(Reed Saxon | AP file photo) Actor David Prowse, who was the man in the black Darth Vader suit in the first Star Wars film, signs autographs on May 26, 2007, at Star Wars Celebration IV, marking the 30th anniversary of the release of the first film in the Star Wars saga, in Los Angeles, USA. The British actor, Prowse who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85 on Saturday, according to an announcement by his agent Sunday Nov. 29, 2020.