The actor wearing the black cloak and with the black chamber pot in his head was David Prowse, body-builder and actor. Stands some 6"7" tall. Most impressive! In addition to his many acting credits, he trained a tall, slender Christopher Reeve for his role in "Superman," helping him develop a physique more in keeping with the role—Reeve gained some 30 lbs., all muscle.

Prowse's speaking voice was not as dark or menacing as Lucas wanted for the voice of Darth Vader, so he got James Earl Jones ("This . . . is CNN.") to dub in the voice. David Prowse was not happy about this, but with that bucket over his head, they didn't have any problem switching voices. No lip-synching necessary,

Don Firth