David Prowse

Personal Info

Birthday

July 1, 1935

Day of Death

2020-11-29

(85 years old)

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.

Known For

The Saint

Doctor Who

Space: 1999

Star Wars

Honest Trailers

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Champions

Return of the Jedi

Filmography

2015
Star Wars at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Elstree 1976
as Self
I Am Your Father
as Himself
2010
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
as Self
2008
Legend of Hammer: Vampires
as Self
2006
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
as Self
Open Mic'rs
as David Prowse
2004
The Story of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
Saving Star Wars
as Self
Comic Book: The Movie
as David Prowse
1993
Zombie Jamboree
as Himself
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as The Monster (archive footage)
1983
Return of the Jedi
as Darth Vader
1982
Return of the Ewok
as Self / Darth Vader
1981
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
as Bodyguard
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
as Darth Vader
1978
As You Like It
as Charles the Wrestler
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Darth Vader
1977
The Making of Star Wars
as Darth Vader (uncredited)
The People That Time Forgot
as Executioner (uncredited)
Star Wars
as Darth Vader (performer)
Gulliver's Travels
as (voice) (uncredited)
Jabberwocky
as Red Herring / Black Knight
1975
Confessions of a Pop Performer
as Man at Cinema
1974
Callan
as Arthur
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Monster
1973
Black Snake
as Jonathan Walker
White Cargo
as Harry
1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as Minotaur
Vampire Circus
as Strongman
Up the Chastity Belt
as Sir Grumbel
1971
A Clockwork Orange
as Julian
Carry On Henry
as Bearded Torturer
1970
The Horror of Frankenstein
as The Monster
1969
Crossplot
as Wedding Guest
1968
Hammerhead
as George
1967
Deadly Sweet
as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
Casino Royale
as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)