David Prowse

Actor

David Prowse

Born July 1, 1935 in Bristol, England, UKDied November 29, 202025 films

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.

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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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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell posterFirst watchFrankenstein and the Monster from Hell19746.1as MonsterA major role.Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose work he had been trying to emulate…View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
The Horror of Frankenstein poster5.8The Horror of Frankenstein1970The Empire Strikes Back poster8.4The Empire Strikes Back1980Star Wars poster8.2Star Wars1977A Clockwork Orange poster8.2A Clockwork Orange1971Return of the Jedi poster7.9Return of the Jedi1983The People That Time Forgot poster5.3The People That Time Forgot1977The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy poster7.3The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy1981Jabberwocky poster6.0Jabberwocky1977

Filmography

25 films as actor
  1. 2006Open Mic'rsDavid Prowse
  2. 2004Comic Book: The MovieDavid Prowse
  3. 1983Return of the JediDarth Vader
  4. 1981The Hitch Hikers Guide to the GalaxyBodyguard
  5. 1980The Empire Strikes BackDarth Vader
  6. 1978As You Like ItCharles the Wrestler
  7. 1978The Star Wars Holiday SpecialDarth Vader
  8. 1977The People That Time ForgotExecutioner (uncredited)
  9. 1977Star WarsDarth Vader (performer)
  10. 1977Gulliver's Travels(voice) (uncredited)
  11. 1977JabberwockyRed Herring / Black Knight
  12. 1974CallanArthur
  13. 1974Frankenstein and the Monster from HellMonster
  14. 1973White CargoHarry
  15. 1972Doctor Who: The Time MonsterMinotaur
  16. 1972Vampire CircusStrongman
  17. 1972Up the Chastity BeltSir Grumbel
  18. 1971A Clockwork OrangeJulian
  19. 1971Carry On HenryBearded Torturer
  20. 1971Up PompeiiMuscular Man (uncredited)
  21. 1970The Horror of FrankensteinThe Monster
  22. 1969CrossplotWedding Guest
  23. 1968HammerheadGeorge
  24. 1967Deadly SweetJelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
  25. 1967Casino RoyaleFrankenstein's Creature (uncredited)