Dave Prowse

[Will]

Dave Prowse has passed away.
He was originally known as the Green Cross Man before playing Darth Vader of course.

 

[TransAmDan]

Did he live local. My friends mum remembers him doing a road crossing saftly talk at a local school.

 

[Will]

Maybe, I'm not sure.

 

[chris68coupe]

He had a Bristol accent which isn't too far away.

 

[Will]

Actually, yeah, I think he was originally from Bristol Chris.
I saw a clip yesterday showing that they were initially planning to use his own voice in the first Star Wars, but used that of James Earl Jones.

 

[Will]

My mistake. This says that George Lucas wasn't intending to use Dave's voice. Sounds funny to hear it coming from Darth Vader lol

 

[chris68coupe]

In memory....