Tag: David Prowse

The world of Star Wars lost another long-time cast member David Prowse. David of coarse was the original Darth Vader and spoke every part in the original 1977 movie, but later was dubbed over with James Earl Jones’ voice. David who was a bodybuilder and stood 6 feet 6 inches was cast for Vader to show his physical overpowering appearance, but his voice was not as deep as Lucas wanted. David also tried out for Superman and actually became Christopher Reeves’ trainer when Chris landed the roll. Many other rolls David was close on landing…

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We have sad news to report today as actor ‘David Prowse‘, the man behind the Darth Vader mask in the original Star Wars Trilogy, has passed away. For more on this check out the news below and share your thoughts AFTER THE JUMP. David Prowse was 85. “It’s with great regret and heart-wrenching sadness for us and million of fans around the world, to announce that our client DAVE PROWSE M.B.E. has passed away at the age of 85,” Bowington Management said on Twitter Sunday. “May the force be with him, always!” his former…

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