- For a while he and James Earl Jones had never met in person. Prowse revealed at cons during his last years that he had finally met Jones in 2012.
- He commented in an interview that he was unaware that his voice been dubbed with that of James Earl Jones' until he saw the movie Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) on opening night.
- He was barred from doing the lightsaber duels in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) because he kept breaking the poles that stood in for the laser blades during the first film. The lightsaber duels in the sequels were instead done by Bob Anderson, the swordmaster who handled the lightsaber choreography; in order to make up for the height difference, Bob Anderson wore platform shoes and was often filmed from low angles.
- Trained Christopher Reeve for the title role in the first Superman (1978) movie.
- When Sebastian Shaw was revealed in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) as the "man behind Darth Vader's mask", Darth Vader became the first recurring role in a movie series to be played by three actors at the same time: body by Prowse, voice by James Earl Jones and face by Sebastian Shaw.
- Despite the fame of Darth Vader, Prowse says that the role he is most proud of is the Green Cross Code Man.
- Is a former weightlifting champion.
- Three clips are available on the Star Wars making of documentary DVD of Prowse speaking Darth Vader's lines.
- Once complained in an interview that he felt he "wasn't getting any publicity" for his work as Darth Vader.
- His performance as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy is ranked #84 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
- Because of his loftiness, George Lucas hired him to occupy the costume of Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). But because of his British accent, Lucas chose James Earl Jones as the voice of Vader
- He is the only actor to play Frankenstein's Monster in more than one Hammer film: The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974).
- In Casino Royale (1967), he plays a character known only as "Sir". He looks like Frankenstein's Creature, but is never called or credited as such. "Sir" is only in the film for a few seconds.
- Said that of all the directors he worked with while making the original Star Wars trilogy, Irvin Kershner, who directed Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), was his favorite. David praised Irvin Kershner in an interview for being very helpful and supportive of the actors.
- Stood 6' 6" tall in his prime.
- Diagnosed with prostate cancer in early 2009. Announced in February 2010 that he had made a full recovery following intensive radio therapy at a London hospital.
- Attended the 1st Central American Star Wars Convention at Guatemala City, Guatemala on July 27-28, 2002, to talk about his character (Darth Vader) on the first Star Wars trilogy, along with Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett).
- In 1983, shortly before the release of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), the English newspaper The Daily Mail published an article hinting at Darth Vader's fate in the film. It was speculated that Prowse was behind the leak as a result of being replaced for the scene where Vader is unmasked, even though he maintained that this was impossible, since he was unaware of the film's overall plot. A 2015 documentary revealed that an unnamed crew member had talked to the paper. The incident still led to a strained relationship between Prowse and Lucasfilm. Specifically, Prowse has not received any residuals from the film despite being contractually entitled to a percentage of the profits, was not interviewed for the 2004 DVD release of the original trilogy and was even banned from attending official Star Wars events in 2010.
- Was the Green Cross Code Man, a character used in a UK Government road safety campaign to teach children how to cross the road safely.
- He was the special guest at the first sci-fi convention in the northwest (England) at Lancaster and Morecambe College on 3rd October 2004.
- Appeared as a strongman in the famous "Wishing Well" sketch, the very first sketch, from the first season of The Benny Hill Show (1969), which was used by the show's American syndicate to pitch the program to U.S. television stations.
- Played part of the aide to Patrick Magee's character in the movie A Clockwork Orange (1971). He was chosen due to the fact that he was able to lift and carry the wheelchair-bound Magee. He said that the director was not known as "one-take Kubrick" and he had to repeat the scene multiple times. At one point, the shooting was halted because the recording technician said that there was a strange noise in the last take. This was discovered to be due to a microphone that was on David and picking up his accelerated heartbeat and heavier breathing.
- Currently lives in Croydon, London, England. (February 2004)
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honours List for his services to charity and road safety.
- Attended Bristol Grammar School in Bristol, England. Actors Julian Glover and Timothy West were in the same year there.
- Following his retirement, he no longer provided personally signed autographs.
- He announced his retirement from acting and public appearances due to his failing health. Originally planned to be effective in January 2018, he already withdrew in November 2017 based on the recommendation of his doctors. (September 2017)
- Appeared in two films nominated for Best Picture Oscar: A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).
- Has a passion for motorcycles and in his early career owned many.
- Owned a gym "The Dave Prowse Fitness Centre" in London, England. His brother Bob Prowse used to manage it for him before opening his own Health Club in Maidstone.
- Celebrity attraction at Toys4BigBoys in Dublin, Ireland. (November 2009)
- He has three roles in common with Spencer Wilding: (1) Prowse played Frankenstein's Monster in Casino Royale (1967), The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) while Wilding played him in Victor Frankenstein (2015), (2) Prowse played the Minotaur in The Time Monster: Episode Five (1972) and The Time Monster: Episode Six (1972) while Wilding played it in Wrath of the Titans (2012) and (3) Prowse played Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) while Wilding played him in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016).
- Before he entered films, he was a hardworking apprentice engineer at BOAC in Bristol.
- Prior to his retirement from public appearances at the age of 83, he attended Star Wars, Sci-Fi and autograph conventions where he would sit and sign items non-stop for eight hours. He claimed to have taken no toilet breaks or meal breaks when doing this.
- Attended Collectormania 7 in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. (May 2005)
- A friend of David Jason since the beginning of Jason's TV career.
- Upon his death, he was cremated and his ashes returned to his widow.
- He has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: A Clockwork Orange, Star Wars, & The Empire Strikes Back.
- Father of James Prowse.
- Was the only then-living 'Star Wars' cast member who played the same character in all three original 'Star Wars' films, not to reprise the role in either the prequel trilogy (1999-2005) or the sequel trilogy (2015-2019).
- Was a contestant in the Mister Universe Championships bodybuilding in the early 1960s, but was disqualified early in the tryouts due to his unappealing and deformed bare feet.
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