Darth Vader was actually a Bodybuilder?
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7 жыл бұрынDavid Prowse, the actor who plated Darth Vader was actually formerly an accomplished weightlifter and bodybuilder. Standing 6'5 he competed in the Mr. Universe competition with Arnold and Lou, and later would work for Joe Weider himself.
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@MrDesertmike 7 жыл бұрын
As a bit of a Star Wars nut of random trivia this was phenomenal information
@pictishgaming3812 7 жыл бұрын
Was also the green cross code man
@dirtymofo2629 7 жыл бұрын
MrDesertmike good stuff
@pvtrichter8816 7 жыл бұрын
'ERE LET ME SPLAIN YA!!
@djcranium1210 7 жыл бұрын
MrDesertmike he was in clockwork orange aswell walking around in vest carrying the wheelchair guy about .huge
@sissyfist 6 жыл бұрын
MrDesertmike for some reason I always thought James Earl Jones actually played Vader in screen aside from the voice acting and the one scene where Vader takes his Helmet off as he dies.
@shrimpman8422 7 жыл бұрын
"these are not the roids you are looking for"
@travelingecho 5 жыл бұрын
😂 Epic!
@Fhnfunn 5 жыл бұрын
Shrimp Man lol
@SovereignStatesman 4 жыл бұрын
He did NOT use steroids. It's why he never became Mr. Universe, let alone Olympia; they want BALLOONS not men.
@lazur1 6 жыл бұрын
In "A Clockwork Orange", Prowse's character, "Julian", was the attendant to a wealthy man who'd been crippled during a home invasion earlier in the film. He won the role because he was tall enough & strong enough to walk upstairs, carrying a full-grown man in a wheelchair, keeping the chair plumb, while holding it in front of himself, with no strain.
@BB-mv9wl 7 жыл бұрын
When he was the Green Cross Code man, he came to our school in the late 80's. He did some flexing for all us kids and the guys physique was phenomenal.
@ElEternoPoetaLuis 7 жыл бұрын
That's why Darth Vader was huge.
@DAREDEVILBKLYN 7 жыл бұрын
I meet David Prowse at the end of a comic show in NYC at 34st Pennsylvania Hotel across from Madision Square Garden and he is a gentlemen and great roll model.
@cromartie1984 7 жыл бұрын
he also played in a Clockwork Orange. He played the bodyguard of a rich man
@lightningbolt3585 7 жыл бұрын
He was very large up top but his legs were slim and lanky. Very Saxon looking man.
@KumaGoku 7 жыл бұрын
like said in the video.......
@Nickpaintbrush 7 жыл бұрын
Try the wine!
@drewgrieve2376 7 жыл бұрын
detiege guillaume Mp
@ShiftySkipper 7 жыл бұрын
slow your role bro and watch the whole video first... he said that
@Jattmafia313 7 жыл бұрын
There's only one Lord Vader in the bodybuilding world that deserves recognition...
@mrnathan9216 7 жыл бұрын
He was also the Green Cross Code man, an ad here in the UK in the late 70's/early 80's that taught kids how to use a crossing properly 👍
@PompeyMatt17 6 жыл бұрын
Think most Brits knew from the very first Star Wars film that Dave Prowse was an English bodybuilder/ actor.. they didn't use his voice because he had a very strong English west country accent and hence would have sounded stupid as Vader.
@SupesMe 6 жыл бұрын
He also trained Christopher Reeve for Superman. I got to speak to him about it a few years ago. Great story but it didn't end well between them.
@Heiratematt 7 жыл бұрын
Sean Connery was a bodybuilder id like to see a video on him.
@Emma-R 7 жыл бұрын
YEAH! Do Sean Connery next!
@vaccumsealed 7 жыл бұрын
matt morse sean connery use to like to slap his women around wayyyyy back in his olden days. Read up on it.
@knightbranded6083 7 жыл бұрын
If you can call it that, I looked better then him when I was 12.
