Mark Hamill leads tributes to Darth Vader actor Dave Prowse following death

Dave Prowse has died aged 85 (PA)

Mark Hamill has hailed his Star Wars co-star Dave Prowse as “a kind man” who was “much more than Darth Vader” following his death aged 85.

Prowse, the Bristol weightlifter-turned-actor who played the villainous Sith lord in the original Star Wars trilogy, died after a short illness, his agent confirmed.