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David Prowse

Acting
85 years oldBristol, England, UK

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.

Personal Details

Born
July 1, 1935 - November 29, 2020 (age 85)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bristol, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Movies (38)

Star Wars at the BBC
10.0

Star Wars at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Elstree 1976
6.2

Elstree 1976

as Self

2015

I Am Your Father
6.6

I Am Your Father

as Himself

2015

The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus

The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus

as Self

2010

Legend of Hammer: Vampires

Legend of Hammer: Vampires

as Self

2008

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
6.0

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

as Self

2006

Open Mic'rs

Open Mic'rs

as David Prowse

2006

The Story of Star Wars
7.2

The Story of Star Wars

as Darth Vader (archive footage)

2004

Saving Star Wars
10.0

Saving Star Wars

as Self

2004

Comic Book: The Movie
5.8

Comic Book: The Movie

as David Prowse

2004

Zombie Jamboree
10.0

Zombie Jamboree

as Himself

1993

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
5.7

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as The Monster (archive footage)

1991

Return of the Jedi
7.9

Return of the Jedi

as Darth Vader

1983

Return of the Ewok
6.3

Return of the Ewok

as Self / Darth Vader

1982

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
7.2

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

as Bodyguard

1981

The Empire Strikes Back
8.4

The Empire Strikes Back

as Darth Vader

1980

As You Like It
8.0

As You Like It

as Charles the Wrestler

1978

The Star Wars Holiday Special
3.4

The Star Wars Holiday Special

as Darth Vader

1978

The Making of Star Wars
7.0

The Making of Star Wars

as Darth Vader (uncredited)

1977

The People That Time Forgot
5.3

The People That Time Forgot

as Executioner (uncredited)

1977

Star Wars
8.2

Star Wars

as Darth Vader (performer)

1977

Gulliver's Travels
5.5

Gulliver's Travels

as (voice) (uncredited)

1977

Jabberwocky
6.0

Jabberwocky

as Red Herring / Black Knight

1977

Confessions of a Pop Performer
4.4

Confessions of a Pop Performer

as Driving Instructor

1975

Callan
6.9

Callan

as Arthur

1974

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
6.2

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

as Monster

1974

Black Snake
5.2

Black Snake

as Jonathan Walker

1973

White Cargo
5.4

White Cargo

as Harry

1973

Doctor Who: The Time Monster
5.9

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

as Minotaur

1972

Vampire Circus
5.9

Vampire Circus

as Strongman

1972

Up the Chastity Belt
4.0

Up the Chastity Belt

as Sir Grumbel

1972

A Clockwork Orange
8.2

A Clockwork Orange

as Julian

1971

Carry On Henry
6.1

Carry On Henry

as Bearded Torturer

1971

Up Pompeii
5.9

Up Pompeii

as Muscular Man (uncredited)

1971

The Horror of Frankenstein
5.8

The Horror of Frankenstein

as The Monster

1970

Crossplot
5.4

Crossplot

as Wedding Guest

1969

Hammerhead
5.3

Hammerhead

as George

1968

Deadly Sweet
5.2

Deadly Sweet

as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)

1967

TV Shows (12)