Who portrayed Darth Vader?

[poorpete]

Been sharing this question, for later use as a Me Like Trivia Really Really Difficult Trivia Question, but want guesses from people I haven't asked this question to:

As of 1990, so before the prequels and special additions, how many people portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy and what did they portray?

Clue: no one was replaced.

[Eliahad]

Well, there was James Earl Jones who did the voice over work. There was the guy in the suit when the helmet was on, and I think the actor when the helmet was off was actually a different actor than the guy in the suit. I'm also guessing that someone else was involved in the heavy breathing sound effects that /wasn't/ James Earl Jones, but I don't know. Orrrrr am I going about this question in entirely the wrong way?

[Elle]

So James Earl Jones is the voice of adult Darth.

Someone Prowse... not Juliet... but maybe David Prowse is the guy who runs around inside the costume, which I believe I know thanks to looking at some video Ronster posted, so thanks Ron!

Hayden... not Panatierre, but another Hayden... good looking as all heck, tragically earnest acting... CHRISTENSEN. That's adolescent teenage new daddy Darth Vader.

Jake Lloyd is small child Darth, if that counts, or maybe he's only ever Anakin. Are we counting Anakin as the same person? That's a philosophy question for you, something about rigid designators and shit like that. Whatevs.

Then there's another dude whose face we see when Darth is unmasked, and I have no idea who that dude is.

[akiva]

I believe that the person who portrayed Vader without his helmet (in Return of the Jedi) was not Dave Prowse, but I don't know who it was.

And what about the Vader without his helmet in Empire? Not sure if that's the same guy in Jedi.

[Cazmonster]

David Prosser was Vader's body yes.

In more fun trivia, he was Christopher Reeves body building / fitness coach in Superman.

[poorpete]

[poorpete]

[Eliahad]

[Elle]

That is cool, ya. Okay, I can't read directions very well, or pay attention. So scratch the prequel people!

Someone in Wisconsin, probably Tahlvin's dad, once played Darth Vader at an ice cream stand and handed out ice cream comes to kids like me, including me.

[Tahlvin]

[poorpete]

Ok, two more clues: David Prowse and this person could not play Vader at the same time. Also this guy also was involved in The Princess Bride.

[DMDarcs]

Andre the Giant!

[poorpete]

Actually, little known fact, Vader has six fingers on his right hand. That finger was played by, you guessed it, Christopher Guest.

[Zen]

Sebastian Shaw is the third person who portrayed Darth Vader. James Earl Jones was the voice, David Prowse was the costumed version, and the puffed up dying version without the helmet was Sebastian Shaw. He died in 1994.

[poorpete]

Indeed, add Ben Burtt, all that leaves is one more guy. A guy they brought in after New Hope and it shows. What did he do?

[Eliahad]

Was he the hologram?

[poorpete]

Nope!

The guy did the same thing in Princess Bride. What does Darth Vader do that the Dread Pirate Roberts also do?

[Elle]

Swordfighting? I.e. lightsaber fighting?

[poorpete]

[Elle]

Ahhhhhh! I would never have known that, or who he is, but that is cool!