English bodybuilder and actor David Prowse who is most well known for his role of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars Trilogy has passed away at 85.
The news comes from Prowse’s agent, Thomas Bowington who took to Twitter to say:
Prowse played the role of Darth Vader during the run of the original Star Wars trilogy with James Earl Jones giving the character its voice. Prowse’s co-star on the Star Wars movies, Mark Hamill had this to say:
Prowse, in addition to the Star Wars movies had also worked on films such as Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, A Clockwork Orange and Jabberwocky and many others. He was born in 1935 in Bristol, U.K. Prior to working in movies he was a bodybuilder. Back in the U.K. he was primarily known as the very first Green Cross Code man who is a character often portrayed in road safety videos. It is alleged that he passed away from Dementia which followed an earlier bout with prostate cancer.