Eddie Powell

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Eddie Powell
Powell in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)
Born	(1927-03-09)9 March 1927 London, England
Died	11 August 2000(2000-08-11) (aged 73) Berkshire, England
Occupation(s)	stuntman, actor
Years active	1958–1996
Spouse	Rosemary Burrows (1967-2000; his death)

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).

He was married to Hammer's wardrobe-mistress Rosemary Burrows, and was the brother of Joe Powell, also a film stuntman.

Powell died on 11 August 2000 at Berkshire, England, UK the age of 73 caused complications by heart failure

• Eddie Powell at IMDb