David Prowse
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1 July 1935
Died29 November 2020 (age 85)
Place of birthBristol, England, UK
Known credits63
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 establish…
Star Wars at the BBC
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Elstree 1976
2015 · Self
I Am Your Father
2015 · Himself
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
2010 · Self
Legend of Hammer: Vampires
2008 · Self
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006 · Self
Open Mic'rs
2006 · David Prowse
Collectormania 7
2005 · Self
The Story of Star Wars
2004 · Darth Vader (archive footage)
Saving Star Wars
2004 · Self
Comic Book: The Movie
2004 · David Prowse
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
1999 · Self
Return of the Ewok
1994 · Self / Darth Vader
The World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Zombie Jamboree ‘93
1993 · Himself (uncredited)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 · The Monster (archive footage)
Crossbow
1987
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Darth Vader
The Rose Medallion
1981 · Stanley
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
1981 · Bodyguard
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981 · Bodyguard
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Darth Vader
As You Like It
1978 · Charles the Wrestler
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · Charles
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 · Darth Vader
The Making of Star Wars
1977 · Darth Vader (uncredited)
The People That Time Forgot
1977 · Executioner (uncredited)
Star Wars
1977 · Darth Vader (performer)
Gulliver's Travels
1977 · (voice) (uncredited)
Jabberwocky
1977 · Red Herring / Black Knight
Space: 1999
1975 · Cloud Creature
Confessions of a Pop Performer
1975 · Driving Instructor
Churchill's People
1974 · Hnaudifida
Callan
1974 · Arthur
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974 · Monster
Warship
1973
Black Snake
1973 · Jonathan Walker
White Cargo
1973 · Harry
Arthur of the Britons
1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972 · Minotaur
Vampire Circus
1972 · Strongman
Up the Chastity Belt
1972 · Sir Grumbel
A Clockwork Orange
1971 · Julian
Carry On Henry
1971 · Bearded Torturer
Up Pompeii
1971 · Muscular Man (uncredited)
The Horror of Frankenstein
1970 · The Monster
From a Bird's Eye View
1970 · First Vespucci
Ace of Wands
1970 · Kal
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