Via Whatculture.com:

You have great cinema villains and then you have Darth Vader. He may have been retconned to be the tragic figure of the Star Wars Saga, but in the popular culture’s mind he’s the series defining baddie, a Force-choking, red-lightsaber-wielding, planet-destroying embodiment of evil.
And with such an unshakable screen presence, he’s become an emblem of all things Star Wars; a staple of marketing and serial hawker of everything from branded cereal to mobile phone tariffs. It’s no wonder the rumours that Vader’s going to play some posthumous part in Star Wars: The Force Awakens won’t go away – he’s just too damn iconic to let lie.
Since his debut in the original Star Wars, nine people have been invaluable in bringing Darth Vader to life, be it though physical presence, elaborating on his early years or providing an unforgettable voice. And that’s discounting all the appearances in other media (Vader’s popped up on TV, radio, in video games, on top of all the novels and comic books where he springs from your imagination) and those who worked on the Dark Lord of the Sith behind the scenes. That’s right – nine people can legitimately say they played Darth Vader on film.
Let’s take a look at the various people who made Anakin Skywalker such an icon.

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