<P> David Charles Prowse , MBE ( born 1 July 1935 ) is an English bodybuilder , weightlifter and character actor in British film and television . Worldwide , he is best known for physically portraying Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy ( with the character 's voice being performed by James Earl Jones ) , and in 2015 starred in a documentary concerning that role , entitled I Am Your Father . Prior to his role as Vader , Prowse had established himself as a prominent figure in British culture as the first Green Cross Code man , a character used in British road safety advertising aimed at children . </P>
<P> David Charles Prowse , MBE ( born 1 July 1935 ) is an English bodybuilder , weightlifter and character actor in British film and television . Worldwide , he is best known for physically portraying Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy ( with the character 's voice being performed by James Earl Jones ) , and in 2015 starred in a documentary concerning that role , entitled I Am Your Father . Prior to his role as Vader , Prowse had established himself as a prominent figure in British culture as the first Green Cross Code man , a character used in British road safety advertising aimed at children . </P>
who played darth vader in the original trilogy
who played darth vader in the original trilogy
David Charles Prowse
David Charles Prowse