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Eddie Powell

Eddie Powell

Crew1927London, England, UK

Biography

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

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).

Acting History

2002
The Alien Saga
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Daylight
Stunts
1995
Dalekmania
as Self
1994
The World of Hammer
TVas Self (archive footage)
1987
1986
Aliens
as Alien Warrior (uncredited)
Half Moon Street
as S.A.S. Man (uncredited)
Aliens
Stunts
1984
Top Secret!
as Underwater Barkeeper (uncredited)
1980
S.O.S. Titanic
as Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
Flash Gordon
as Ming's Brute
1979
Dracula
Stunt Coordinator
Alien
Stunts
1978
The Sweeney
TVStunts2 eps
1977
Candleshoe
as Hood (uncredited)
Target
TVas Doug / Carter's Thug
1974
Dracula
as Whitby Inn Man kilied by Dracula (uncredited)
1969
The Oblong Box
as Fighting Man in Tavern (uncredited)
1967
The Mummy's Shroud
as The Mummy
Casino Royale
as Man in Casino (uncredited)
The Prisoner
TVas Guardian1 eps
1965
She
as Thug (uncredited)
1964
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
as 2nd Arab (uncredited)
1961
1958

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Personal Info

Known For
Crew
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/9/1927
Day of Death
8/11/2000
Place of Birth
London, England, UK