Movies FacebookTwitter Flipboard WhatsAppEmailCopy David Prowse, the man behind Darth Vader, dead at 85 By Social Links for Jack Hobbs View Author Archive Follow on Twitter Get author RSS feed Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Back to Reading Published Nov. 29, 2020 Updated Nov. 29, 2020, 3:48 p.m. ET David Prowse, the British actor behind the menacing black mask of Star Wars villain Darth Vader. AFP via Getty Images 1 of 4 Dave Prowse as Darth Vader in Empire Strikes Back 20th Century Fox 2 of 4 David Prowse, left, and Alec Guinness in Star Wars. 20th Century Fox 3 of 4 Mark Hamill, left, and David Prowse in Return of the Jedi. 20th Century Fox 4 of 4 Actor David Prowse attends the “I Am Your Father'” photocall at the Verdi cinema in Madrid, 2015. Getty Images Share this article: FacebookTwitter Flipboard WhatsAppEmailCopy