Cast & creator
David Prowse
Best known for Doctor Who, Doctor Who, The Wednesday Play
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.
Also known as: David Charles Prowse
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television credits
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1962–2015 · acting roles
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Filmography (64)
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Doctor Who
1963Doctor Who
Minotaur
1963
The Wednesday Play
Mooney
1964
The Saint
Tony
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Star Wars
Darth Vader (performer)
1977
Space: 1999
Cloud Creature
1975
The Champions
Weightlifter
1968
A Clockwork Orange
Julian
1971
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Charles
1978
The Empire Strikes Back
Darth Vader
1980
Churchill's People
Hnaudifida
1974
Return of the Jedi
Darth Vader
1983
Crossbow
1987
Softly, Softly
1966
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Bodyguard
1981
Callan
1967
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
Department S
Adolfo
1969
Casino Royale
Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)
1967
Warship
1973
Ace of Wands
Kal
1970
Boy Meets Girl
Boy
1967
Arthur of the Britons
1972
From a Bird's Eye View
First Vespucci
1970Codename
Bodyguard
1970
Hark at Barker
1969
Jabberwocky
Red Herring / Black Knight
1977
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Darth Vader
1978
The People That Time Forgot
Executioner (uncredited)
1977
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Monster
1974
The Horror of Frankenstein
The Monster
1970
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Bodyguard
1981
Confessions of a Pop Performer
Driving Instructor
1975
Comic Book: The Movie
David Prowse
2004
Deadly Sweet
Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
1967
Crossplot
Wedding Guest
1969
The Making of Star Wars
Darth Vader (uncredited)
1977
Star Wars at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2015
Carry On Henry
Bearded Torturer
1971
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Self
2006
Collectormania 7
Self
2005
Return of the Ewok
Self / Darth Vader
1994
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Minotaur
1972
The Story of Star Wars
Darth Vader (archive footage)
2004
Vampire Circus
Strongman
1972
I Am Your Father
Himself
2015
The Rose Medallion
Stanley
1981Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Monster (archive footage)
1991Zombie Jamboree ‘93
Himself (uncredited)
1993
Up the Chastity Belt
Sir Grumbel
1972
Gulliver's Travels
(voice) (uncredited)
1977
Up Pompeii
Muscular Man (uncredited)
1971
Elstree 1976
Self
2015
Black Snake
Jonathan Walker
1973
As You Like It
Charles the Wrestler
1978The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
Self
2010
Hammerhead
George
1968
Callan
Arthur
1974
Legend of Hammer: Vampires
Self
2008Saving Star Wars
Self
2004
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
Self
1999
White Cargo
Harry
1973
Open Mic'rs
David Prowse
2006