ACTOR

David Prowse

1935 - 2020

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David Charles Prowse (1 July 1935 – 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder, strongman and weightlifter. He portrayed Darth Vader (voiced by American actor James Earl Jones) in the original Star Wars trilogy and a manservant in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Prowse has received more than 5,330,031 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). David Prowse is the 1,221st most popular actor (down from 1,157th in 2019), the 1,292nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,278th in 2019) and the 170th most popular British Actor.

David Prowse is most famous for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Prowse ranks 1,221 out of 13,578. Before him are Shohreh Aghdashloo, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Jonathan Frakes, Ellen Barkin, Farley Granger, and Julian Glover. After him are Kate Beckinsale, Marina Berti, Leslie Caron, Nathan Fillion, Josh Brolin, and Kurtwood Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, David Prowse ranks 101. Before him are Fernando del Paso, Agne Simonsson, Vladislav Volkov, Valeri Kubasov, Lyudmila Gurchenko, and Julian Glover. After him are Marc Augé, Jack Charlton, Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, Mário Coluna, Terry Riley, and Robert Silverberg. Among people deceased in 2020, David Prowse ranks 114. Before him are Agne Simonsson, Michel Hidalgo, Claude Brasseur, Pascal Lissouba, Mory Kanté, and John Horton Conway. After him are Bill Withers, Jack Charlton, Benjamin Mkapa, Daniel arap Moi, George Floyd, and Ilija Petković.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Prowse ranks 1,292 out of 8,785. Before him are Clive Owen (1964), Martin Frobisher (1535), Julian Glover (1935), Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773), Albert Hammond (1944), and Branwell Brontë (1817). After him are Kate Beckinsale (1973), Marina Berti (1924), Michael Ventris (1922), Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942), John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713), and John Wilkins (1614).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, David Prowse ranks 170. Before him are James Faulkner (1948), Anthony Daniels (1946), Frances de la Tour (1944), Scott Adkins (1976), Clive Owen (1964), and Julian Glover (1935). After him are Kate Beckinsale (1973), Marina Berti (1924), Roddy McDowall (1928), Elizabeth Hurley (1965), Geraldine McEwan (1932), and Edmund Kean (1787).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Empire Strikes Back
Darth Vader
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
May 20o 19808.391 / 10
Star Wars
Darth Vader (performer)
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
May 25o 19778.203 / 10
Return of the Jedi
Darth Vader
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.
May 25o 19837.897 / 10