Eddie Powell

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).

Known For

Aliens

as Alien Warrior (uncredited)

Legend

as Mummified Guard

Top Secret!

as Underwater Barkeeper (uncredited)

Flash Gordon

as Ming's Brute

Casino Royale

as Man in Casino (uncredited)

The Devil Rides Out

as The Goat of Mendes

The Prisoner

as Guardian

The Fourth Protocol

as Angry Motorist

Candleshoe

as Hood (uncredited)

The Oblong Box

as Fighting Man in Tavern (uncredited)