The Actor that played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars movies, Dave Prowse, has died.
He was 85 years old.
Prowse was a former bodybuilder who had a series of roles as monsters and villains. He was invited by George Lucas to audition for the roles of Vader and Chewbacca. He chose Vader.
Born in Bristol in 1935, Prowse developed a passion for bodybuilding and weight training. He competed in Mr Universe competitions, where he became friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He won the British heavyweight weightlifting championship three times and was selected to represent England at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.
Prowse was in the Vader suit for much of the Sith Lord’s screen time and reputedly even got to speak his lines on set. However, a different voice was used in the final movie.
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That’s sad. Plot twist, he was the guy who died of eating too much licorice :0
really sad for him i hope that he went to Heaven
Aww So SAd
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I am DARTH VADER
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Man He Was A Good Actor??
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aw thats sad!! star wars is one of my fav movies!!
Thats sad
so sad he was the best villain ever.
I am a huge star wars fan,
darth vader was the best and it is so sad he died☹️??
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Well, that’s sad but good to be recognised for such a famous role.
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oh no! how sad! 🙁
darth Vader died from breathing problems of saying WFHOOOO PFHEEEEEE
RIP
Darth Vader
last words
“I will kill you luke!”
sad,just sad
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Uhm? Im not a fan of star wars But rip darth vadersad
this is really sad my favorite movie is star wars