David prowse biography
David prowse biography
David prowse as darth vader!
David Prowse
English actor, bodybuilder and weightlifter (1935–2020)
For other people named David Prowse, see David Prowse (disambiguation).
David Prowse MBE | |
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Prowse in 2013 | |
Born | David Charles Prowse (1935-07-01)1 July 1935 Bristol, England |
Died | 28 November 2020(2020-11-28) (aged 85) London, England |
Education | Bristol Grammar School |
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Years active | 1950–2017 |
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Spouse | Norma E. Scammell (m. 1963) |
Children | 3 |
Website | www.darthvader-starwars.com |
David Charles ProwseMBE (1 July 1935 – 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder, strongman and weightlifter.[1] 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 Fo