darth Vader

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

1977 · Red Herring / Black Knight

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

1975 · Cloud Creature

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

1981 · Bodyguard

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962 · TV

The Saint

The Saint

1962 · Tony

Vampire Circus

Vampire Circus

1972 · Strongman

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

1974 · Monster

The Horror of Frankenstein

The Horror of Frankenstein

1970 · The Monster

The People That Time Forgot

The People That Time Forgot

1977 · Executioner (uncredited)

Carry On Henry

Carry On Henry

1971 · Bearded Torturer

I Am Your Father

I Am Your Father

2015 · Himself

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1981 · Bodyguard