Eddie Powell
Crew
1927 – 2000 (aged 73)
London, England, UK
20 acting credits
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).
Known For
Aliens
18 Jul 1986
Top Secret!
22 Jun 1984
Legend
28 Aug 1985
Flash Gordon
05 Dec 1980
Casino Royale
18 Apr 1967
The Prisoner
29 Sep 1967
The Devil Rides Out
20 Jul 1968
The Fourth Protocol
20 Mar 1987
Filmography
1987
- The Fourth Protocolas Angry Motorist
1986
- Half Moon Streetas S.A.S. Man (uncredited)
- Aliensas Alien Warrior (uncredited)
1985
- Legendas Mummified Guard
1984
- Top Secret!as Underwater Barkeeper (uncredited)
1980
- Flash Gordonas Ming's Brute
- S.O.S. Titanicas Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
1977
- Candleshoeas Hood (uncredited)
- Targetas Carter's Thug1 episode
1974
- Draculaas Whitby Inn Man kilied by Dracula (uncredited)
1969
- The Oblong Boxas Fighting Man in Tavern (uncredited)
1968
- The Devil Rides Outas The Goat of Mendes
- The Lost Continentas The Inquisitor
1967
- The Prisoneras Guardian1 episode
- Casino Royaleas Man in Casino (uncredited)
- The Mummy's Shroudas The Mummy
1966
- Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.as Thompson
1965
- Sheas Thug (uncredited)
1964
- The Curse of the Mummy's Tombas 2nd Arab (uncredited)
1948
- Dick Barton: Special Agentas Henchman