David Charles Prowse MBE was an English bodybuilder, weightlifter and character actor in British film and television. Worldwide, he was best known for physically portraying Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy.
Known For
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Cast Credits
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Guest starring as Bodyguard
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Feb 2, 1981)
A Horseman Riding By (1978)
Guest starring as Jem Pollock
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: 1914: Call to Arms (Nov 12, 1978)
- Episode 1x07: 1914: The Last Hot Summer (Nov 5, 1978)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Guest starring as Sawmill Foreman
- Episode 2x06: The Spring Dance (Oct 29, 1975) [Uncredited]
The Tomorrow People (1973)
Guest starring as Android
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: The Medusa Strain, Part 4 (Jul 2, 1973)
- Episode 1x08: The Medusa Strain, Part 3 (Jun 25, 1973)
- Episode 1x07: The Medusa Strain, Part 2 (Jun 18, 1973)
- Episode 1x06: The Medusa Strain, Part 1 (Jun 11, 1973)
Arthur of the Britons (1972)
Guest starring as Brosk
- Episode 2x05: Go Warily (Oct 10, 1973)
Guest starring as Col
- Episode 1x10: The Slave (Feb 7, 1973)
From a Bird's Eye View (1970)
Guest starring as First Vespucci
- Episode 1x14: Sicilian Affair (Dec 18, 1970)
Ace of Wands (1970)
Guest starring as Kal
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: One and One and One Are Four - Part Three (Aug 12, 1970)
- Episode 1x02: One and One and One Are Four - Part Two (Aug 5, 1970)
- Episode 1x01: One and One and One Are Four - Part One (Jul 29, 1970)
The Benny Hill Show (1969)
Guest starring as Strongman
- Episode 15x01: Scuttlevision (Jan 16, 1984) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Muscleman
- Episode 1x01: The European Song Contest (Nov 19, 1969) [Uncredited]
The Wednesday Play (1969)
Guest starring as Mooney
- Episode 1x22: Mooney and His Caravans (Oct 2, 1968)
The Champions (1968)
Guest starring as Guest at Bey's party
- Episode 1x25: Desert Journey (Mar 19, 1969) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Weightlifter
- Episode 1x02: The Invisible Man (Oct 2, 1968) [Uncredited]
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
Guest starring as Emlyn MacGregor
- Episode 7x04: Coming Through the Rye (Oct 16, 1968)