David Prowse, the hulking British actor who gave menacing physicality to Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died at the age of 85.. Prowse died following a short illness Saturday ...

David Prowse, an English actor and competitive weightlifter who used his towering height and broad shoulders to portray the bionic body of the evil Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy ...

David Prowse, the champion English weightlifter and bodybuilder who supplied his 6-foot-7 frame — but not the voice or the deep breathing — to portray Darth Vader in the original 'Star Wars ...

David Prowse, the weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, has died. David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader on ...

So sad to hear David Prowse has passed. He was a kind man & much more than Darth Vader. Actor-Husband-Father-Member of the Order of the British Empire-3 time British Weightlifting Champion ...

For a generation of Britons, David Prowse was more than just Darth Vader; he was also a superhero who cared if you made it across the road safely. By Graeme McMillan To most audiences, the late ...

NPR's Scott Simon asks David Prowse of the duo Japandroids about their latest album, "Fate & Alcohol," and about their decision to make it their last.