<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.darthvader-starwars.com </Td> </Tr> <P> David Charles Prowse, MBE (born 1 July 1935) is an English bodybuilder, weightlifter and character actor in British film and television . Worldwide, he is best known for physically portraying Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy (with the character's voice being performed by James Earl Jones), and in 2015 starred in a documentary concerning that role, entitled I Am Your Father . Prior to his role as Vader, Prowse had established himself as a prominent figure in British culture as the first Green Cross Code man, a character used in British road safety advertising aimed at children . </P> <P> Prowse was brought up on the Southmead housing estate in Bristol, winning a scholarship to Bristol Grammar School . Prowse was tall, standing 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), and developed an interest in bodybuilding . His early jobs included a bouncer at a dance hall, where he met his future wife, and a helper at Henleaze Swimming Pool . Following his successes from 1961 in the British heavyweight weightlifting championship, he left Bristol in 1963 to work for a London weightlifting company . </P>

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