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Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-07-01

Deathday

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.

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Known For

8.2%

Star Wars

May 25, 1977

8.4%

The Empire Strikes Back

May 20, 1980

7.9%

Return of the Jedi

May 25, 1983

8.2%

A Clockwork Orange

Dec 19, 1971

5.3%

Casino Royale

Apr 13, 1967

7.9%

Doctor Who

Nov 23, 1963

7.9%

Doctor Who

Nov 23, 1963

3.4%

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Nov 17, 1978

6.0%

Jabberwocky

Mar 28, 1977

7.2%

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

Feb 9, 1981

7.1%

Space: 1999

Sep 4, 1975

6.8%

The Beverly Hillbillies

Sep 26, 1962

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Acting

2015		Star Wars at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2015		Elstree 1976 as Self
2015		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
2006		Open Mic'rs as David Prowse

2004		The Story of Star Wars as Darth Vader (archive footage)
2004		Saving Star Wars as Self
2004		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
1981		The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Bodyguard

1980

The Empire Strikes Back as Darth Vader

1978		As You Like It as Charles the Wrestler
1978		The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978		The Star Wars Holiday Special as Darth Vader

1977		The Making of Star Wars as Darth Vader (uncredited)
1977		The People That Time Forgot as Executioner (uncredited)
1977		Star Wars as Darth Vader (performer)
1977		Gulliver's Travels as (voice) (uncredited)
1977		Jabberwocky as Red Herring / Black Knight

1975		Space: 1999 as Cloud Creature
1975		Confessions of a Pop Performer as Man at Cinema

1974		Callan as Arthur
1974		Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell as Monster

1973		Warship
1973		Black Snake as Jonathan Walker
1973		Green Cross Code as Green Cross Code Man
1973		Green Cross Code: Blockhead Boy as Green Cross Code Man
1973		Green Cross Code: Blockhead Girl as Green Cross Code Man
1973		White Cargo as Harry

1972		Arthur of the Britons
1972		Doctor Who: The Time Monster as Minotaur
1972		Vampire Circus as Strongman
1972		Up the Chastity Belt as Sir Grumbel

1971		A Clockwork Orange as Julian
1971		Carry On Henry as Bearded Torturer

1970		The Horror of Frankenstein as The Monster
1970		From a Bird's Eye View as First Vespucci
1970		Ace of Wands
1970		Codename as Bodyguard

1969		Crossplot as Wedding Guest
1969		Department S as Adolfo
1969		Hark at Barker

1968		The Champions as Weightlifter
1968		Hammerhead as George

1967		Deadly Sweet as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
1967		Callan
1967		Casino Royale as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)

1966

Softly, Softly

1963		Doctor Who
1963		Doctor Who as Minotaur

1962		The Saint as Tony
1962		The Beverly Hillbillies