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David Prowse

David Prowse, English actor (died 2020)

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Born
July 1, 1935
Died
November 28, 2020
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1935

About David Prowse

David Charles Prowse was an English actor, bodybuilder, strongman and weightlifter. He portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy and a manservant in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange. In 2015, he starred in two documentaries concerning his Darth Vader role, one titled The Force's Mouth, which included Prowse voicing Darth Vader's lines with studio effects applied for the first time, and the other titled I Am Your Father, covering the subject of the fallout between Prowse and Lucasfilm. Prowse won the British heavyweight weightlifting championship in 1962. Prowse could deadlift as much as 785 lb (356 kg) and in 1963, became the first man to lift the Dinnie Stones after Dinnie father and son duo. Universe contest Schwarzenegger won. During his bodybuilding course, Prowse became friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno.

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David Prowse timeline

  1. Prowse won the British heavyweight weightlifting championship in 1962.
  2. Prowse could deadlift as much as 785 lb (356 kg) and in 1963, became the first man to lift the Dinnie Stones after Dinnie father and son duo.
  3. He portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy and a manservant in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange.

The world when David Prowse was born

David Prowse was born in 1935. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1935

  • #1 song"Cheek to Cheek" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieMutiny on the Bounty
  • Best-selling bookGreen Light - Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens sets 3 world records in 45 minutes at Big Ten meet
  • Top headlineSocial Security Act signed into law by FDR
  • Technology milestoneRadar first demonstrated
  • Defining fadMonopoly officially released by Parker Brothers
  • Notable inventionBeer in cans
  • World population2.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population127.3M

1935 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in David Prowse's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19352026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population127.3M341 million

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