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Eddie Powell

Crew Born Mar 9, 1927 London, England, UK 24 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).

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Full filmography

  • Aliens (1986) as Alien Warrior (uncredited)
  • The Prisoner (1967) as Guardian
  • Legend (1985) as Mummified Guard
  • Target (1977) as Doug
  • Target (1977) as Carter's Thug
  • The World of Hammer (1994) as Self (archive footage)
  • Casino Royale (1967) as Man in Casino (uncredited)
  • Top Secret! (1984) as Underwater Barkeeper (uncredited)
  • Flash Gordon (1980) as Ming's Brute
  • The Fourth Protocol (1987) as Angry Motorist
  • She (1965) as Thug (uncredited)
  • Dracula (1974) as Whitby Inn Man kilied by Dracula (uncredited)
  • S.O.S. Titanic (1980) as Steerage Passenger (uncredited)
  • Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966) as Thompson
  • The Lost Continent (1968) as The Inquisitor
  • Half Moon Street (1986) as S.A.S. Man (uncredited)
  • The Devil Rides Out (1968) as The Goat of Mendes
  • The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) as 2nd Arab (uncredited)
  • The Alien Saga (2002) as Self (archive footage)
  • Candleshoe (1977) as Hood (uncredited)
  • Dalekmania (1995) as Self
  • The Oblong Box (1969) as Fighting Man in Tavern (uncredited)
  • The Mummy's Shroud (1967) as The Mummy
  • Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948) as Henchman