Mustank Hypersonic January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/...103-319531.html Star Wars saber-master dies aged 89 Anderson, who represented Britain in fencing at the 1952 Games, "passed away peacefully" on Sunday in an English hospital Tue, Jan 03, 2012 AFP LONDON - Bob Anderson, Olympic swordsman and the man inside Darth Vader's helmet during many iconic lightsaber battles in the Star Wars films, has died aged 89, the British Academy of Fencing said Monday. Anderson, who represented Britain in fencing at the 1952 Games, "passed away peacefully" on Sunday in an English hospital, the fencing organisation announced. "He was truly one of our greatest fencing masters and a world-class film fight director and choreographer, and both the fencing community and film world will miss him," said Philip Bruce, president of the academy. Although arch-villain Vader was played by David Prowse and voiced by James Earl, Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill later revealed that "Bob Anderson was the man who actually did Vader's fighting." "It was always supposed to be a secret, but I finally told (director) George (Lucas) I didn't think it was fair any more," Hamill told Starlog magazine in 1983. "Bob worked so bloody hard that he deserves some recognition." Anderson wielded the famous saber in two of the three original Star Wars films, "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". The sword-specialist was born in Hampshire, south England, in 1922 and served in the elite Royal Marines during World War II. After his professional sporting career, Anderson went on to forge a living in the film industry, working on James Bond films "From Russia With Love" and "Die Another Day" and also on the Lord of the Rings trilogy. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unidentified 1st Gear January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 how would it feel when you see your life passes from a young man to an old man and then waiting to die. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocus Turbocharged January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 May the force be with him.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic January 3, 2012 Author Share January 3, 2012 how would it feel when you see your life passes from a young man to an old man and then waiting to die. Not if you got the Force with you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 May the force be with him.....RIP this still my fav....hokkien Stah Wars Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csnewbie 1st Gear January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 how would it feel when you see your life passes from a young man to an old man and then waiting to die. everyone goes thru that.... fear not... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 May the force be with him.....RIP this still my fav....hokkien Stah Wars KNN......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 KNN......... Wo Si ni Lau Peh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahtong 1st Gear January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 Normal DV walking about - David Prowse DV Voice - James Earl Jones DV fighting - Bob Anderson DV dying - Sebastian Shaw Anakin's ghost (original) - Sebastian Shaw Anakin's ghost (remade) - Hayden Christansen Sibeh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosaria Turbocharged January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 Normal DV walking about - David Prowse DV Voice - James Earl Jones DV fighting - Bob Anderson DV dying - Sebastian Shaw Anakin's ghost (original) - Sebastian Shaw Anakin's ghost (remade) - Hayden Christansen Sibeh Precisely. In the old days, no CGI effects and editing capability like today... that's why I respect the amount of trouble that the film directors went to, in order to perfect their art. You see this one Darth Vader, they had to have 3 or 4 people just to get the effect right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C3p0 Neutral Newbie January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 RIP.... Normal DV walking about - David Prowse DV Voice - James Earl Jones DV fighting - Bob Anderson DV dying - Sebastian Shaw Anakin's ghost (original) - Sebastian Shaw Anakin's ghost (remade) - Hayden Christansen Sibeh +1. He is the character in Star Wars movies who has been potrayed by the most number of actors. And that's still excluding the baby Anakin (in Revenge of the Sith) and the kiddy Anakin (in Phantom Menance), LOL. Of course they are not Vader and maybe shouldn't count. In contrast, C3PO and R2D2 are potrayed by the same actor from one to six. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahtong 1st Gear January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 Chewbacca actor really looks like a wookie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocus Turbocharged January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 Darth Vader could have been a very powerful sith lord...but thanks to Obiwan in "Revenge of the Sith" he is reduced to a dancing toy robot....in EP 4,5 and 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icu 6th Gear January 3, 2012 Share January 3, 2012 Darth Vader could have been a very powerful sith lord...but thanks to Obiwan in "Revenge of the Sith" he is reduced to a dancing toy robot....in EP 4,5 and 6 Agreed. I would put my $$$ on Darth Maul anytime. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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