George Lucas bans David Prowse, actor who portrayed Darth Vader on screen, from all Star Wars events Film, George, Vader - seriously The ban appears to be the latest blow in a long-running feud between Lucas and Prowse. Prowse had been promised to be both seen and heard at the end of the trilogy when Vader’s mask is removed, The Sun reports. However, Lucas used a different actor instead, upsetting Prowse.