Portrait of Eddie Powell

Eddie Powell

Crew

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).

Born: March 9, 1927

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Filmography

2002
The Alien Saga

as Self (archive footage)

1995
Dalekmania

as Self

1987
The Fourth Protocol

as Angry Motorist

1986
Half Moon Street

as S.A.S. Man (uncredited)

1986
Aliens

as Alien Warrior (uncredited)

1985
Legend

as Mummified Guard

1984
Top Secret!

as Underwater Barkeeper (uncredited)

1980
Flash Gordon

as Ming's Brute

1980
S.O.S. Titanic

as Steerage Passenger (uncredited)

1977
Candleshoe

as Hood (uncredited)

1977
Target

as Doug

1977
Target

as Carter's Thug

1974
Dracula

as Whitby Inn Man kilied by Dracula (uncredited)

1969
The Oblong Box

as Fighting Man in Tavern (uncredited)

1968
The Devil Rides Out

as The Goat of Mendes

1968
The Lost Continent

as The Inquisitor

1967
The Prisoner

as Guardian

1967
Casino Royale

as Man in Casino (uncredited)

1967
The Mummy's Shroud

as The Mummy

1965
She

as Thug (uncredited)

1964
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

as 2nd Arab (uncredited)