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David Prowse MBE is a retired English bodybuilder, weightlifter and character actor in British film and television. Worldwide, he is best known for physically portraying Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, and in 2015 starred in a documentary concerning that role, entitled I Am Your Father. Prior to his role as Vader, Prowse had established himself as a prominent figure in British culture as the first Green Cross Code man, a character used in British road safety advertising aimed at children.
Birth Name
David Charles Prowse
Born
Monday, 01 July 1935
Died
Saturday, 28 November 2020
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Icons Unearthed | Self | 2022 |
| Elstree 1976 | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| I Am Your Father | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Darth Vader | 2015 |
| The Drunken Peasants | Darth Vader | 2014 |
| Mission Backup Earth | Professor Henry Wales | 2013 |
| Prophets of Science Fiction | Darth Vader | 2011 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Darth Vader (clip from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)) | 2011 |
| The People vs. George Lucas | Self - Actor | 2010 |
| 5 Second Movies | Darth Vader | 2008 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Icons Unearthed | Self | 2022 |
| Elstree 1976 | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| I Am Your Father | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Darth Vader | 2015 |
| The Drunken Peasants | Darth Vader | 2014 |
| Mission Backup Earth | Professor Henry Wales | 2013 |
| Prophets of Science Fiction | Darth Vader | 2011 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Darth Vader (clip from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)) | 2011 |
| The People vs. George Lucas | Self - Actor | 2010 |
| 5 Second Movies | Darth Vader | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Monster | 2007 |
| Heart of an Empire | Self | 2007 |
| 20 to 1 | Darth Vader | 2005 |
| Science of Star Wars | (archive footage) | 2005 |
| Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy | Self / Darth Vader | 2004 |
| Saving Star Wars | Dave Prowse | 2004 |
| Comic Book: The Movie | Himself / Self | 2004 |
| After They Were Famous | Himself | 1999 |
| The Best of Hollywood | Self - Interview | 1998 |
| Light Lunch | Self | 1997 |
| Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | Self | 1994 |
| Zombie Jamboree: The 25th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead | Self | 1993 |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | The Monster | 1991 |
| Crossbow | Cassius | 1987 |
| Muppet Babies | Darth Vader | 1984 |
| Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | Darth Vader | 1983 |
| Return of the Ewok | Himself / Darth Vader / Self | 1982 |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Bodyguard | 1981 |
| Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | Darth Vader | 1980 |
| As You Like It | Charles | 1978 |
| The Star Wars Holiday Special | Darth Vader (archive footage) / Darth Vader | 1978 |
| The Making of 'Star Wars' | Darth Vader | 1977 |
| The People That Time Forgot | Executioner | 1977 |
| Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | Darth Vader / Darth Vader (performer) | 1977 |
| Jabberwocky | Red Herring / Black Knight / Red Herring and Black Knights | 1977 |
| Arena | Self | 1975 |
| Space: 1999 | Cloud Creature | 1975 |
| Confessions of a Pop Performer | Man at Cinema | 1975 |
| The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs | Johansson | 1974 |
| Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Monster | 1974 |
| Callan | Arthur | 1974 |
| The Best of Benny Hill | Muscleman ('Ye Olde Wishing Well') | 1974 |
| ...And Mother Makes Five | (as Dave Prowse) | 1974 |
| Doctor at Sea | Nobby | 1974 |
| Warship | The Ape | 1973 |
| The Tomorrow People | Android | 1973 |
| Black Snake | Jonathan Walker | 1973 |
| White Cargo | Harry | 1973 |
| Double Take | Actor | 1972 |
| Vampire Circus | Strongman | 1972 |
| The Chastity Belt | Sir Grumbel | 1972 |
| A Clockwork Orange | Julian | 1971 |
| The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine | Various Characters | 1971 |
| Carry on Henry VIII | Bearded Torturer | 1971 |
| Up Pompeii | Muscular Man | 1971 |
| The Horror of Frankenstein | The Monster | 1970 |
| From a Bird's Eye View | First Vespucci | 1970 |
| Ace of Wands | Kal | 1970 |
| Codename | Bodyguard | 1970 |
| Crossplot | Wedding guest | 1969 |
| The Benny Hill Show | Strongman, Muscleman in 'Ye Olde Wishing Well' Sketch | 1969 |
| Hark at Barker | Masseur | 1969 |
| Department S | Adolfo | 1969 |
| Hammerhead | George | 1968 |
| The Champions | Guest at Bey's party, Weightlifter | 1968 |
| I Am What I Am | Jelly-Roll's Partner | 1967 |
| Casino Royale | Frankenstein's Creature | 1967 |
| Callan | Wellington (as Dave Prowse) | 1967 |
| Softly Softly | Johnny | 1966 |
| The Wednesday Play | Mooney | 1964 |
| Doctor Who | Minotaur | 1963 |
| The Saint | Tony | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Emlyn MacGregor | 1962 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
