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Dave Prowse 1935-2020

SCI-FACT! Prowse claimed he was also considered for the roles of Conan the Barbarian and Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me.

HIS FACE WAS NEVER seen, his true voice never heard. But as the man inside the armour, Dave, a satanic giant in the smoke and chaos of interstellar war, it’s this Bristolian former bodybuilder who brings the dark lord alive. The mask is blank but the body language – ominous and regal – tells us everything.

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