David Prowse

"Christmas 1975 marked a major turning point in my career. My agent telephoned to ask me to go to see a man called George Lucas at 20th Century Fox in London. I didn't have a clue who George Lucas was, and my agent didn't know the name of the film involved, so it didn't seem much at the time. I went to some rather imposing offices in Soho Square and was made very welcome by a charming American girl called Bunny Allsopp, who was Mr. Lucas's secretary, and after waiting for about five minutes in came this slip of a boy - beard, dark glasses, looking just as if he had come down from college. This was George Lucas. He offered me one of two parts, "Take your choice," he said. The first was a character called Chewbacca,  a hairy Teddy Bear of a character who goes through the film on the side of the goodies. The thought of being wrapped up in a great smelly costume was too much, so I asked George what the other part was. "He's Darth Vader, the big evil villain of the film," said George. "You needn't say anymore, George," I said "That's the part for me." "Why are you so sure?" he asked me. "in my opinion, people will always remember the villain," I said. "They can never remember the goodies.""

His role as The Green Cross Code Man however is Mr. Prowse's favorite and had a huge part in cutting the number of road deaths amongst children in the UK and many other countries.

Selected Film Credits:

Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of The Jedi, A Clockwork Orange, Horror of Frankenstein, Vampire Circus, Monster from Hell, Casino Royale, Hammerhead, Up Pompeii

Selected TV Credits:

As You Like It, A Horseman Riding By, The Balcony, Morecombe and Wise Shows, The Generation Game Shows, The Kenneth Williams Show, The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy

Selected Theatre Credits:

Mermaid Theatre "Don't Let Summer Come", London Palladium "Debbie Reynolds Show"

David Prowse as "Darth Vader" (Star Wars: Original Trilogy)