Eddie Powell

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Eddie Powell

Crew March 9, 1927

London, England, UK

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 f…

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Alien

Alien

8.2 1979 Movie
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

7.9 1989 Movie
Aliens

Aliens

8.0 1986 Movie
Batman

Batman

7.2 1989 Movie
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

6.9 1991 Movie
From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love

7.1 1963 Movie
You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

6.6 1967 Movie
Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever

6.4 1971 Movie
Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die

6.5 1973 Movie
The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me

6.8 1977 Movie
A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill

6.3 1985 Movie
Octopussy

Octopussy

6.4 1983 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2002
    The Alien Saga

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1996
    Daylight

    Movie Stunts

  3. 1995
    Dalekmania

    Movie Self

  4. 1994
    The World of Hammer

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  5. 1991
    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

    Movie Stunts

  6. 1991
    A Kiss Before Dying

    Movie Stunts

  7. 1991
    The Miracle

    Movie Stunts

  8. 1990
    Shipwrecked

    Movie Stunts

  9. 1990
    Nuns on the Run

    Movie Stunts

  10. 1989
    Erik the Viking

    Movie Stunts

  11. 1989
    Batman

    Movie Stunts

  12. 1989
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Movie Stunts

  13. 1988
    High Spirits

    Movie Stunts

  14. 1988
    Buster

    Movie Stunts

  15. 1988
    Willow

    Movie Stunts

  16. 1988
    An Affair in Mind

    Movie Stunts

More credits
  1. 1987
    The Living Daylights

    Movie Stunts

  2. 1987
    The Fourth Protocol

    Movie Angry Motorist

  3. 1986
    Half Moon Street

    Movie S.A.S. Man (uncredited)

  4. 1986
    Aliens

    Movie Alien Warrior (uncredited)

  5. 1985
    Enemy Mine

    Movie Stunts

  6. 1985
    Legend

    Movie Mummified Guard

  7. 1985
    Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch

    Movie Stunts

  8. 1985
    A View to a Kill

    Movie Stunts

  9. 1984
    Top Secret!

    Movie Underwater Barkeeper (uncredited)

  10. 1983
    Never Say Never Again

    Movie Stunts

  11. 1983
    Krull

    Movie Stunts

  12. 1983
    Octopussy

    Movie Stunts

  13. 1981
    For Your Eyes Only

    Movie Stunts

  14. 1980
    Flash Gordon

    Movie Ming's Brute

  15. 1980
    The Sea Wolves

    Movie Stunts

  16. 1980
    S.O.S. Titanic

    Movie Steerage Passenger (uncredited)

  17. 1979
    Dracula

    Movie Stunt Coordinator

  18. 1979
    Alien

    Movie Stunts

  19. 1978
    The Boys from Brazil

    Movie Stunts

  20. 1977
    Candleshoe

    Movie Hood (uncredited)

  21. 1977
    Target

    TV show Doug

  22. 1977
    The Spy Who Loved Me

    Movie Stunts

  23. 1975
    The Sweeney

    TV show Stunts

  24. 1974
    Dracula

    Movie Whitby Inn Man kilied by Dracula (uncredited)