Albert Popwell (July 15, 1926 – April 9, 1999) was an American stage, television and film actor with a career spanning six decades.[1]
Albert Popwell | |
|---|---|
 Popwell in Dirty 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 in New York City, Popwell started as a professional dancer before taking up a career in acting. Popwell made his professional debut on Broadway at age 16 in The Pirate.[1]
Career
editPopwell was featured on many television series,[2] but is perhaps best known for his appearances in films opposite Clint Eastwood, with whom he appeared in five films, beginning with Coogan's Bluff (1968)[1] and in the first four Dirty Harry films, 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?" monologue from Dirty Harry (1971).[3] He was a murderous pimp in Magnum Force (1973),[2] appeared as militant Big Ed Mustapha in The Enforcer (1976)[2] and as Harry's detective colleague Horace King in Sudden Impact (1983).[1] In 1988, Popwell was offered a role in The Dead Pool, the last film in the series, but could not appear due to a scheduling conflict.
Popwell's final film role was with Sharon Stone in Scissors (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- ^ a b c d e f g "Albert Popwell, Dancer and Actor, 72". The New York Times. April 26, 1999.
- ^ a b c "Albert Popwell Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ^ "Dirty Harry". American Film Institute.
- ^ "Scissors Cast". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.