Darth Vader Actor dies
LONDON (AP) — Olympic fencer and movie sword master Bob Anderson appeared in some of film’s most famous dueling scenes — though few viewers knew it.
Anderson, who has died at age 89, donned Darth Vader’s black helmet and fought light saber battles in two of the three original “Star Wars” films, “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”
Darth Vader has died. The guy who did the sword fighting. The rest is just posing menacingly really, imho. Bob Anderson was a deadset legend.
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So there’s three original Darth Vaders? I though it was just the body builder in the suite & James Earl Jones for the voice (body builder’s West Country accent didn’t sound menacing).
How many bodybuilders can fence? Look at Conan.
But there was more swinging than thrusting in the lightsabre sequences.
Swinging leads to thrusting.
And vice-versa. :bukkake:
Actually four, just remembered there was another guy for the unmasked & ghost Anakin scenes, before they edited him out & replaced him with Hayden Christensen.
According to IMDB his film credits include, but are not limited to:
2006 Alatriste (sword master)
2005 The Legend of Zorro (sword master)
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (sword master)
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (additional sword trainer)
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (sword master)
2002 Die Another Day (sword master)
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (sword master)
1998 The Parent Trap (fencing consultant)
1998 The Mask of Zorro (sword master – as Robert Anderson)
1996 The Phantom (sword master – as Robert Anderson)
1995 First Knight (sword master)
1993 The Three Musketeers (sword master)
1992-1994 Highlander (TV series) (sword master)
1991 By the Sword (sword master)
1987 The Princess Bride (sword master)
1986 Highlander (sword master)
1977 Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (fight arranger – uncredited)
1975 Barry Lyndon (fencing coach)
1971 Kidnapped (fight arranger)
1966 Don’t Lose Your Head (fight arranger – uncredited)
1958 The Moonraker (fencing coach)