20 Actors Who Died In 2020
1. David Prowse
David Prowse will forever be remembered in the annals of film history for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy.
Without his statuesque presence and sheer physical heft, Vader wouldn't have become the fearsome all-timer villain that he quickly did, no matter the brilliance of James Earl Jones' imposing vocal performance.
Though Prowse's acting career was periodic at best, he was reportedly most proud of a role that couldn't have been further from Hollywood - playing the Green Cross Code man in a popular British road safety campaign throughout the '70s and '80s.
This eventually led to Prowse receiving an MBE in 2000.
Prowse died after a short undisclosed illness on November 28 at the age of 85.