15 Doctor Who Actors Who Died In 2020

2. David Prowse

Doctor Who The Time Monster Minotaur David Prowse
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Though he's most famous for his role as the body of Darth Vader in a galaxy far, far away, David Prowse is also a name that Doctor Who fans will know from his brief stint in the classic era of the show.

Specifically, Prowse played the powerful Minotaur in the Third Doctor serial The Time Monster, which aired in the spring of 1972.

Prowse's dominating physical presence made him a great fit for this creature, and he proved a memorable part of the serial, despite not appearing in it for very long.

Prowse passed away on 28 November, aged 85.

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