The decisions to use Jones and Shaw came as surprises to Prowse and contributed to his strained relationship with the movies' producers. In addition to Jones, they included British fencing coach Bob Anderson, who played Darth Vader in many lightsaber duels, and veteran stage actor Sebastian Shaw, who in 'Return of the Jedi” (1983) - the final installment in the original trilogy - provided the face of a dying Darth Vader. 'Star Wars” creator George Lucas viewed Darth Vader as the product of a collaboration by a team of artists. The dialogue delivered originally in Prowse's West Country English accent was dubbed in post-production editing using the sonorous voice of American actor James Earl Jones. 'The only way of presenting Darth Vader as the ultimate baddie was to show virtually everyone else either terrified or completely awestruck whenever he was around,” Prowse wrote in his 2011 autobiography, 'Straight From the Force's Mouth.”Īdding to the ominous presence of Darth Vader was his signature mechanical breathing, which was created by sound designer Ben Burtt recording himself inhaling and exhaling through an old Dacor scuba regulator. His costume featured a menacing grilled face mask, a glistening black helmet modeled after samurai headgear, a leather jumpsuit, black gloves, knee-high boots, a sweeping cape and a flashing electronic chest panel on a fiberglass breastplate. At 6-foot-7 and weighing 275 pounds, he used his imposing physique to give shape and form to Darth Vader's threatening presence on screen as the embodiment of the Evil Empire.
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