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American actor (1926–1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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]
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.
Popwell's final film role was with Sharon Stone in Scissors (1991).[4]
He died at age 72 in 1999, from complications following open heart surgery.[1]
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