@forsmaneino 7 жыл бұрын
matt morse Nick has already indeed done a video on Sean Connery, great content recommend checking it out
@phoenix21studios 6 жыл бұрын
he was in an era when they all looked like Tennis players tho.
@otto1066 7 жыл бұрын
He used to be the Green cross code man in the UK......used for road safety for kids in the UK in the 70 s
@SgawCules 7 жыл бұрын
otto1066 lol, wtf
@otto1066 7 жыл бұрын
Its a creepy advert....... have you looked at it....? just put Green cross code man into youtube
@MichaelGarner108 7 жыл бұрын
he also played the monster in a couple of Hammer Frankenstien movies
@athenassigil5820 7 жыл бұрын
You're a virtual rennaisance man in regards to all our body building heroes. Each episode you make is a new revelation on classic, obscure and forgotten bbs of the past. Keep up the great work!
@chrisharlin7096 7 жыл бұрын
Kjell Nillson would be interesting as well. He is the Swedish body builder who played Humungis in the Road Warrior. He had to learn enough English to say his lines. The mask he wore was designed so someone else could do the voice of Humugus
@krugmeister7301 5 жыл бұрын
David Prowse was also In the 1971 Cult movie Classic... A CLOCKWORK ORANGE....He played the Bodyguard of the Senior at the Home that he and his wife were Attacked by the WHITE HOOLIGANS...
@enochroot9438 7 жыл бұрын
Little known fact: Yoda beat a field of Ewoks to win the 1976 Mr Olympia short class
@hughjasse4047 6 жыл бұрын
I thought everybody knew David Prowse was the body and James Earl Jones was the voice
@LurkingCrassZero 7 жыл бұрын
Even now Prowse is a huge man. I've met him twice.
@deadpool3099 7 жыл бұрын
great guy dave prowse met him dozens of times he also was in many other movies such as monty python,the saint,dr who,his book is worth a read too
@TheJohnnyCalifornia 7 жыл бұрын
He played Frankenstein in Hammer films as well, but it was Clockwork Orange that attracted Lucas to his casting as Vader. Anyone who worked with Kubrick had a lot of credit in those USC circles. Chris Reeve talked about training with him. On the first day, Prowse had Reeve lift an increasing amount of weight until he could barely move it. Once he found Reeve's maximum lift, he told the actor "all right, that's where we start." So on his first day, Reeve had to work with his maximum. That's how he made such rapid gains before shooting.
@spotsindude4045 7 жыл бұрын
I'm really appreciating your upload speed man! Giving me some entertainment during study hall lol. Keep it up!
@marksmancs7721 7 жыл бұрын
This was actually a good add on my early days memories. I always thought that the actor has to be quite big in real life because he was definitely standing on a flat ground. But still credits also to James Earl Jones for giving his incredible voice for that character. That frame combined to the voice was very impressive. Nice work Nick!
@George-rr3vk 7 жыл бұрын
very interesting! Thank you so much Nick for sharing.
@Torengest 6 жыл бұрын
how come he Ain´t rich. thats a big ass role for a very successful movie series
@HOBBS3000 7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. This guy was all over the tv when I was a kid in the late seventies. First as Vader, then as the trainer behind Superman. Probably the first person I was aware of as a muscle guy, showing people how to lift stuff around the house, like two house bricks in a shoulder press. America had Jack Lalanne and Arnold, we had David Prowse in the UK.
@micoromico 7 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, Luke! Your father was swole. :O
@danielm5834 7 жыл бұрын
One of the best channel on KZfaq!! Good job bro :)
@lancemilliken9078 7 жыл бұрын
As usual, fantastic content, a nice obscure topic that no one else is talking about
@sniffingdogartofficial7257 6 жыл бұрын
I'm from Bristol and he's something of a local legend. They were playing pretty lengthy interviews with Prowse (recorded a while back) on the radio a few months ago. Really friendly guy, and sadly it seems part of the reason they voiced over him was that he didn't sound as intimidating or menacing as he looked in the costume. There are loads of stories about his falling out with Lucas, but yeah as is pointed out he had a really interesting life prior to any of his acting. I didn't know about the failed magazine either, hahah, so yeah really great video.
