David Prowse Banned from Celebration 5

[MIB41]

I met this guy at a convention back in the early 90's when Star Wars was going through it's lean years before the prequels. The organizer of the event actually had to ask people to come over and stand in line for his autograph because he was getting no one. The competing celebs? Mark Goodard (Don West from Lost in Space) and Walter Koenig. He seem like a likable person back then when he needed the money.

[Bruce Banner]

>What they need to realize though, is that one fleeting moment of rudeness is going to be remembered by that fan for life

....who will stew about it for 20 years and finally stage their revenge at a CCG tournament.... which will end badly, but they'll try again with bowling....

Don C.

Wheeeeaton!

[ctc]

>What they need to realize though, is that one fleeting moment of rudeness is going to be remembered by that fan for life

....who will stew about it for 20 years and finally stage their revenge at a CCG tournament.... which will end badly, but they'll try again with bowling....

Don C.

[Bruce Banner]

Bob Anderson is a legend to those in the know, and also a really nice guy too.
And he's still working, at the age of 88. What a star.

Certain measures had to be taken when he was in the Vader suit though, because he's about 7 or 8 inches shorter than Prowse!

I've met Prowse on several occasions, and he's always been very nice and polite, taking the time to answer my questions.

One of the primary reasons for Prowse being ostracized by Lucasfilm was because he had allegedly been leaking plot details to the press.

In contrast, anyone here ever meet Peter Mayhew (aka: Chewbacca) at a convention? Nothing but nice!

Mayhew was a nice guy when I met him, however a friend of mine had a really bad experience with him being rude at a convention once.

As with any celebrity, it will all depend on what kind of day they're having and what kind of mood they're in. What they need to realize though, is that one fleeting moment of rudeness is going to be remembered by that fan for life.

[Random Axe]

I was fortunate enough to have been on the con circuit back in 1994-95 with my publisher so I got to meet a lot of these guys before the shows opened in the breakfast rooms and such. A lot of them didn't bother to socialize with the commoners such as myself and a whole lot of them I didn't even know. The Motor City con was the best for meeting TV/Wrestling/Film celebrities and is by far my favorite con. I never got around to the Prowse table, but I'd heard a bunch of disgruntled people complaining.

THere were several really nice, really cool people I've met, but I generally believe it's best not to meet your idols cause they may not be after you do. My Ferrigno incident was eye-opening.

Scott

[MicromanZone]

Mark Hamill said it best:

“Bob Anderson was the man who actually did Vader’s fighting. It was always supposed to be a secret, but I finally told George I didn’t think it was fair any more. Bob worked so bloody hard that he deserves some recognition. It’s ridiculous to preserve the myth that it’s all done by one man.”

Right on. David Prowse is an egotistical jerk. The problem with him is he has taken too much credit for the role AND (this is key) has never himself been man enough or generous to give Bob Anderson credit. The logic at the time was that David Prowse was an actor and thus he would benefit more from the public recognition than Bob Anderson who was a fencer and didn’t care too much about the recognition. But then what does David Prowse do with that name recognition & generosity? Pretty much nothing career-wise beyond spending the rest of his life spreading delusions and lies to fanboys to the point Lucasfilm not only bans him, but everyone involved in the production has to speak out against him.

Also, he spreads the rumor that when Darth Vader’s mask was removed at the end of Return of the Jedi it was supposed to be him when 100% nothing supports that claim? What a schmuck.

In contrast, anyone here ever meet Peter Mayhew (aka: Chewbacca) at a convention? Nothing but nice! And anyone here remember when the Star Wars prequels were announced and Peter Mayhew himself would go to fan message boards to ask if anyone has heard if Chewbacca would be in them? He was so kind, nice and out of the blue people thought it was someone pretending to be Peter Mayhew until it was proven it was really him.

[palitoy]

Adam is too expensive for autographs at shows, I put him and shatner up there

I was at the syracuse toy show in the 90s and I think he wanted $45, this was just at the cusp of people charging to sign at all. He was on the loud speaker kind of grovelling a little, I felt bad for him that day.

Every other show I've been at with him has had a really long line.

[Riffster]

Adam is too expensive for autographs at shows, I put him and shatner up there

[palitoy]

Adam West treated me very poorly when we met. So I'd put him as the rudest I've ever met.

Yeah, I've heard mixed things about him. I've never gotten his autograph.

Lou Ferrigno was an incredible jerk to me.

[LonnieFisher]

Normally I'd side with the actor on this kind of thing, ( Adam West and Clayton Moore come to mind) but Prowse is the single rudest celebrity I've ever met at a convention. He actually turned his back to my then girlfriend.

Adam West treated me very poorly when we met. So I'd put him as the rudest I've ever met.

[palitoy]

Heh, one thing I will say is I agree with Prowse's thoughts on the new films. They're toy commercials with video game sequences..

I also agree he added a great deal to the character with his body language, he was acting.

[enyawd72]

Well of course. But his vocal delivery was never intended for public consumption. Your talking about the mechanics of a shot before post production. His was merely a vocal queue for dubbing. James Earl Jones IS Darth Vader. His quality of voice and delivery is how we know the character. So the fame of Darth Vader is the voice and aesthetics of the costume, not who's wearing it.

I don't entirely agree with that. I think Prowse contributed a great deal in terms of body language. Vader had a swagger to him...something in his stride that conveyed incredible physical power. I think his contribution to the character is underrated.

Similar to the SMDM...nobody else could look as cool running in slo-mo as Lee Majors. It was his style...

[Bruce Banner]

Dave's signing copies of his autobigraphy at my local bookstore next month.
I'm tempted to buy a copy, to read what he says about his SW experiences over the years, both good and bad.

[chalwa]

Y'know, I'm a lot late to this thread but I have to mention that in the early 90's I met him at a small con here in NC.
He was at a table in the outer hallway and I mentioned the Green Cross Man pic I had seen of him in Starlog. His face lit up and he talked for quite a while to me and some others. He autographed all our stuff for free (!) and shook my hand before I left.
All the info in this thread is news to me as he was one of the nicest con guests I ever met.

[Mikey]

I like this one the best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaNsVmQVuuE

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