ACG says on 29/Jul/10
He was so strong back in the day, that he kept inadvertently breaking the lightsaber props during the combat scenes. So, it was actually another guy in the Vader costume during the fight scenes, such as the one at the end of The Empire Strikes Back right before the "I am your father" sequence(which Prowse DID perform in).

I think 6'6" peak might be a cm or two too low. 6'2" looks about right now. Some serious height loss, there.

Andy says on 18/Jul/10
I knew him as a kid, 25 years ago... And he towered over my 6' dad

Shaun says on 8/Jul/10
Prowse is the best example of bodybuilder height loss. Forget Hogan, this guy has lost 4 inches. He was 199cm peak, huge guy.

Anonymous says on 24/Jun/10
my dad ever told me before that David Prowse was not even close to 6ft6 at youth. the 6"6 mark happenly came from shoe. Hey-day at 6ft4-3/4 barefoot does look more accurate. over 6ft4 is still a huge actor. nowadays look more like 6ft1.5 if taken off shoe. massive height loss(8cm).

ZAQ says on 15/Jun/10
thats an insane height loss.. if you were to lose that much rob youd be really short like 5'4

Soviet_Rebel 5\'10\" says on 5/Jun/10
RESPECT FOR PROWSE!

He has been an "old time STRONGMAN". At 6' 7 and 265 pounds, he deadlifted 678-1/4 pounds, jerked 335 pound behind the neck.

He also was the first man other that Donald Dinnie to lift the Dinnie Stones (which he did in 1964.) Prowse also once owned the Inch Dumbbell.

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Mathew says on 18/May/10
You can kind of tell that this guy was once 6'6" by his build. Anyways, 6'2" now.

J.J. says on 3/May/10
looks 187cm now

Beta says on 29/Apr/10
His eyelevel is above Rob's scalp actually....just look at the picture

Anonymous says on 24/Apr/10
How can he be 6'2 here? his eye level isn't even above robs scalp.

Anonymous says on 7/Apr/10
he just has high trousers

Finn says on 5/Apr/10
His torso looks incredibly small compared to his legs.

Johnny says on 4/Apr/10
wow, it is possible to lose 10 cm of height???

parker says on 3/Apr/10
impossible he lost 10cms, even with a hip operation

Brandon9271 says on 25/Mar/10
He could've easily been at least 6' 5". I'm 6'2" 200 lbs and I wore a Darth Vader costume for Halloween last year.. felt like a dwarf! Granted, Prowse's large frame and muscle mass played a huge part in Vader's massive appearance but I have no doubt that he was at least 6'5". Google searches of "height loss from aging" all suggest loss of 1 to 3 inches by 70 as being normal. With his larger heavier frame compounding the degeneration and hip replacement surgeries it's not that hard to believe he lost 3-4 inches of height.

"People typically lose about 1 cm (0.4 inches) every 10 years after age 40. Height loss is even greater after 70 years old. In total, you may lose 1 to 3 inches in height as you age."

Hans says on 12/Mar/10
i believe his a maximum 6ft5 barefoot at youth, now at 187~188 tall.

Anonymous says on 8/Mar/10
He looks 6ft 1in in this photo.

Sam says on 3/Mar/10
No Monk, more of a chance he was 6'4 in his hay day.

monk says on 21/Feb/10
is it possible?
peak height was 6ft6 but now 6ft2 i can't believe that

Anonymous says on 19/Feb/10
just wondering, how can people judge between INCHES? anyways, I think you gotta call this guy beastly tall when he is not a basketball player and white, no less. but seriously, he towered over everyone in Star Wars, so there you go. I read somewhere that Darth Vader was 6-8 with the suit, so is that counting an extra inch of boot for Mr. Prowse?

Sam says on 9/Feb/10
There is no way the guy is 5'9 now. He looks 6'1 with the Rob.

Anonymous says on 5/Feb/10
Saw him at a trade fair last year. Looked about 6-1 in very thick shoes. Possibly 5-9 barefoot.

Darth Vader says on 28/Jan/10
If I were too judge solely by the size of his hands I would easily believe 6'6"

guy says on 14/Jan/10
his height is still beastly...sort of

Jordan says on 4/Jan/10
I mean the man said he was 6'6 when asked his height as Rob has mentioned. I dont think he was 6'7 and didnt look it with Star Wars cast. Still maybe 6'6ish but def not 6'7.

