Person
Eddie Powell
Crew · 1927–2000 · 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).
Known for
The Avengers
Stunt Double
Alien
Stunts
The Sweeney
Stunts
Aliens
Alien Warrior (uncredited)
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Stunts
The Prisoner
Guardian
Batman
Stunts
Live and Let Die
Stunts
Van der Valk
Stunts
Filmography
- 2002The Alien SagaSelf (archive footage)
- 1996DaylightStunts
- 1995DalekmaniaSelf
- 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesStunts
- 1991A Kiss Before DyingStunts
- 1991The MiracleStunts
- 1990ShipwreckedStunts
- 1990Nuns on the RunStunts
- 1989Erik the VikingStunts
- 1989BatmanStunts
- 1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeStunts
- 1988High SpiritsStunts
- 1988BusterStunts
- 1988WillowStunts
- 1988An Affair in MindStunts
- 1987The Living DaylightsStunts
- 1987The Fourth ProtocolAngry Motorist
- 1986Half Moon StreetS.A.S. Man (uncredited)
- 1986AliensAlien Warrior (uncredited)
- 1985Enemy MineStunts
- 1985LegendMummified Guard
- 1985Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf BitchStunts
- 1985A View to a KillStunts
- 1984Top Secret!Underwater Barkeeper (uncredited)
- 1983Never Say Never AgainStunts
- 1983KrullStunts
- 1983OctopussyStunts
- 1981For Your Eyes OnlyStunts
- 1980Flash GordonMing's Brute
- 1980The Sea WolvesStunts
- 1980S.O.S. TitanicSteerage Passenger (uncredited)
- 1979DraculaStunt Coordinator
- 1979AlienStunts
- 1978The Boys from BrazilStunts
- 1977CandleshoeHood (uncredited)
- 1977TargetDoug
- 1977The Spy Who Loved MeStunts
- 1975The SweeneyStunts
- 1974DraculaWhitby Inn Man kilied by Dracula (uncredited)
- 1974The MutationsStunts
- 1973Live and Let DieStunts
- 1972Van der ValkStunts
- 1971Diamonds Are ForeverStunts
- 1970Scars of DraculaStunts
- 1970Kelly's HeroesStunts
- 1970Taste the Blood of DraculaStunts
- 1969The Oblong BoxFighting Man in Tavern (uncredited)
- 1968Where Eagles DareStunt Double
- 1968Dracula Has Risen from the GraveStunts
- 1968The Devil Rides OutThe Goat of Mendes
- 1968The Lost ContinentThe Inquisitor
- 1967The PrisonerGuardian
- 1967You Only Live TwiceStunts
- 1967Casino RoyaleMan in Casino (uncredited)
- 1967The Mummy's ShroudThe Mummy
- 1966Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.Thompson
- 1965SheThug (uncredited)
- 1964The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb2nd Arab (uncredited)
- 1963From Russia with LoveStunts
- 1963Jason and the ArgonautsStunts
- 1961The Guns of NavaroneStunts
- 1961The AvengersStunt Double
- 1958The VikingsStunts
- 1948Dick Barton: Special AgentHenchman
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