@genericmodz 7 жыл бұрын
the gains are strong in this one.
@mrmoooable 7 жыл бұрын
I'm from the UK. David prowse is probably best known to my generation as the "Green Cross Code" man. These were a series of road safety films for children, starting in the 1970"s.
@hyper2high 7 жыл бұрын
He may have thought they were going to use his voice at first, but he never realized they revoiced him at the premier of starwars because he would have had to record all the dialogue in recording studio, which he never did. So he would have known his voice wasnt being used before the premere. He also played the green cross code man for British tv in the early 80,s
@malvenlake 6 жыл бұрын
nicely done .David prowse deserves the respect.
@JamesBurrTV 7 жыл бұрын
Was Frankenstein's monster in a few Hammer movies and was of course the Green Cross Code Man.
@iblockpuncheswithmyface1490 7 жыл бұрын
I heard when he played Vader. He was six seven 270lb.
@grahammarkhorn 7 жыл бұрын
He was also in the "green cross code" tv safety adverts from the 80's....his second most famous screen role!
@marvinmobley6294 7 жыл бұрын
dam bro nonstop content thank you
@EPSTomcat11 7 жыл бұрын
Wow how come this is not more well known? Crazy? Thx for the video!
@joeschmo2693 7 жыл бұрын
I just watched A Clockwork Orange a year or so ago. So, that was Darth Vader tossing Malcolm McDowell around like a rag doll. Interesting. Can't really blame them for going with J.E. Jones's vocals though - he has a one of a kind voice. Incidentally, although we haven't heard you gripe about the recent YT controversy, I'm glad to see ads running on your channel; I'm willing sit through 20 or 30 seconds of tripe to support a channel I enjoy. Keep up the good work.
@djsubliminalreeve 7 жыл бұрын
I thought everyone knew the green cross code man was Darth Vader and a bodybuilder
@lightningbolt3585 7 жыл бұрын
Anglo Saxons do... as we are the superior race of man.
@DartsReviewChannel 7 жыл бұрын
LOL yeah loved those Green Cross Code ads when I was a kid :)
@jinxed_jinxed_3443 7 жыл бұрын
Me too lol :)
@terrypeart3875 7 жыл бұрын
BroToPro can imagine all the Americans wondering what the hell is a "green cross code"
@mostguitarswins 4 жыл бұрын
Like most everyone I didn't know this. Thanks for the vid and giving David Prowse some props.
@macectoman 6 жыл бұрын
Way to go! This was edifying as well as entertaining. Frankly, I knew that he was in the Darth Vader costume, but I didn't know anything about the feud with George Lucas. Lastly, Dave Prowse not only lifted the Dinnie Stones - still considered a feat of great strength since the lighter of the 2 weighs ~367lbs, and the ~407lb weight of the heavier stone (both 19th century horse hitching posts) greatly unbalances the load - but he also then walked for more than 50 feet with both!
@ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord 7 жыл бұрын
He's quite well known as a bodybuilder here in the UK because he was in several children's road safety commercials back in the 70s. He played The Green Cross Code Man as a sort of superhero character. His physique was fairly obvious in that.
@CSShowcase 7 жыл бұрын
They had to replace his voice because he was saying "it sick. it piss. it revolting" every 10 seconds
@lightningbolt3585 7 жыл бұрын
CS:GO Skin Showcase My fucking sides
@Jattmafia313 7 жыл бұрын
Man don't even...
@arktomorphos 7 жыл бұрын
CS:GO Skin Showcase Who cares about dubbing, we're freaks.
