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David Prowse, Original Darth Vader in 'Star Wars,' Dead at 85

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trilogy has died. He was 85. In a statement toBBC, Prowse's agent, Thomas Bowington, said he died after a short illness. «Though famous for playing many monsters — for myself, and all who knew Dave and worked with him, he was a hero in our lives,» Bowington said, calling Prowse's death «a truly and deeply heart-wrenching loss for us and millions of fans all over the world.» Prowse, who made his film debut in the 1978 James Bond spoof as Frankenstein's Creature, played the character two more times, in 1970's and 1974's The actor also also had roles on and.

Prowse was invited to audition for the roles of Darth Vader and Chewbacca in 1977's after director George Lucas saw him playing a bodyguard in 1971's.

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