David Prowse

David Prowse

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Star Wars at the BBC ★ 5.5 Star Wars at the BBC 2015 Elstree 1976 ★ 6.2 Elstree 1976 2015 I Am Your Father ★ 6.6 I Am Your Father 2015 The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus 2010 Legend of Hammer: Vampires Legend of Hammer: Vampires 2008 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman ★ 6.0 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman 2006 Open Mic'rs Open Mic'rs 2006 The Story of Star Wars ★ 7.2 The Story of Star Wars 2004 Saving Star Wars ★ 8.5 Saving Star Wars 2004 Comic Book: The Movie ★ 6.0 Comic Book: The Movie 2004 The Unauthorized Star Wars Story The Unauthorized Star Wars Story 1999 Return of the Ewok ★ 5.0 Return of the Ewok 1994 The World of Hammer ★ 6.7 The World of Hammer 1994 Zombie Jamboree ★ 10.0 Zombie Jamboree 1993 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook ★ 6.3 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991 Crossbow ★ 6.3 Crossbow 1987 Return of the Jedi ★ 7.9 Return of the Jedi 1983 The Rose Medallion ★ 7.0 The Rose Medallion 1981 The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy ★ 7.2 The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy 1981 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ★ 8.0 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1981 The Empire Strikes Back ★ 8.4 The Empire Strikes Back 1980 As You Like It ★ 8.2 As You Like It 1978 The BBC Television Shakespeare ★ 6.0 The BBC Television Shakespeare 1978 The Star Wars Holiday Special ★ 3.4 The Star Wars Holiday Special 1978 The Making of Star Wars ★ 7.1 The Making of Star Wars 1977 The People That Time Forgot ★ 5.3 The People That Time Forgot 1977 Star Wars ★ 8.2 Star Wars 1977 Gulliver's Travels ★ 5.6 Gulliver's Travels 1977 Jabberwocky ★ 6.0 Jabberwocky 1977 Space: 1999 ★ 7.1 Space: 1999 1975 Confessions of a Pop Performer ★ 4.5 Confessions of a Pop Performer 1975 Churchill's People ★ 5.0 Churchill's People 1974 Callan ★ 6.9 Callan 1974 Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell ★ 6.2 Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974 Warship ★ 6.7 Warship 1973 Black Snake ★ 5.3 Black Snake 1973 White Cargo ★ 5.9 White Cargo 1973 Arthur of the Britons ★ 8.0 Arthur of the Britons 1972 Doctor Who: The Time Monster ★ 5.9 Doctor Who: The Time Monster 1972 Vampire Circus ★ 5.9 Vampire Circus 1972 Up the Chastity Belt ★ 4.1 Up the Chastity Belt 1972 A Clockwork Orange ★ 8.2 A Clockwork Orange 1971 Carry On Henry ★ 6.1 Carry On Henry 1971 Up Pompeii ★ 6.1 Up Pompeii 1971 The Horror of Frankenstein ★ 5.9 The Horror of Frankenstein 1970 From a Bird's Eye View ★ 6.0 From a Bird's Eye View 1970 Ace of Wands ★ 6.3 Ace of Wands 1970 Codename ★ 8.0 Codename 1970 Crossplot ★ 5.5 Crossplot 1969 Department S ★ 5.3 Department S 1969 Hark at Barker ★ 6.5 Hark at Barker 1969 The Champions ★ 6.5 The Champions 1968 Hammerhead ★ 5.7 Hammerhead 1968 Deadly Sweet ★ 5.4 Deadly Sweet 1967 Boy Meets Girl Boy Meets Girl 1967 Callan ★ 7.0 Callan 1967 Casino Royale ★ 5.3 Casino Royale 1967 Softly, Softly ★ 7.5 Softly, Softly 1966 The Wednesday Play ★ 5.2 The Wednesday Play 1964 Doctor Who ★ 7.9 Doctor Who 1963 The Saint ★ 7.4 The Saint 1962 The Beverly Hillbillies ★ 6.9 The Beverly Hillbillies 1962