Tuesday, 15 September 2009

Hight isn't enough to make a fighting Dark Lord

Quote of today

"There is no conflict."

Darth Vader tells Luke that he has no good inside his evil mind.
Return of the Jedi

Today we celebrate...
Bob Anderson at his 87th birthday (born 1922)


Bob Anderson was born in England, United Kingdom and was the stunt-double for David Prowse / Darth Vader in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. He also played an Imperial Officer in The Empire Strikes Back.

Bob Anderson has been a competitive fencer and represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games 1948 and 1952. He started his career in movie stunts 1953 and still 2003 was he involved in Pirates of the Caribbean as sword trainer and in The Lord of the Rings as sword master.

Bob Anderson is 1.85 m (6' 1'') and shorter than the 1.96 m (6' 5'') Darth Vader / David Prowse. If you look through the scenes with Darth Vader fighting you never see his feet. That's because Bob Anderson was wearing lifts or was filmed from a lower point to look taller.

Darth Vader is the two meter high Dark Lord of the Sith that is all dressed in a black armor.

Imperial Officer is the high class soldier in the Empire

Does anyone know in what scene Bob Anderson play an Imperial Officer?

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