Born in Bristol and educated at Bristol Grammar School, he turned a scholarship-earned education into a lifelong passion for physical culture, excelling as a heavyweight weightlifter, winning the British title in 1962 and representing England at the 1962 Commonwealth Games; his training regimen later saw him coach future stars such as Christopher Reeve for Superman and Cary Elwes for The Princess… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for Star Wars 1977 The Empire Strikes Back 1980 Return of the Jedi 1983 A Clockwork Orange 1971 Series ★ 7.9 Doctor Who 1963
Series ★ 7.4 The Saint 1962
Tony ★ 7.3 The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy 1981
Bodyguard Series ★ 8.1 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1981
Bodyguard Series ★ 7.1 Space: 1999 1975
Cloud Creature Series ★ 6.9 The Beverly Hillbillies 1962
★ 7.1 The Making of Star Wars 1977
Darth Vader (uncredited) ★ 7.2 The Story of Star Wars 2004
Darth Vader (archive footage) Series ★ 6.5 The Champions 1968
Weightlifter ★ 6.1 Up Pompeii 1971
Muscular Man (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Carry On Henry 1971
Bearded Torturer ★ 5.6 Gulliver's Travels 1977
(voice) (uncredited) ★ 5.7 Comic Book: The Movie 2004
David Prowse ★ 5.6 Crossplot 1969
Wedding Guest ★ 6.1 Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974
Monster ★ 5.9 The Horror of Frankenstein 1970
The Monster ★ 5.3 Black Snake 1973
Jonathan Walker ★ 5.4 Deadly Sweet 1967
Jelly-Roll's Partner (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Vampire Circus 1972
Strongman ★ 4.2 Up the Chastity Belt 1972
Sir Grumbel ★ 4.5 Confessions of a Pop Performer 1975
Driving Instructor ★ 6 Jabberwocky 1977
Red Herring / Black Knight ★ 5.3 The People That Time Forgot 1977
Executioner (uncredited) Start from another title 
