MAN BEHIND THE MASK: David Prowse, the 6-foot-6 actor who played Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died at age 85. Clayton Sandell ABC News with his life and legacy — and the tributes pouring in from his castmates. https://abcn.ws/2J9VZtF | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

I feel fortunate that I had the great pleasure of meeting David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in all three of the original Star Wars movies several times over the years and he was ever the consummate gentleman. I introduced him to my son, Damien back in 2013. The first time we met was in London, back when I was a teenager in the late 70’s. We both attended a presentation given by the legendary special effects master, Ray Harryhausen and ended up sitting next to each other in the audience. The l