Dave Prowse Star Wars Autographed 8x10 Signed Photo COA

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Dave Prowse as "Darth Vader" from "Star Wars" Autographed 8x10 w/ COA Great looking autographed photo of Dave Prowse as "Darth Vader" from the classic movie, "Star Wars". If you are a SERIOUS Dave Prowse and/or "Star Wars" fan, this would make the perfect addition to your collection. The word, "MCVIKES" will not appear on your photo. This autographed photo was placed inside a plastic page, the label was placed on top of the plastic page and this photo was then scanned. If you buy it, you will like it. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia... David Prowse , MBE (born July 1 , 1935 ) is an English bodybuilder, weightlifter and actor, most widely known for his role as the physical form of Darth Vader . His peak height was 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) and he weighed 265 lbs (120 kg). Prowse is a native of Bristol , w he attended Bristol Grammar School . Darth Vader Arguably, Prowse is best known for playing the physical form of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy . Although he spoke the dialogue during the production of the films, James Earl Jones overdubbed the character's voice in post-production, something for which Prowse bears some resentment towards Star Wars creator George Lucas , since he was never told that his voice was not going to be used. [citation needed ] However, Lucas claims he wanted a 'darker voice' (Lucas has stated that Darth Vader had to have a deep, reverberating voice) that Prowse could not provide and never intended to use Prowse's voice. In the 2004 documentary, Empire of Dreams , actress Carrie Fisher , who played Princess Leia Organa in the original trilogy films, quipped that they nicknamed Prowse "Darth Farmer" because of his un-intimidating West Country accent . In the lightsaber battle scenes, Prowse's fencing coach Bob Anderson (who also taught the sword fighters in The Princess Bride and Lord Of The Rings ) took his place as a stunt double.To Prowse, the most annoying incident came during the filming of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back , the major plot twist of which is the revelation of who Luke Skywalker's father is. In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , Skywalker is told by Obi-Wan Kenobi that his father was betrayed and murdered by a young pupil named Darth Vader. However, in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back , Vader himself reveals that he is actually Skywalker's father. According to director Irvin Kershner , the shooting script had a false page with Vader's dialogue implicating Kenobi as the murderer of Luke's father, but at the time, only he and producer Gary Kurtz were privy to the knowledge that Darth Vader and Luke's father were the same person. Moments before the scene was filmed, Mark Hamill , the actor playing Luke, was taken aside privately and told the truth by Kershner, who encouraged him to ignore the dialogue Prowse was speaking and "use your own rhythm compared to what he's doing." During filming, Prowse performed the false lines while the real lines were later spoken by James Earl Jones in post production - the majority of the cast, including Prowse, were not aware of this plot twist until the first screening of the finished film. In later years, Prowse claimed he would sometimes deliver joke versions of his lines in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi .Prowse lobbied to be included in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith , reprising his role as the fully-armored Darth Vader, but his requests fell on deaf ears.Prowse continues to associate himself with his role in the Star Wars films and is involved in the convention circuit. Despite this, he has not been included in recent reunions of the original cast, such as those for the Empire of Dreams documentary and the 2005 Vanity Fair cover.Recently he played a small cameo role in Star Wars fanfilms "Order of the Sith: Vengeance" and its sequel "Downfall" - Order of the Sith [1] - alongside Jeremy Bulloch and Michael Sheard . These fanfilms were made in... read more

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