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Eddie Powell

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Eddie Powell
Born(1927-03-09)9 March 1927
London, England
Died11 August 2000(2000-08-11) (aged 73)
Berkshire, England
Occupation(s)stuntman, actor
Years active1958–1996
SpouseRosemary Burrows (1967-2000; his death)

Eddie Powell (9 March 1927 – 11 August 2000) was a British stuntman and actor.

Career

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Powell performed stuntwork in several films for Hammer Studios, serving as a regular stunt double for Christopher Lee. His credits during this time included portraying Thompson in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) and the Mummy in The Mummy's Shroud (1967). He also appeared in several James Bond films.

Powell portrayed the Aliens for stuntwork in Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). He also did stunts in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Batman (1989), and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). He had an uncredited part as The Goat of Mendes in The Devil Rides Out (1968).

Personal life

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He was married to Hammer's wardrobe-mistress Rosemary Burrows, and was the brother of Joe Powell, also a film stuntman.

Death

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Powell died on 11 August 2000 at Berkshire, England, UK the age of 73 caused complications by heart failure

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1953 The Titfield Thunderbolt Townsman Uncredited
1961 The Guns of Navarone German Soldier Uncredited
1964 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb 2nd Arab Uncredited
1965 She Thug Uncredited
1966 Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Thompson
1967 The Mummy's Shroud The Mummy
1967 Casino Royale Scottish Strongman Uncredited
1967 Quatermass and the Pi Journalist Uncredited
1968 The Lost Continent The Inquisitor
1968 The Devil Rides Out The Goat of Mendes Uncredited
1968 Attack on the Iron Coast Commando Uncredited
1969 The Oblong Box Fighting Man in Tavern Uncredited
1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again Man in Bar Uncredited
1977 Candleshoe Hood Uncredited
1979 Alien Alien Uncredited
1980 Flash Gordon Ming's Brute #6
1985 Legend Mummified Guard
1986 Aliens Alien Uncredited
1986 Half Moon Street S.A.S. Man Uncredited
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