Dave Prowse, Actor Who Played Darth Vader, Dies at 85
Actor David Prowse, who was the man in the black Darth Vader suit in the first Star Wars film, signs autographs at Star Wars Celebration IV, marking the 30th anniversary of the release of the first film in the Star Wars saga, in Los Angeles, on May 26, 2007. Reed Saxon/AP Photo
LONDON—Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He was 85.
Prowse died on Saturday after a short illness, his agent Thomas Bowington said on Sunday.
