#154 David Prowse
Sure we do. Everyone's seen this guy in a movie. His films are some of the most successful and beloved of all time. You know who I'm talkin' about.Yeaaaah! Darth muthaflubbin Vader! David was the guy in the suit, George just dubbed in James Earl Jones later like in that goofy video above. This is what Star Wars could have sounded like:
Makes Episode one look pretty damn good, doesn't it? He certainly filled out that suit nicely though. Prowse has had roles in quite a few cult classics. Dr. Who, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy BBC version, Space 1999, The Saint, Benny Hill, Jabberwocky, the original Casino Royale and he even appeared in an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies. He also has a small but signifigant part in one of my favorite movies of all time, as the old writer's bodybuilding 'helper' in Clockwork Orange.
So not all cards in the Americana set are total crap. There's a few gems in there. I really like the photo on this card, it looks like a Star Wars geek took a snapshot of Prowse while he was on a panel at a comic book convention, which is actually very appropriate. I especially love the "VADERPROWSE" design on his shirt in the style of the LucasFilm logo. So here's a card I'm actually excited to pull out of a pack of Americana. Americana's only batting .250, but that's better than Jeff Francoeur right now.
2 comments:
Oh man that Clockwork Orange seen always made me feel uneasy for some reason. A great scene from a very good movie.
I got Prowse's autograph at a comic book shop about 6 or 7 years ago on a Darth Vader toy and a Star Wars Monopoly box. He signed it "David Prowse IS Darth Vader."
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