@leg2044 5 жыл бұрын
CS:GO Skin Showcase replace revolting with minging
@nathanwright5543 6 жыл бұрын
In Star Wars episode 3, there's that scene where Aniken wakes up from his nightmare, and we see that Hayden Christiansen had a shredded 6 pack and a very defined chest. I would like to see your opinions on whether or not he could compete in athletics
@adfadfewfrewafawefaw 7 жыл бұрын
thanks I hope more people realize this, he deserves to be known :)
@hellwatch01 7 жыл бұрын
I got to meet him at dragon con 2007. we didn't talk about Star wars! we talked about body building! great guy
@MaKaBa65 7 жыл бұрын
Im a huge Star Wars AND Bodybuilding Fan but still did not knew that lol ,thanks for sharing. :) Greetz from Germany
@NicksStrengthandPower 7 жыл бұрын
+MaKaBa65 thanks man
@mathieuharvey6155 7 жыл бұрын
Really really and definitely really interesting video... thanks for that info. I will have something to impressed my friends...
@American-Nobody 6 жыл бұрын
Had to share. Great video.
@TheIPGCorporations 4 жыл бұрын
He comes from my city. He was brought up in Southmead, which is a northern ward within Bristol.
@HunkyDork 7 жыл бұрын
I always wondered about that Julian in "A Clockwork Orange". Glad to know who it was HD
@mikecollings2808 7 жыл бұрын
Nick, Dave was also commonly known as the 'green cross code' man here in the UK, it was a road safety ad in the 70s when I was growing up
@peterl.1574 7 жыл бұрын
All these guys in UK started wieght lifting/BB'ing - Sean Connery, etc.
@lightningbolt3585 7 жыл бұрын
P Luch Anglo Saxon genetics. top tier
@biggrex 7 жыл бұрын
Argh, and they even say that James Earl Jones trained Christopher Reeve. I've read that in the past some thirty years ago, and this is the first time I've heard the correction that it was Prowse that trained him.
@BennysBenz 7 жыл бұрын
i love vader did not know this fact about the actor who played the character thanks per usual Nicko! you should hear his voice without James Earle Jones voice over it sounds funny.
@NicksStrengthandPower 7 жыл бұрын
+BennysBenz thanks bro, and yeah I heard lol
@EpictheEpicest 7 жыл бұрын
He had a falling out with Lucas because Prowse revealed the ending of Empire Strikes Back on TV before the movie came out.
@ketoking9435 6 жыл бұрын
Just got goose bumps,,,that short chap with him lives near me,,,said he was a friend of his,,,he's disabled and trains to this day,,,
@59noah 7 жыл бұрын
he was the body guard in clock work orange too
@douglassmith6275 7 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool video Nick had no clue about this.
@RovnoMagic 5 жыл бұрын
David is very kind. Children all over England know David as the Green Cross safety man. He should be invited to Star Wars Celebration!
@RovnoMagic 5 жыл бұрын
Whoops Green Cross code
@RovnoMagic 5 жыл бұрын
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@gaz0463 5 жыл бұрын
He was the green cross code man in the uk ads years ago.
@Plamindandbodywurks 7 жыл бұрын
Awesome video bro. As usual...
@emanuelserrano9832 5 жыл бұрын
Big genetic He looks natural
@baberufus 6 жыл бұрын
Interesting info! Yeah, I can't imagine Darth Vader without Jones' voice, but Lucas could have told him what was up about the voice thing from the get go...sheesh! I wonder if Prowse picked Lucas up by the neck with one hand when he found out he had been voiced over lol
@daimons7261 7 жыл бұрын
looks like Vince macmahon the 1st 2 pics
@Smokinlikeamufucka 7 жыл бұрын
if it would have been in the 90s and 2000s they would have casted Tyler Mane for the role
@surfinwax58 7 жыл бұрын
Circus of the Vampires has him as a circus strongman in the employ of a traveling troupe of roving vampires from about 1969-70. Glad it went well for him at least some of the time.
@roncriswell2685 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks brother really appreciate it💪💪
@Scyllax 7 жыл бұрын
Dave Prowse competed when there were three Olympic lifts. The third was the clean and overhead press, which had so much backbend by the time the IOC dropped it from the Olympics after 1972 that it was like a standing (no leg drive) bench press. The last gold medalist with this lift was Alexeev.
