David Prowse Dead: 'Star Wars' Man Behind the Darth Vader Mask Was 85

David Prowse, the champion English weightlifter and bodybuilder who supplied his 6-foot-7 frame — but not the voice or the deep breathing — to portray Darth Vader in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy, died early in the morning on Saturday. He was 85.

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David Prowse Dead: 'Star Wars' Man Behind the Darth Vader Mask Was

David Prowse Dead: 'Star Wars' Man Behind the Darth Vader Mask Was

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