Albert Popwell
Albert Popwell | |
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 Albert Popwell as the bank robber in Dirty Harry | |
| Born | July 15, 1926 |
| Died | April 9, 1999 (aged 72)[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1943–1995 |
Albert Popwell (July 15, 1926 – April 9, 1999) was an African American stage, television and film actor with a career spanning six decades.[1]
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
Popwell was featured on many television series,[2] but is perhaps best known for his appearances in films opposite Clint Eastwood, whom he acted with in five films, starting with Coogan's Bluff (film)[1] and in the first four films of the Dirty Harry series.[1] Popwell was a wounded bank robber at the receiving end of Eastwood's "Do you feel lucky?" monologue from Dirty Harry.[3] Popwell was a murderous pimp in Magnum Force,[2] appeared as Big Ed Mustapha in the The Enforcer[2] and as Harry's detective partner Horace King in Sudden Impact.[1] He did not appear in the last film in the series, The Dead Pool, due to a scheduling conflict.
His final film role was opposite Sharon Stone in Scissors.[4] He died eight years later, at age 72, from open heart surgery complications.[1]
Selected filmography
With Clint Eastwood
- Coogan's Bluff (1968)
- Dirty Harry (1971)
- Magnum Force (1973)
- The Enforcer (1976)
- Sudden Impact (1983)
Other appearances
- Journey to Shiloh (1968)
- Search (1972)
- Fuzz (1972)
- Charley Varrick (1973)
- Cleopatra Jones (1973)
- The Single Girls (1974)
- Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)
- Emergency! (episode: "905-Wild", failed pilot for spin-off, 1975)
- The Streets of San Francisco (episode: "Poisoned Snow", 1975)
- Sanford and Son (episode: "Sanford and Gong", 1976)
- The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
- Wonder Woman (episode: "The Deadly Dolphin", 1978)
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (episode: "Cosmic Whiz Kid", 1979)
- The A-Team (episode: "The Out-Of Towners", 1983)
- Magnum, P.I. (episode: "Missing Melody", 1986)
- Who's That Girl (1987)
- The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989)
- Scissors (1991)
References
- ^ 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". The New York Times.
- ^ "Dirty Harry". American Film Institute.
- ^ "Scissors Cast". The New York Times.
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