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]
Popwell 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.
albert, popwell, july, 1926, april, 1999, american, stage, television, film, actor, with, career, spanning, decades, popwell, dirty, harry, 1971, born, 1926, july, 1926new, york, city, united, statesdiedapril, 1999, 1999, aged, angeles, california, united, sta. Albert Popwell July 15 1926 April 9 1999 was an American stage television and film actor with a career spanning six decades 1 Albert PopwellPopwell in Dirty Harry 1971 Born 1926 07 15 July 15 1926New York City United StatesDiedApril 9 1999 1999 04 09 aged 72 1 Los Angeles California United StatesOccupationActorYears active1943 1995Born 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 Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External linksCareer 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 eight years later at age 72 from complications following open heart surgery 1 Selected filmography editJourney 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 LeeReferences 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 amp TV Dept The New York Times 2016 Archived from the original on 2016 03 05 Dirty Harry American Film Institute Scissors Cast Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times 2016 Archived from the original on 2016 03 05 External links editAlbert Popwell at IMDb Albert Popwell at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albert Popwell amp oldid 1185278839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
