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Former bodybuilder Dave Prowse, who became famous after playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died at the age of 85, writes the BBC.
“May the Force be with him forever!” Said his agent, Thomas Bowington, who announced his death without giving details.
Dave Prowse was cast as Vader because of his impressive physique – the athlete was a 1.98m tall bodybuilder.
Director George Lucas noticed him in the 1971 movie Mechanical Orange, where Prowse played a bodyguard, and called him to audition for the roles of Darth Vader and Chewbacca in the first Star Wars trilogy in 1977: Episode IV – A Nine. . The hope.
Later, Prowse said in an interview that he chose Vader over Chewbacca because “you always remember the bad guys.”
His British accent, Dave Prowse was a Bristol English, did not suit the character, so Vader’s voice was voiced by actor James Earl Jones.
He has also appeared in James Bond – Casino Royale, Doctor Who, and other film productions.
Yet the actor-turned-actor was very proud of his role as Green Cross Code Man, a superhero created in the 1970s, in a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of the road for pedestrians in Britain.
Publisher: BP