@chipgaines8555 7 жыл бұрын
M. Hall the clean and press is the 2nd Olympic lift lol not the overhead press which was used in some POWERLIFTING competitions instead of the bench press at this time... Fucking momo
@eliaskrieger142 7 жыл бұрын
Cleana and Press is not used anymore
@Scyllax 7 жыл бұрын
CHIP GAINES A phony anonymous empty troll user, who's the cuckold, Pussyboy?
@chipgaines8555 7 жыл бұрын
Ain't anonymous this is chip gaines beeitch
@eliaskrieger142 7 жыл бұрын
You're shit at trolling
@dalecsaunders 7 жыл бұрын
I do not know if he had some ownership in the product but he did promotion for the 'Bull Worker' exercise tool
@jockmcglashan6149 6 жыл бұрын
Big Dave was also a very good Frankenstein's monster in a few Hammer horror movies!
@sukhjitsandhu7277 7 жыл бұрын
Amazing content
@gd8202 6 жыл бұрын
I know someone who knows him well. he also Played the Green Cross code man in the Uk. He suffers from severe arthritis in old age...so much so he can barely walk
@julianfonseca875 7 жыл бұрын
4:04 hey that's my name😏
@Kanker0 7 жыл бұрын
good ass video. i love star wars and always wondered about the body builder who played him.
@SuperDragler 6 жыл бұрын
id love to have darth vader as my personal trainer xd
@travelingecho 5 жыл бұрын
Darth Vader trained Superman.
@cnealmartin 7 жыл бұрын
Cinematic legend no doubt !!
@copegrizz3923 7 жыл бұрын
Fascinating stuff where you even find this info lol
@NicksStrengthandPower 7 жыл бұрын
The World Wide Web lmao
@fuckthesystem728 7 жыл бұрын
Nick's Strength and Power wooow, I might try this one day
@princevalantinojkd 7 жыл бұрын
He was also a very famous man on British TV playing a role as the Green Cross Code superhero,warning kids of the danger of road traffic
@xaozen4648 7 жыл бұрын
Wow Nice Physiques💪
@DorinMunteanu 7 жыл бұрын
May the force be with him
@huss03 7 жыл бұрын
Remember him from the original "Bullworker" instruction manual.
@ashishbhatt3467 5 жыл бұрын
How giant he looks...the reason why darth vadar look so frekishly menacing
@clevelandantwine8985 5 жыл бұрын
An he played in the horror film vampire circus
@PBRF77 7 жыл бұрын
Anyone know if his power lifting records are listed anywhere?
@simac4656 7 жыл бұрын
your subs are flying up dude, well deserved
@NicksStrengthandPower 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro 💪🏻
@BenDoverII 7 жыл бұрын
Looks like the 'Fore' was strong with him....
@luismurillo5855 7 жыл бұрын
You should make a video on Sean Connery's bodybuilding days
@Southernburrito 7 жыл бұрын
DUDE! That guys Awesome!!!
@SovereignStatesman 4 жыл бұрын
That's how Vader was so legendary: he POSED in a giant, menacing manner. Prowse used his bodybuilding expertise to effect that.... unlike Little Lord Hayden prissy-pants.
@optimuscprime 7 жыл бұрын
A little big for Anakin skywalker. Perfect for Vader.
@kevinkenny8739 5 жыл бұрын
He was the Green Cross Code Man also ,to teach kids to cross the road safely.
@NinjaKuma 7 жыл бұрын
Did you lift the Rebel trooper at the start of Episode 4? That's the question...
@MiNRUSSIAN8 7 жыл бұрын
Jason. Genova. Lord. Vader.
@markcopley7366 7 жыл бұрын
He was also THE GREEN CROSS CODE MAN, in UK road safety for children infomercials
@dion6635 7 жыл бұрын
He was a Scot n done all his scenes with his Scotish accent lol even he didnt know about the Luke n Darth Vader "I am ur father" scene in Empire Strikes Back...it was to keep the scene secret n was voiced over by James Earl Jones after filming:) Luke thought he was yelling "nnnooooo" to Vader wanting to take Princess Leia to the dark side cos she was lukes sister lol
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