David Prowse

David Prowse's biography

David Charles Prowse is 85 years old actor born at Bristol. David was born on Monday 1st of July 1935. David is often nicknamed as Dave Prowse, David Prowse, Darth Farmer. According to year of birth 1935 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 1st of July means he is Cancer. Cancer is a watery sign. They are very friendly and show motherly love to everyone. According to ascendant calculator, an important trait of these natives is their sensitive nature.

He is white british. He is citizen of United Kingdom. David´s primary profession is to be actor. You can know him also as film actor, weightlifter. David is recently known as television actor.

David Prowse's schools

We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Bristol Grammar School.

Detailed informations about his schools

• Attended Bristol Grammar School in Bristol, England. Actors Julian Glover and Timothy West were in the same year there.

David Prowse's career

His main focus is to be actor. He is famous thanks to Darth Vader in Star Wars.

Is David Prowse gay ?

He is known to be straight.

How did David Prowse die

He died on on Saturday 28th of November 2020 when he was 85 years old at London. David Prowses death was caused by unspecified.

Awards and competitions

David Prowse's Awards

• He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honours List for his services to charity and road safety.

David Prowse's Rankings

• His performance as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy is ranked #84 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

What else you don't know about David Prowse ?

David´s middle name is Charles.

What David Prowse has done for a first time

• Trained Christopher Reeve for the title role in the first Superman (1978) movie.
• Appeared as a strongman in the famous "Wishing Well" sketch from the first season of The Benny Hill Show (1969), which was used by the show's American syndicator to pitch the program to U.S. television stations.
• Attended the 1st Central American Star Wars Convention at Guatemala City, Guatemala on July 27-28, 2002, to talk about his character (Darth Vader) on the first Star Wars trilogy, along with Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett).
• He was the special guest at the first sci-fi convention in the northwest (England) at Lancaster and Morecambe College on 3rd October 2004.

David Prowse's quotes

• [on having to choose between playing Darth Vader and Chewbacca in "Star Wars"]: I took the part of the villain because everyone remembers the villain.
• [on his work as the Green Cross Code Man]: "Best job I've ever had."
• (2010) On his fight with prostate cancer: "I've won the fight and I'm feeling better than ever. Everyone was shocked by how well it all (treatment) went".
• [on missing out on payments for his Darth Vader performance] I get these occasional letters from Lucasfilm saying that we regret to inform you that as Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) has never gone into profit, we've got nothing to send you.
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David Prowse's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how David Prowse looks. We will focus on his height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 6' 7" (201 cm). Body build is average. David´s eyes are tinted blue. His hair is shade of grey.