Mourning for the actors: Darth Vader Prowse actor dies

It was the role of his life, even though his face had never been visible: David Prowse played the sinister Darth Vader in “Star Wars”. Now, the British actor has died at the age of 85, according to the BBC.

British actor David Prowse has died, according to media reports, at the age of 85, as reported by the British BBC, citing his agent Thomas Bowington. Prowse became known for playing the sinister “Star Wars” character Darth Vader. “May the force always be with him,” Bowington said, according to the BBC. The phrase also comes from the “Star Wars” series.

Prowse died after a brief illness – a loss to “millions of fans around the world”. His stature, about two meters long, is said to have helped Prowse in his role as Darth Vader when the first “Star Wars” movie “Star Wars” came out in 1977. However, his face was never seen: in the scene final, in which the mask of the dark lord was removed, the face of actor Sebastian Shaw was used instead.

Luke Skywalker’s opponent

Darth Vader is found in the famous film series on the dark side of the force and is the opponent of the hero Luke Skywalker. In Darth Vader’s fight scenes, Prowse was replaced by fencer Bob Anderson, who died in 2012 at the age of 89. “Although he was famous for playing a lot of monsters – for me and everyone who knew and worked with Dave, he was a hero in our lives,” Bowington said, according to the BBC.