---
title: 'David Prowse'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'weightlifter'
  - 'film actor'
  - 'television actor'
  - 'professional fitness coach'
  - 'actor'
born: '1935-07-01'
died: '2020-11-28'
birthplace: 'Bristol'
deathplace: 'London'
films_in_library: 16
reviews_of_their_work: 1
fandom_rating: '8.00/10 across 1 reviews'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/david-prowse'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Prowse'
wikidata: 'Q128379'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# David Prowse

weightlifter, film actor, television actor, professional fitness coach, actor.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2015 · [I Am Your Father](https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-am-your-father-2015) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2004 · [Comic Book: The Movie](https://cinepixo.com/movies/comic-book-the-movie-2004) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2004 · [Geeks](https://cinepixo.com/movies/geeks-2004) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi](https://cinepixo.com/movies/star-wars-episode-vi-return-of-the-jedi-1983) — as Darth Vader · unreviewed here
- 1977 · [Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope](https://cinepixo.com/movies/star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope-1977) — as Darth Vader · **8.0/10** from 1 review
- 1977 · [Jabberwocky](https://cinepixo.com/movies/jabberwocky-1977) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1977 · [The People That Time Forgot](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-people-that-time-forgot-1977) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1977 · [Gulliver's Travels](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gullivers-travels-1977) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1974 · [Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell](https://cinepixo.com/movies/frankenstein-and-the-monster-from-hell-1974) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1974 · [Callan](https://cinepixo.com/movies/callan-1974) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1973 · [Black Snake](https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-snake-1973) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1972 · [Vampire Circus](https://cinepixo.com/movies/vampire-circus-1972) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1970 · [The Horror of Frankenstein](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-horror-of-frankenstein-1970) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [Crossplot](https://cinepixo.com/movies/crossplot-1969) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1967 · [Casino Royale](https://cinepixo.com/movies/casino-royale-1967) — as Frankenstein's monster · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [Col cuore in gola](https://cinepixo.com/movies/col-cuore-in-gola-1966) — actor · unreviewed here

Across everything reviewed here their work averages **8.00/10** — the plain mean of every published rating, nothing imported.

## Criticism on CinePixo

- **8.0/10** — [Watch It for the Dents](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/watch-it-for-the-dents) on *Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope* by Amara Osei, 2026-08-19

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/david-prowse
Biographical facts from Wikipedia/Wikidata where linked above. Ratings and reviews are the work of this site's members.