Hugh 190-192cm says on 28/Dec/09
If he could stand straighter he could possibly be closer to 6"3. Peak I think was maybe between 6"5 and 6"6

Danimal says on 23/Dec/09
big d says on 5/Nov/09
I'd say, much like wrestlers and other larger than life figures, Prowse is guilty of over exaggerating his height from the beginning. As a body builder I'd say that promoters would "up" his height for the purposes of spectacle. IMO I doubt he was ever taller than 6'4.5 - 5" tops. But when you're that height and that build who's gonna argue with you. I'd say its realistic to say he's 6'2" now but possibly even a shade under.

My dad who has had no back surgeries or problems(bit of a sloucher I guess) is 5'11"(he's 70) but was 6'1" when he was measured for the RAF. I'm 5'11" and have been since I was 18(now 31) and he was always taller than me by a good 1.5 - 2". So its more than possible that prowse has shrunk considerably thru age and back probs.

Further down the page you said your Dad was 6'2.25" when measured for the RAF and now you state he was 6'1"????? Talk about making up stories and not realizing that some people have a good enough memory to check your quotes from a few months back. BUSTED.

guyfrommars says on 8/Dec/09
It wasn't a big deal to look tall next to 5ft7 Mark Hammill, but I still say he was 6ft6ish back then. I know a few Star Wars fans who met him 6 years ago, and they said he was still tall and bulky.

Candyman says on 21/Nov/09
Everyones spine and bones react differently to aging, so its within reason for him to lose this much height at the age of 70

Sam says on 5/Nov/09
It is almost impossible to loos 5 inches of height. Prowse is not taller than 6'1 in this pic so could not have been 6'6, are you kidding me, 5 inches of lost height...keep smoking that ajax

big d says on 5/Nov/09
I'd say, much like wrestlers and other larger than life figures, Prowse is guilty of over exaggerating his height from the beginning. As a body builder I'd say that promoters would "up" his height for the purposes of spectacle. IMO I doubt he was ever taller than 6'4.5 - 5" tops. But when you're that height and that build who's gonna argue with you. I'd say its realistic to say he's 6'2" now but possibly even a shade under.

My dad who has had no back surgeries or problems(bit of a sloucher I guess) is 5'11"(he's 70) but was 6'1" when he was measured for the RAF. I'm 5'11" and have been since I was 18(now 31) and he was always taller than me by a good 1.5 - 2". So its more than possible that prowse has shrunk considerably thru age and back probs.

l0ck n l0ad says on 5/Oct/09
Holy crap (with a big emphasis on crap) - is this for real the guy who played Darth Vader, how did he lose so much height?!

Rugal Bernstein says on 22/Sep/09
On David's official website, it is written that he stood 6'5"-6'7". So it makes sense that he was 6'5" at least but 6'7" for his peak height is definitely a bad joke. He barely had 4 inches on Harrison Ford on one of his photos.

Anonymous says on 4/Sep/09
Tom Julian glover is NOT 6ft4. I'd say 6ft2 at best.

Tom says on 3/Sep/09
He is taller than 6'4'' Julian Glover in ESB, but he is wearing the suit. My old teacher met him in the eighties and said he was 6'7'', but that could be what he was told, plus my teacher was short. People who have met him recently have been shocked to see he has lost considerable height. A friend who is mad keen on Star Wars met him and said he was talking to him and they were about eye level, with my firend being a shade over six feet.

I'd give 6'1''-6'2''.

Anonymous says on 21/Aug/09
I think david prowse was at peak 6 ft 5

dave says on 20/Aug/09
all of these people who say 'theres no way he lost this much' this and that, my grandfather is a very thick set big man, with big head, feet and hands.... nowadays they look a bit out of proportion, but when he was younger they looked fully in proportion.... he was a clean 6'3 in his youth, and nowadays is about 5'10.... and he has been measured both times.... thats a 5 inch height difference, which is all the more believable for bigger/thicker set men like my grandad and prowse.... are you telling me that if my grandad can loose 5 inches, and hes shorter and lighter than prowse, why cant prowse have lost that much?!.... he could have easily been 6'6-7 without any bother. Just look at him in the vader suit, i nearly laughed when i saw someone say 6'2-3 peak, hes 6'2 nowadays!..... and no man could pull off the size of prowse's vader at 6'3 peak!

prowse was a 6'6 minimum peak.

christian says on 17/Aug/09
Met him and shook hands in a 1993 convention in england. He was def. 195 cm (6.4) back than and charged usd 15.- for his signature. Nice Guy anyway!

