He comes from my area of the world, so he was a bit of a "local hero". I do remember him from the "Green Cross Code" days, which was a set of commercials put out as a Government service, which taught children how to cross the road safely, and (gently) let them know the consequences of not following the code would be painful, so it'd best not be followed. He led by example in the form of "The Green Cross Code man", who was a mock up of a superhero. Most of the kids I remember being around watching those wi
Vader is I think, the most iconic character across all movies.
Part of that for sure, is due to the epic voice of James Earl Jones, and that heavy respirator sound.
I think Prowse deserves an equal, if not greater than equal, measure of credit for making Vader such a memorable character - a huge part of Vader is the physicality. The ominous stride, the way Vader moved his hands of made a threatening fist while talking... the things we remember visually from Vader are all from Prowse.
I remember the Green Cross Code ads. Never connected that it was the same guy.
He comes from my area of the world, so he was a bit of a "local hero".
I do remember him from the "Green Cross Code" days, which was a set of commercials put out as a Government service, which taught children how to cross the road safely, and (gently) let them know the consequences of not following the code would be painful, so it'd best not be followed. He led by example in the form of "The Green Cross Code man", who was a mock up of a superhero. Most of the kids I remember being around watching those wi
Prowse was a lovely guy
So you're saying there was good in him?
Vader is I think, the most iconic character across all movies.
Part of that for sure, is due to the epic voice of James Earl Jones, and that heavy respirator sound.
I think Prowse deserves an equal, if not greater than equal, measure of credit for making Vader such a memorable character - a huge part of Vader is the physicality. The ominous stride, the way Vader moved his hands of made a threatening fist while talking... the things we remember visually from Vader are all from Prowse.
Luckily I think most peop