David Prowse
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 subject of the fallout between Prowse and Lucasfilm. Prior to his role as Vader, Prowse had established himself as a super-hero figure in the United Kingdom as the Green Cross Man in Green Cross Code media aimed at teaching children and young people road safety. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Prowse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring David Prowse
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
A Clockwork Orange
Doctor Who
Casino Royale
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The Saint
The Beverly Hillbillies
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (64 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Star Wars at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Elstree 1976 | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | I Am Your Father | Himself | Movie | 2015 |
| The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus | Self | Movie | 2010 | |
 | Legend of Hammer: Vampires | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Open Mic'rs | David Prowse | Movie | 2006 |
 | Collectormania 7 | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Story of Star Wars | Darth Vader (archive footage) | Movie | 2004 |
| Saving Star Wars | Self | Movie | 2004 | |
 | Comic Book: The Movie | David Prowse | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Unauthorized Star Wars Story | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | Return of the Ewok | Self / Darth Vader | Movie | 1994 |
 | The World of Hammer | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 1994 |
| Zombie Jamboree ‘93 | Himself (uncredited) | Movie | 1993 | |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | The Monster (archive footage) | Movie | 1991 | |
 | Crossbow | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Return of the Jedi | Darth Vader | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Rose Medallion | Stanley | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy | Bodyguard | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Bodyguard | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Empire Strikes Back | Darth Vader | Movie | 1980 |
 | As You Like It | Charles the Wrestler | Movie | 1978 |
 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Charles | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Star Wars Holiday Special | Darth Vader | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Making of Star Wars | Darth Vader (uncredited) | Movie | 1977 |
 | The People That Time Forgot | Executioner (uncredited) | Movie | 1977 |
 | Star Wars | Darth Vader (performer) | Movie | 1977 |
 | Gulliver's Travels | (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1977 |
 | Jabberwocky | Red Herring / Black Knight | Movie | 1977 |
 | Space: 1999 | Cloud Creature | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Confessions of a Pop Performer | Driving Instructor | Movie | 1975 |
 | Churchill's People | Hnaudifida | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Callan | Arthur | Movie | 1974 |
 | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Monster | Movie | 1974 |
 | Warship | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Black Snake | Jonathan Walker | Movie | 1973 |
 | White Cargo | Harry | Movie | 1973 |
 | Arthur of the Britons | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Doctor Who: The Time Monster | Minotaur | Movie | 1972 |
 | Vampire Circus | Strongman | Movie | 1972 |
 | Up the Chastity Belt | Sir Grumbel | Movie | 1972 |
 | A Clockwork Orange | Julian | Movie | 1971 |
 | Carry On Henry | Bearded Torturer | Movie | 1971 |
 | Up Pompeii | Muscular Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Horror of Frankenstein | The Monster | Movie | 1970 |
 | From a Bird's Eye View | First Vespucci | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Ace of Wands | Kal | TV Series | 1970 |
| Codename | Bodyguard | TV Series | 1970 | |
 | Crossplot | Wedding Guest | Movie | 1969 |
 | Department S | Adolfo | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Hark at Barker | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Champions | Weightlifter | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Hammerhead | George | Movie | 1968 |
 | Deadly Sweet | Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited) | Movie | 1967 |
 | Boy Meets Girl | Boy | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Casino Royale | Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited) | Movie | 1967 |
 | Callan | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Softly, Softly | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The Wednesday Play | Mooney | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Doctor Who | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1963 |
| Doctor Who | Minotaur | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Saint | Tony | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |