David Prowse

For other people named David Prowse, see David Prowse (disambiguation).

David Prowse
MBE
Prowse in 2013
Born
David Charles Prowse

(1935-07-01)1 July 1935
Bristol, England
Died28 November 2020(2020-11-28) (aged 85)
London, England
EducationBristol Grammar School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • bodybuilder
  • weightlifter
Years active1950–2017
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Spouse
Norma E. Scammell
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(m. 1963)​
Children3
Websitewww.darthvader-starwars.com Edit this at Wikidata

David Charles Prowse MBE (1 July 1935 – 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder, strongman and weightlifter.[1] 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 Code media aimed at teaching children and young people road safety.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ ""Return of the Jedi" not Profitable?". The Times. 2002. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Green Cross Code Man back on screen". BBC. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ^ "The National Archives". The National Archives. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Jonathan.thompson.co.uk". Jonathan.thompson.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.