David Prowse

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-07-01 (85 years old)

Deathday

2020-11-29

Place of Birth

Bristol, England, UK

David Prowse

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Prowse, MBE (July 1, 1935 – November 29, 2020) was an English former bodybuilder, weightlifter and actor, most widely known for playing the role of Darth Vader in physical form. In Britain, he is also remembered as having played the Green Cross Code man. Prowse is a native of Bristol, where he attended Bristol Grammar School. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Prowse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1977

Star Wars

as Darth Vader (performer)

1980

1983

Return of the Jedi

as Darth Vader

1973

Black Snake

as Jonathan Walker

2004

Comic Book: The Movie

as David Prowse

1993

Zombie Jamboree

as Himself

1972

Vampire Circus

as Strongman

1991

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as The Monster (archive footage)

1977

Gulliver's Travels

as (voice) (uncredited)

2004

2015

Star Wars at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

1974

Callan

as Arthur

1977

Jabberwocky

as Red Herring / Black Knight

1971

1973

White Cargo

as Harry

1970

2015

1971

Carry On Henry

as Bearded Torturer

2015

1982

Return of the Ewok

as Self / Darth Vader

1977

The People That Time Forgot

as Executioner (uncredited)

2004

The Story of Star Wars

as Darth Vader (archive footage)

1975

1977

The Making of Star Wars

as Darth Vader (uncredited)

1969

Crossplot

as Wedding Guest

1968

Hammerhead

as George

1967

Deadly Sweet

as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)

1978

As You Like It

as Charles the Wrestler

1972

Up the Chastity Belt

as Sir Grumbel

1967

Casino Royale

as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)

2006

Open Mic'rs

as David Prowse

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