David Prowse

David Prowse, who was best known for playing Darth Vader in Star Wars, passed away on the 28th of November, 2020. He was 85 at the time. Thomas Bowington wrote on Twitter the sad news. David Charles Prowse was born on July 1, 1935, in Bristol England. He was raised by his mother and reportedly never met his biological father.

He started as a bodybuilder and weightlifter before he was cast to play Darth Vader in the fourth, fifth, and sixth Star Wars movie. Indeed, he was, to his credit, very successful in his body-building career and he was able to win more than a few weightlifting titles in the ‘60s. Aside from being a well-known villain, Prowse reportedly helped Christopher Reeve when the young actor was chosen to be Superman.Prowse was a good husband to Norma E. Scammell, his wife of almost 60 years, from 1963 until his last day on Earth. The two share three children.