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Actor David Prowse, best known for his role as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has passed away. He turned 85.
Confirm the management to the actor on Twitter.
– We announce with deep and heartbreaking grief that our client Dave Prowse MBE passed away at the age of 85, writes Bowington Management.
The English actor was born in Bristol on July 1, 1935. Throughout his career, he was best known as the man in the suit of the “Star Wars” character Darth Vader in the first trilogy.
However, it was James Earl Jones who voiced the character.
In addition to being an actor, Prowse was a bodybuilder and powerlifter. He won several British weightlifting championships in the 1960s.
In 1975, the actor became known in the UK as “The Green Cross Code Man”, a superhero character who promoted road safety for children.
Because of this role, he was awarded the British Order of MBE Knights, according to the BBC. It should also be the paper you were most proud of, the newspaper writes.
“Star Wars” director George Lucas discovered Prowse when he played the role of bodyguard for F. Alexander’s character in the 1971 British-American film “A Clockwork Orange.”
According to the entertainment website LADbible, Prowse did not know that Earl Jones would voice Darth Vader until he saw the first movie “Star Wars: A New Hope” in 1977.
The director is said to have wanted a voice with a darker tone for the role, the website writes. According to Sky News, Prowse first recorded the voice, but was replaced due to his “peasant accent.”
The case is being updated.
