Acting · Bristol, England, UK · Born July 1, 1935
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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Prowse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
MovieStar Wars at the BBC
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieElstree 1976
2015
as Self
MovieI Am Your Father
2015
as Himself
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
2010
as Self
TVThe Rachel Maddow Show
2008
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
MovieLegend of Hammer: Vampires
2008
as Self
MovieYou Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
MovieOpen Mic'rs
2006
as David Prowse
MovieThe Story of Star Wars
2004
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
Saving Star Wars
2004
as Self
MovieComic Book: The Movie
2004
as David Prowse
MovieThe Unauthorized Star Wars Story
1999
as Self
MovieReturn of the Ewok
1994
as Self / Darth Vader
TVThe World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Zombie Jamboree ‘93
1993
as Himself (uncredited)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as The Monster (archive footage)
TVCrossbow
1987
MovieReturn of the Jedi
1983
as Darth Vader
TVThe Rose Medallion
1981
as Stanley
MovieThe Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
1981
as Bodyguard
TVThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981
as Bodyguard
MovieThe Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Darth Vader
MovieAs You Like It
1978
as Charles the Wrestler
TVThe BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Charles
MovieThe Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
as Darth Vader
MovieThe Making of Star Wars
1977
as Darth Vader (uncredited)
MovieThe People That Time Forgot
1977
as Executioner (uncredited)
MovieStar Wars
1977
as Darth Vader (performer)
MovieGulliver's Travels
1977
as (voice) (uncredited)
MovieJabberwocky
1977
as Red Herring / Black Knight
TVSpace: 1999
1975
as Cloud Creature
MovieConfessions of a Pop Performer
1975
as Driving Instructor
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Hnaudifida
MovieCallan
1974
as Arthur
MovieFrankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
as Monster
TVWarship
1973
MovieBlack Snake
1973
as Jonathan Walker
MovieWhite Cargo
1973
as Harry
TVArthur of the Britons
1972
MovieDoctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
as Minotaur
MovieVampire Circus
1972
as Strongman
MovieUp the Chastity Belt
1972
as Sir Grumbel
MovieA Clockwork Orange
1971
as Julian
MovieCarry On Henry
1971
as Bearded Torturer
MovieUp Pompeii
1971
as Muscular Man (uncredited)
MovieThe Horror of Frankenstein
1970
as The Monster
TVFrom a Bird's Eye View
1970
as First Vespucci
TVAce of Wands
1970
as Kal
Codename
1970
as Bodyguard
MovieCrossplot
1969
as Wedding Guest
TVDepartment S
1969
as Adolfo
TVHark at Barker
1969
TVThe Champions
1968
as Weightlifter
MovieHammerhead
1968
as George
MovieDeadly Sweet
1967
as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
TVBoy Meets Girl
1967
as Boy
MovieCasino Royale
1967
as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)
TVCallan
1967
TVSoftly, Softly
1966
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Mooney
TVDoctor Who
1963
TVThe Saint
1962
as Tony
TVThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
