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David Prowse

David Prowse

Acting Born Jul 01, 1935 -- Died Nov 29, 2020 · 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 between Prowse and Lucasfilm. Prior to his role as Vader, Prowse had establish...

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Star Wars
8.2
movie
Star Wars
as Darth Vader (performer)
1977
The Empire Strikes Back
8.4
movie
The Empire Strikes Back
as Darth Vader
1980
Return of the Jedi
7.9
movie
Return of the Jedi
as Darth Vader
1983
A Clockwork Orange
8.2
movie
A Clockwork Orange
as Julian
1971
Casino Royale
5.3
movie
Casino Royale
as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)
1967
Doctor Who
7.9
tv
Doctor Who
1963
The Star Wars Holiday Special
3.4
movie
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Darth Vader
1978
Jabberwocky
6.0
movie
Jabberwocky
as Red Herring / Black Knight
1977
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
7.2
movie
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
as Bodyguard
1981
Space: 1999
7.1
tv
Space: 1999
as Cloud Creature
1975
Vampire Circus
5.8
movie
Vampire Circus
as Strongman
1972
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9
tv
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962