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Star Wars trivia… David Prowse speaks!

You all know David Prowse, of course: he’s the actor who wore the Darth Vader costume in the original Star Wars trilogy, but whose voice was replaced with the voice of James Earl Jones.

Well, in Episode V he has an actual speaking part, and you can see his face.

No, really.

Well… okay. I’m talking about Episode V of the 1981 TV series, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”

David Prowse (billed as Dave Prowse) plays the pinstripe-wearing bodyguard of Hotblack Desiato in Milliways, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. He picks up Ford Prefect (played by David Dixon) by the shoulders, lifting him a good eighteen inches off the ground, and gives him a thuggish talking-to. And honestly, after watching that bit, I can see why Lucas had James Earl Jones voice Darth Vader.

How do I know? Well, I just watched that episode, and confirmed my suspicion with a quick trip to IMDB.

Okay, back to whatever else it was you were doing.