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    Actor Who Played Darth Vader, Dave Prowse, Dead at Age 85

    Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He was 85.


    Prowse died Saturday after a short illness, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday.


    Born in Bristol, southwest England, in 1935, Prowse was a three-time British weightlifting champion and represented England in weightlifting at the 1962 Commonwealth Games before breaking into movies with roles that emphasized his commanding size, including Frankenstein’s monster in a pair of Hammer Studios horror films.



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    As a longtime Fan of Star Wars I always thought of Darth Vader as a combination of the two performers. James Earl Jones the unforgettable Voice and Prowse the movements.

    I became offended with claims that there were no black actors in the first Star Wars. Did the actors voice not count because you could not see the face?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RMNIXON View Post
    As a longtime Fan of Star Wars I always thought of Darth Vader as a combination of the two performers. James Earl Jones the unforgettable Voice and Prowse the movements.

    I became offended with claims that there were no black actors in the first Star Wars. Did the actors voice not count because you could not see the face?
    Not to forget the late Sebastian Shaw - actor, director, novelist, playwright, poet and the face of a dying Vader in Return of the Jedi.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Not to forget the late Sebastian Shaw - actor, director, novelist, playwright, poet and the face of a dying Vader in Return of the Jedi.


    I was not at all happy when they replaced his image as the Force Ghost in Return of the Jedi "remake" ending with the Anakin actor from the prequels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sybil Ludington View Post
    Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He was 85.


    Prowse died Saturday after a short illness, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday.


    Born in Bristol, southwest England, in 1935, Prowse was a three-time British weightlifting champion and represented England in weightlifting at the 1962 Commonwealth Games before breaking into movies with roles that emphasized his commanding size, including Frankenstein’s monster in a pair of Hammer Studios horror films.



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    Prowse was in A Clockwork orange as well.


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