Eddie Powell

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Born: March 9, 1927 (73 years old)

Died: August 11, 2000

Place of birth: London, 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).

Filmography (62)

• Aliens (1986, ★ 8)
• Dalekmania (1995, ★ 7.4)
• The Prisoner (1967, ★ 7.7)
• Where Eagles Dare (1968, ★ 7.5)
• Jason and the Argonauts (1963, ★ 7.2)
• Kelly's Heroes (1970, ★ 7.4)
• Batman (1989, ★ 7.2)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, ★ 7.9)
• Alien (1979, ★ 8.2)
• The Guns of Navarone (1961, ★ 7.3)
• The Avengers (1961, ★ 7.7)
• The Sweeney (1975, ★ 7.9)
• Legend (1985, ★ 6.2)
• Flash Gordon (1980, ★ 6.2)
• Top Secret! (1984, ★ 7.1)
• The Fourth Protocol (1987, ★ 6.3)
• Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966, ★ 6.1)
• S.O.S. Titanic (1980, ★ 5.9)
• The Alien Saga (2002, ★ 6.1)
• Candleshoe (1977, ★ 6.9)
• Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968, ★ 6.6)
• The Spy Who Loved Me (1977, ★ 6.8)
• From Russia with Love (1963, ★ 7.1)
• You Only Live Twice (1967, ★ 6.6)
• The Vikings (1958, ★ 7)
• The Boys from Brazil (1978, ★ 6.7)
• Shipwrecked (1990, ★ 6.7)
• Willow (1988, ★ 7)
• Enemy Mine (1985, ★ 7)
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, ★ 6.9)