Albert Popwell(July 15, 1926 – April 9, 1999) was an Americanstage,televisionand filmactorwith a career spanning six decades.[1]
Albert Popwell | |
|---|---|
 Popwell inDirty Harry(1971) | |
| Born | July 15, 1926 New York City,United States |
| Died | April 9, 1999(aged 72)[1] Los Angeles,California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1943–1995 |
Born inNew York City,Popwell started as a professionaldancerbefore taking up a career in acting. Popwell made his professional debut onBroadwayat age 16 inThe Pirate.[1]
Career
editPopwell was featured on many television series,[2]but is perhaps best known for his appearances in films oppositeClint Eastwood,with whom he appeared in five films, beginning withCoogan's Bluff(1968)[1]and in the first fourDirty Harryfilms, playing a different character in each film.[1]Popwell was the wounded bank robber at the receiving end of Eastwood's iconic "Do I feel lucky?"monologuefromDirty Harry(1971).[3]He was a murderouspimpinMagnum Force(1973),[2]appeared as militant Big Ed Mustapha inThe Enforcer(1976)[2]and as Harry's detective colleague Horace King inSudden Impact(1983).[1]In 1988, Popwell was offered a role inThe Dead Pool,the last film in the series, but could not appear due to a scheduling conflict.
Popwell's final film role was withSharon StoneinScissors(1991).[4]
Death
editHe died at age 72 in 1999, from complications following open heart surgery.[1]
Selected filmography
edit- Journey to Shiloh(1968) – Samuel
- Night Gallery(1970, episode: "The Nature of the Enemy" ) – Reporter
- Coogan's Bluff(1968) – Wonderful Digby
- Dirty Harry(1971) - Bank Robber
- The Peace Killers(1971) – Blackjack
- Search(1972) – Griffin
- Glass Houses(1972) – Albert
- Fuzz(1972) – Lewis
- Cleopatra Jones(1973) – Matthew Johnson
- Charley Varrick(1973) – Percy Randolph
- Magnum Force(1973) – Pimp, J.J. Wilson
- The Single Girls(1974) – Morris
- Lost in the Stars(1974)
- Emergency!(1975, episode: "905-Wild" ) – Officer Les Taylor
- Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold(1975) – Matthew Johnson
- The Streets of San Francisco(1975, episode: "Poisoned Snow" ) – Nappy
- Sanford and Son(1976, episode: "Sanford and Gong" ) – Doctor Davis
- The Enforcer(1976) – Big Ed Mustapha
- The Buddy Holly Story(1978) – Eddie
- Wonder Woman(1978, episode: "The Deadly Dolphin" ) – Gaffer
- Butterflies in Heat(1979) – Ned
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century(1979, episode: "Cosmic Whiz Kid" ) – Koren
- The Incredible Hulk(1980, episode: "Long Run Home" ) - Doctor
- The A-Team(1983, episode: "The Out-Of Towners" ) – Digger
- Sudden Impact(1983) – Horace King
- Magnum, P.I.(1986, episode: "Missing Melody" ) – David Crawford
- Who's That Girl(1987) – Parole Chairman
- The Siege of Firebase Gloria(1989) – Jones
- Wild at Heart(1990) – Barkeeper at Zanzibar (scenes deleted)
- Scissors(1991) - Officer
- A Last Goodbye(1995) – O.C. Lee
References
edit- ^abcdefg"Albert Popwell, Dancer and Actor, 72".The New York Times.April 26, 1999.
- ^abc"Albert Popwell Filmography".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.2016. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-05.
- ^"Dirty Harry".American Film Institute.
- ^"Scissors Cast".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.2016. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-05.