Dave Prowse RIP (1935-2020)

[daz]

Very tall ex Green Cross Code Man and Darth Vader actor passes away aged 85.


RIP Dave

[winchesterclub]

www.BBC.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55117704

Yes another one from the childhood gone...

[wayne2467]

He was “Arthur” in Callan if I remember correctly

[Arch Stanton]

I met Dave a few times. Nice chap.
Popped up in all sorts of TV and film.

RIP Dave.

[mybodyguard]

RIP.

I saw him in person once and got an autographed photo. The photo wasn't of him or Darth Vader, it was Jon Pertwee. Prowse was the photographer.

[pr1]

George Lucas offered him the roles of both Darth Vader and Chewbacca. Prowse chose Vader knowing that people tended to remember the villains in movies more than they do the heroes sidekicks. Prowse was also hired to get Christopher Reeve in to shape when he was cast as Superman.

Rest In Peace

[bodegg]

A legendary figure to those of us of a certain age, which is probably everyone here! A poignant quote from the 'Green Cross Code Man' - "...I won't be there when you cross the road." . Sadly not. Thank you and farewell Mr. Prowse.

[ltd]

Nov 29, 2020 11:38:53 GMT wayne2467 said:

He was “Arthur” in Callan if I remember correctly

He was, think his voice was dubbed in that as well. 

Reading the obits and other articles, he does seem to have been one of life's gentlemen. 

[barrythebook]

Sad news.

Looking at him in 'Callan', he was a mountain of a man.

RIP.

[wayne2467]

Yeah he was a serious body builder at one time apparently

[jno]

Very sad news indeed. The Green Cross Code man has gone.

R.I.P.

[Deleted]

'it will be a day long remembered' RIP

[chopper]

R.I.P - best remembered for obviously the iconic Darth Vader

[jno]

I posted this in the Star Wars thread back in 2018, seems fitting to post it here too:

[Portland Road]

R.I.P. David Prowse, a genial guy.

[yoyopickles]

His brother, Bob prowse ran a gym near me. It is now run by other managers, but still had the same name.

I actually had his signed photograph as Darth Vader, when I was about 7,as a friend of my mums, went to dinner with him for some reason.

In 1997 he was doing a signing session for the star wars special edition trilogy on VHS, and doctor who anorak I knew went to it. He said "you played a minatour on doctor who in 1972?" Dave said something like "yes, but i don't really like talking to doctor who fans!" the anorak was so annoyed, he took a picture of him, and said "i don't really want to take a pic of you, but had to finish up the last film on my camera"

[bensonrad]

Dec 14, 2020 4:45:39 GMT yoyopickles said:

In 1997 he was doing a signing session for the star wars special edition trilogy on VHS, and doctor who anorak I knew went to it. He said "you played a minatour on doctor who in 1972?" Dave said something like "yes, but I don't really like talking to doctor who fans!" the anorak was so annoyed, he took a picture of him, and said "I don't really want to take a pic of you, but had to finish up the last film on my camera"

That did make me laugh, bit rude of Dave to say that to a fan really, good come back from the Dr Who fan.

I will forever have memories of the Green Cross Code man, they should have stuff like that now, I can't help not but think of him and the code everytime I cross a road.  Very sad that he has passed away, a month or so back I watched a film called Elstree 1976 which was very interesting and had him in, I was after his autograph and had read he no longer signed stuff, I found his 2 part autobiography in the marketplace listings on Amazon and bought a 2nd hand copy, it arrived and had a flyer from a fan event from 2007 slipped inside and had been signed by him, so rather lucky for me.  RIP Dave Prowse.

[thewoodster]

RIP Dave.