David Prowse
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.
Acting
- 2008The Rachel Maddow ShowDarth Vader (archive footage)1 ep.
- 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
- 1981The Rose MedallionStanley3 ep.
- 1981The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyBodyguard1 ep.
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareCharles1 ep.
- 1975Space: 1999Cloud Creature1 ep.
- 1974Churchill's PeopleHnaudifida1 ep.
- 1973Warship1 ep.
- 1972Arthur of the Britons1 ep.
- 1970From a Bird's Eye ViewFirst Vespucci1 ep.
- 1970Ace of WandsKal3 ep.
- 1970CodenameBodyguard1 ep.
- 1969Department SAdolfo1 ep.
- 1969Hark at Barker1 ep.
- 1968The ChampionsWeightlifter2 ep.
- 1967Boy Meets GirlBoy1 ep.
- 1967Callan1 ep.
- 1966Softly, Softly1 ep.
- 1962The Beverly Hillbillies1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026The Rachel Maddow ShowDarth Vader (archive footage)1 ep.
- 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
- 1989Crossbow1 ep.
- 1981The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyBodyguard1 ep.
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareCharles1 ep.
- 1976Space: 1999Cloud Creature1 ep.
- 1976Warship1 ep.
- 1975Churchill's PeopleHnaudifida1 ep.
- 1973Arthur of the Britons1 ep.
- 1972Doctor WhoMinotaur2 ep.
- 1970From a Bird's Eye ViewFirst Vespucci1 ep.
- 1970Ace of WandsKal3 ep.
- 1970Hark at Barker1 ep.
- 1970Callan1 ep.
- 1970CodenameBodyguard1 ep.
- 1969Department SAdolfo1 ep.
- 1968The ChampionsWeightlifter2 ep.
- 1969The SaintTony1 ep.
- 1968Softly, Softly1 ep.
- 1968The Beverly Hillbillies1 ep.
- 1968The Wednesday PlayMooney1 ep.
- 1967Boy Meets GirlBoy1 ep.
Also known as: David Charles Prowse