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David Prowse
- Name: David Prowse
- Birthday: 1935-07-01
- Also known as: David Charles Prowse
- Place of birth: Bristol, England, UK
- Popularity: 0.6559
Biography:
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... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Star Wars at the BBC as Self (archive footage) | 2015-12-16 |
| Elstree 1976 as Self | 2015-10-09 |
| I Am Your Father as Himself | 2015-10-05 |
| The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus as Self | 2010-12-14 |
| Legend of Hammer: Vampires as Self | 2008-05-01 |
| You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman as Self | 2006-11-28 |
| Open Mic'rs as David Prowse | 2006-04-28 |
| The Story of Star Wars as Darth Vader (archive footage) | 2004-08-18 |
| Saving Star Wars as Self | 2004-06-09 |
| Comic Book: The Movie as David Prowse | 2004-01-27 |
| Zombie Jamboree as Himself (uncredited) | 1993-10-01 |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as The Monster (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
| Return of the Jedi as Darth Vader | 1983-05-25 |
| The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy as Bodyguard | 1981-02-09 |
| The Empire Strikes Back as Darth Vader | 1980-05-20 |
| As You Like It as Charles the Wrestler | 1978-12-17 |
| The Star Wars Holiday Special as Darth Vader | 1978-11-17 |
| The Making of Star Wars as Darth Vader (uncredited) | 1977-09-16 |
| The People That Time Forgot as Executioner (uncredited) | 1977-07-06 |
| Star Wars as Darth Vader (performer) | 1977-05-25 |
| Gulliver's Travels as (voice) (uncredited) | 1977-05-06 |
| Jabberwocky as Red Herring / Black Knight | 1977-03-28 |
| Confessions of a Pop Performer as Driving Instructor | 1975-01-01 |
| Callan as Arthur | 1974-05-23 |
| Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell as Monster | 1974-05-02 |
| Black Snake as Jonathan Walker | 1973-03-28 |
| White Cargo as Harry | 1973-01-01 |
| Doctor Who: The Time Monster as Minotaur | 1972-06-24 |
| Vampire Circus as Strongman | 1972-04-30 |
| Up the Chastity Belt as Sir Grumbel | 1972-01-14 |
| A Clockwork Orange as Julian | 1971-10-28 |
| Carry On Henry as Bearded Torturer | 1971-06-03 |
| Up Pompeii as Muscular Man (uncredited) | 1971-03-11 |
| The Horror of Frankenstein as The Monster | 1970-11-08 |
| Crossplot as Wedding Guest | 1969-11-25 |
| Hammerhead as George | 1968-09-07 |
| Deadly Sweet as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited) | 1967-11-16 |
| Casino Royale as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited) | 1967-04-18 |
