This is a tribute to Star Wars actors who died from COVID-19.
Lucasfilm The Star Wars fandom has lost a number of talented individuals to COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. This is a tribute to the Star Wars actors and others associated with the Star Wars universe who died of the novel coronavirus. So sad to hear David Prowse has passed. He was a kind man & much more than Darth Vader. Actor-Husband-Father-Member of the Order of the British Empire-3 time British Weightlifting Champion & Safety Icon the Green Cross Code Man. He loved his fans as much as they loved him. #RIP pic.twitter.com/VbDrGu6iBz Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) November 29,2020 David Prowse portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy. He died from COVID-19 complications at the age of 85 on November 28,2020. Prowse was chosen for the role due to his stature as a bodybuilder and weightlifter, Star Wars Fandom reported. He spoke the lines during filming, but they were later dubbed over by James Earl Jones. The video below shows how he sounded as Darth Vader before the dub. Darth Vaders Voice Before Voice Over The original track of Darth Vader’s voice as performed by the man who acted him, David Prowse. Imagine what a different movie Star Wars would have been if they had left it like this. From the Documentary “Empire of Dreams” 2007-06-23T23:28:47Z Prowse’s daughter confirmed that he died of COVID-19 complications, Deadline reported. She said he had Alzheimer’s and had been hospitalized with COVID-19 for two weeks. She said that because of COVID restrictions, she and other family members didn’t get to say goodbye. “It’s horrible that Covid restrictions meant we did not get to see him and say goodbye,” she said. “But when we went to collect his stuff from the hospital the nurse said what a cool guy he was. He was such a larger-than-life character. He would have loved to see himself trending on Twitter.” We lost a man today. Andrew Jack was diagnosed with Coronavirus 2 days ago. He was in no pain, and he slipped away peacefully knowing that his family were all ‘with’ him. Take care out there, lovers x @RealHughJackman @chrishemsworth @RobertDowneyJr pic.
