David Prowse
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 su...
Known For
Filmography
Star Wars at the BBC
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Elstree 1976
2015
as Self
I Am Your Father
2015
as Himself
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
2010
as Self
Legend of Hammer: Vampires
2008
as Self
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
Open Mic'rs
2006
as David Prowse
Collectormania 7
2005
as Self
Comic Book: The Movie
2004
as David Prowse
Saving Star Wars
2004
as Self
The Story of Star Wars
2004
as Darth Vader (archive footage)
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
1999
as Self
Return of the Ewok
1994
as Self / Darth Vader
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Zombie Jamboree ‘93
1993
as Himself (uncredited)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as The Monster (archive footage)
Crossbow
1987
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Darth Vader
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
1981
as Bodyguard
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981
as Bodyguard
The Rose Medallion
1981
as Stanley
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Darth Vader
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
as Darth Vader
As You Like It
1978
as Charles the Wrestler
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Charles
Star Wars
1977
as Darth Vader (performer)
Gulliver's Travels
1977
as (voice) (uncredited)
Jabberwocky
1977
as Red Herring / Black Knight
The People That Time Forgot
1977
as Executioner (uncredited)
The Making of Star Wars
1977
as Darth Vader (uncredited)
Confessions of a Pop Performer
1975
as Driving Instructor
Space: 1999
1975
as Cloud Creature
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
as Monster
Callan
1974
as Arthur
Churchill's People
1974
as Hnaudifida
Black Snake
1973
as Jonathan Walker
White Cargo
1973
as Harry
Warship
1973
Vampire Circus
1972
as Strongman
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
as Minotaur
Up the Chastity Belt
1972
as Sir Grumbel
Arthur of the Britons
1972
A Clockwork Orange
1971
as Julian
Carry On Henry
1971
as Bearded Torturer
Up Pompeii
1971
as Muscular Man (uncredited)
The Horror of Frankenstein
1970
as The Monster
Codename
1970
as Bodyguard
From a Bird's Eye View
1970
as First Vespucci
Ace of Wands
1970
as Kal
Crossplot
1969
as Wedding Guest
Department S
1969
as Adolfo
Hark at Barker
1969
Hammerhead
1968
as George
The Champions
1968
as Weightlifter
Deadly Sweet
1967
as Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited)
Casino Royale
1967
as Frankenstein's Creature (uncredited)
Callan
1967
Boy Meets Girl
1967
as Boy
Softly, Softly
1966
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Mooney
Doctor Who
1963
Doctor Who
1963
as Minotaur
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Saint
1962
as Tony