Actor, bodybuilder and weightlifter David Prowse, best known for being the man who appeared as Darth Vader in the Star Wars trilogy passed away yesterday. His cause of death was not released, but Prowse has had a myriad of health problems in recent years. He was 85.
While Prowse physically appeared as Darth Vader, the voice belonged to James Earl Jones. In later years, he would be publicly recognized at appearances during many Star Wars fan conventions before a falling out with George Lucas led him to be banned from such appearances. In 2015, Prowse was the subject of a documentary titled I Am Your Father.
I remember Prowse best from his brief appearance in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange as Julian, the bodyguard of writer F. Alexander. Lucas saw A Clockwork Orange was impressed with Prowse's physical stature and offered him the role of Darth Vader because of it. Well, you be the judge. R.I.P.
UPDATE: According to Prowse's daughter, he succumbed to COVID-19. As of this writing, 66,713 Britons have died of COVID-19. Only the U.S., Brazil, India and Mexico have seen more COVID-19 deaths than the U.K.
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