David Prowse
Born: 1935-07-01 in Bristol, England, UK
Died: 2020-11-29
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2015
- Elstree 1976 as Self
- I Am Your Father as Himself
- Star Wars at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2010
2008
- Legend of Hammer: Vampires as Self
2006
- You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman as Self
- Open Mic'rs as David Prowse
2004
- Comic Book: The Movie as David Prowse
- The Story of Star Wars as Darth Vader (archive footage)
- Saving Star Wars as Self
1994
- The World of Hammer as Self (archive footage)
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 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Bodyguard
- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy as Bodyguard
1980
- The Empire Strikes Back as Darth Vader
1978
- The Star Wars Holiday Special as Darth Vader
- As You Like It as Charles the Wrestler
1977
- Star Wars as Darth Vader (performer)
- Jabberwocky as Red Herring / Black Knight
- The Making of Star Wars as Darth Vader (uncredited)
- The People That Time Forgot as Executioner (uncredited)
- Gulliver's Travels as (voice) (uncredited)
1975
- Space: 1999 as Cloud Creature
- Confessions of a Pop Performer as Driving Instructor
1974
- Callan as Arthur
- Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell as Monster
- Churchill's People as Hnaudifida
1973
- Black Snake as Jonathan Walker
- White Cargo as Harry
- Warship
1972
- Up the Chastity Belt as Sir Grumbel
- Doctor Who: The Time Monster as Minotaur
- Arthur of the Britons
- Vampire Circus as Strongman
1971
- A Clockwork Orange as Julian
- Carry On Henry as Bearded Torturer
- Up Pompeii as Muscular Man (uncredited)
1970
- Ace of Wands as Kal
- Codename as Bodyguard
- From a Bird's Eye View as First Vespucci
- The Horror of Frankenstein as The Monster
1969
- Department S as Adolfo
- Crossplot as Wedding Guest
- Hark at Barker
1968
- The Champions as Weightlifter
- Hammerhead as George
1967
- Casino Royale as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)
- Callan
- Deadly Sweet as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
1966
1963
1962
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- The Saint as Tony