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Dave Prowse and Brian Muir Autograph as Darth Vader Star Wars photograph 8×10
Authentic Dave Prowse and Brian Muir Autograph. Star Wars Black and White photograph 8×10. Autographed by Dave Prowse in silver and Brian Muir in black sharp marker. Official Star Wars photograph.
David Charles Prowse, MBE (born 1 July 1935) is an English bodybuilder, a weightlifter and character actor in British film and TV. Worldwide, he is best known for physically portraying Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, in 2015 he starred in a documentary of that role, entitled I Am Your Father. Prior to his role as Vader; Prowse had established himself as a prominent figure in British culture as the first Green Cross Code man. A character used in British road safety advertising aimed at children.
Brian Muir (born 15 April 1952) is a British sculptor who most famously created Darth Vader’s helmet and armour from Ralph McQuarrie’s design.
He is responsible for sculpting the stormtrooper armour in Star Wars (the helmet was sculpted by Liz Moore) and the heads for the Death Star Droid, CZ3, and some finishing work on the C-3PO full suit.
Apart from Star Wars, he worked on many other films, such as Alien (for which co-created the Space Jockey) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (for which he worked on the Ark of the Covenant prop).
Darth Vader, also known by his birth name Anakin Skywalker, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Vader appears in the original film trilogy as a pivotal antagonist whose actions drive the plot. While his past as Anakin Skywalker; and the story of his corruption is central to the narrative of the prequel trilogy.