Jordan says on 11/Aug/09
Dave himself said that they had to shoot the scene where he carries the old man in a wheel chair down the stairs in A clockwork Orange about 15 times. Now thats Raw power.....more I look at his younger days for a pre-steroid Body builder he was one big Dude.

Anonymous says on 4/Aug/09
this guy must of only been 6 ft 5.to lose this many inches is strange.

Anonymous says on 29/Jul/09
sorry for my last comment hes definatly 6ft6 if hes standing up straight but 6 ft 4 1/2 to 6 ft 5 when nnot.

Anonymous says on 27/Jul/09
DOES anybody know who the man is thats taller than prowes in the picture with all the star wars cast, inwhich ED(1) gave.

Anonymous says on 27/Jul/09
ED(1) HES DEFINATLY 6 FT 6 IF HES NOT STANDING UP STARAIGT BUT OTHERWISE 6 FT 4 1/2 TO 6 FT 5.

Hugh 191cm says on 23/Jul/09
Has lost a tremendous amount of height but is still tall at 6ft2 or 6ft3.

Ed(1) says on 24/Jun/09
Big King, I too think that Prowse might have been no more then 6ft5 in his prime, but I don't think that the max he got from the Vader suit was 2".

Maybe he wasn't 6ft10, but I could see 6ft8ish.

Ed(1) says on 14/Jun/09
Big King, the Vader costume had to give more then 2", I'd guess close to 2" for the helmet alone. Maybe he didn't wear super big heeled boots, but even if they were 1.5", he was still getting close to 4" in boost from the costume.

In this pic alone you can see how big the helmet was in relation to his head.
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Jordan says on 13/Jun/09
Yeah I def think he was over 6'4.5 in his youth, Maybe a good 6'6. But the man was massive though and he was clean of Roids too.

MY fualt steve it was his offical site and I converted stones wrong to 252 pounds, he actually was 266 pounds.

Ed(1) says on 13/Jun/09
It really sucks how our bodies give out on us as we get older, especially in the case of a guy like Prowse who has obviously lost a lot of height and struggles to get around. In the pic with Rob he looks a solid 6ft2, and with the great size difference of his head and hands it's safe to say he has the proportions of a much larger man.

I have a hard time seeing the 6ft7 peak height, but 6ft5 is definitely a possibilty. In his Vader costume, boots, helmet, etc., I bet he was pushing 6ft9,

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Not the best angle, but I honestly can say I don't see a 6-7 inch difference between Ford and Prowse.

Not to mention with Peter Mayhew, who only seems to have about 7 inches or so on Prowse. I met him in 2002 and he was tops 6ft11, not the 7ft3 listing he's always had.

Hugh 190cm says on 13/Jun/09
Okay I'd say 6ft5.25 peak and 6ft2.75 now.

yoyo says on 13/Jun/09
looks a strong 6ft2 now. but i have never believe he reach 6ft6 or 6ft7 ever. my guess he is 6ft4.5 barefoot in his youth.. maybe topped 6ft5 at most.

Jordan says on 7/Jun/09
His physique was impressive for back in the 60's when roids werent used. His offical page says he was 6'6 and 252 pounds.

Jordan says on 31/May/09
I still say 6'5-6'6 as a prime height.

Martin says on 27/May/09
I agree with Big King completely. His head clearly shows that he is over 6'5 otherwise it would be mal-proportioned.

Jordan says on 3/May/09
If he lost 3 inches than he still isnt 6'6 though. 6'5 would be more like it Bigd.

bigd says on 1/May/09
hes an old guy now. My dad is 70 this year and hes 5'11. he was 6'2.25" when he was measured for going into the RAF. a loss of 3 inches is very feasible for prowse.

Jordan says on 21/Apr/09
He was could have been 6'6.5 in his 20's but remember by the time of Star Wars he was already in his 40's so he could have lost height by then. I would call 6'6 as prime, 6'5 during Star wars and 6'2 now.

Sam says on 20/Apr/09
He looks 6'1 at the highest and how the hell can someone loose 4 inches on height. If the man is 6'1 now, than he coudnt have been taller then 6'5 in his hay day sorry. 6'6 and 6'7, nope.

Anonymous says on 14/Apr/09
I dont buy a 4-5 inches heightloss. he could have been only 6'3-6'4 peak

Steve says on 27/Mar/09
I would say Prowse was solid 2 meters tall in his youth.

Sam says on 23/Mar/09
In this pic he looks a decent 6'1-6'2.