David Prowse

Actor Jul 1 (died age 85) Bristol, England, UK 1962–2015 (53 year career)

6.3 avg rating

Biography

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 su…

Known For

Film

The Empire Strikes Back

Darth Vader

Film

Star Wars

Darth Vader (performer)

Film

A Clockwork Orange

Julian

Film

Return of the Jedi

Darth Vader

Film

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

Bodyguard

Film

Casino Royale

Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)

Film

Jabberwocky

Red Herring / Black Knight

Film

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Monster

Filmography

Acting (58)

Movies (39)

Elstree 1976

as Self

I Am Your Father

as Himself

Star Wars at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus

2010

as Self

Legend of Hammer: Vampires

2008

as Self

Open Mic'rs

2006

as David Prowse

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

as Self

Saving Star Wars

as Self

Comic Book: The Movie

2004

as David Prowse

5.8

The Story of Star Wars

2004

as Darth Vader (archive footage)

7.2

Zombie Jamboree

1993

as Himself (uncredited)

10.0

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as The Monster (archive footage)

Return of the Jedi

as Darth Vader

Return of the Ewok

as Self / Darth Vader

6.3

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

1981

as Bodyguard

7.2

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as Darth Vader

8.4

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

as Darth Vader

3.4

As You Like It

1978

as Charles the Wrestler

8.0

Star Wars

1977

as Darth Vader (performer)

8.2

Gulliver's Travels

1977

as (voice) (uncredited)

5.5

Jabberwocky

1977

as Red Herring / Black Knight

6.0

The Making of Star Wars

1977

as Darth Vader (uncredited)

7.0

The People That Time Forgot

1977

as Executioner (uncredited)

5.3

Confessions of a Pop Performer

1975

as Driving Instructor

4.4

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

as Monster

Callan

as Arthur

Black Snake

as Jonathan Walker

White Cargo

as Harry

Vampire Circus

as Strongman

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

as Minotaur

Up the Chastity Belt

as Sir Grumbel

A Clockwork Orange

as Julian

Carry On Henry

as Bearded Torturer

Up Pompeii

as Muscular Man (uncredited)

5.9

The Horror of Frankenstein

as The Monster

Crossplot

as Wedding Guest

Hammerhead

as George

Casino Royale

as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)

5.3

Deadly Sweet

1967

as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)

5.2

Television (19)

The World of Hammer

1994

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Crossbow

1987

6.2

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1981

as Bodyguard

8.1

The Rose Medallion

1981

as Stanley

Space: 1999

as Cloud Creature

Churchill's People

as Hnaudifida

Warship

Arthur of the Britons

Ace of Wands

as Kal

From a Bird's Eye View

1970

as First Vespucci

5.5

Codename

1970

as Bodyguard

Department S

as Adolfo

Hark at Barker

The Champions

as Weightlifter

Callan

Softly, Softly

Doctor Who

as Minotaur

The Saint

as Tony

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

6.9