Did you know David Prowse recorded Darth Vader’s dialogue for Star Wars (1977) in just a couple of hours? In a conversation on Late Night With Conan O’Brien in 1995, James Earl Jones explained how George Lucas later decided the character needed a deeper, less recognisable voice. Lucas briefly considered Orson Welles before choosing Jones, who then recorded the final performance in a short two and a half hour session. Jones recalled that the real challenge was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (

I feel fortunate that I had the great pleasure of meeting David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in all three of the original Star Wars movies several times over the years and he was ever the consummate gentleman. I introduced him to my son, Damien back in 2013. The first time we met was in London, back when I was a teenager in the late 70’s. We both attended a presentation given by the legendary special effects master, Ray Harryhausen and ended up sitting next to each other in the audience. The l

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