Occupation Actor Years active 1953–1995 | Name Albert Popwell | |
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Movies Sudden Impact, Cleopatra Jones, Cleopatra Jones and the Casin, Coogan's Bluff, Journey to Shiloh | ||
Albert Popwell (July 15, 1926 – April 9, 1999) was an African American stage, television and film actor with a career spanning six decades.
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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.
Career
Popwell was featured on many television series, 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) and in the first four films of the Dirty Harry series. Popwell was a wounded bank robber at the receiving end of Eastwood's "Do you feel lucky?" monologue from Dirty Harry. Popwell was a murderous pimp in Magnum Force, appeared as Big Ed Mustapha in the The Enforcer and as Harry's detective partner Horace King in Sudden Impact. 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. He died eight years later, at age 72, from complications following open heart surgery.
Filmography
Actor
1995
A Last Goodbye as
O.C. Lee
1991
Scissors as
Officer
1990
Wild at Heart as
Barkeeper at Zanzibar (scenes deleted)
1989
Deadly Embrace (Video)(uncredited)
1988
The Siege of Firebase Gloria as
Jones
1987
Who's That Girl as
Parole Chairman
1986
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) as
David Crawford
- Missing Melody (1986) - David Crawford
1986
Butterflies in Heat as
Ned
1986
Bridges to Cross (TV Series)
- Looks Like Up to Me (1986)
1985
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Nick
- The Human Interest Story (1985) - Nick
1984
The Facts of Life (TV Series) as
Bailiff
- The Rich Aren't Different (1984) - Bailiff
1983
Sudden Impact as
Horace King
1983
The A-Team (TV Series) as
Digger
- The Out-of-Towners (1983) - Digger
1982
The Devlin Connection (TV Series) as
George
- Claudine (1982) - George
1982
Sister, Sister (TV Movie) as
The Drunk
1981
Simon & Simon (TV Series) as
Hardened Criminal
- Details at Eleven (1981) - Hardened Criminal
1980
The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Long Run Home (1980) - Doctor
1980
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Jacklin
- The Price of Anger (1980) - Jacklin
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) as
Koren
- Cosmic Whiz Kid (1979) - Koren
1979
Roots: The Next Generations (TV Mini Series) as
Fader
- Part III (1914-1918) (1979) - Fader
1979
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
2nd Pimp
- A Small Circle of Friends (1979) - 2nd Pimp
1978
Wonder Woman (TV Series) as
Gaffer
- The Deadly Dolphin (1978) - Gaffer
1978
Steel Cowboy (TV Movie) as
Miller
1978
The Buddy Holly Story as
Eddie
1977
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) as
Keino
- The Mystery of the African Safari (1977) - Keino
1977
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (TV Movie)
1975
Police Story (TV Series) as
Daniel Casey / Black Stallion
- Trial Board (1977) - Daniel Casey
- The Cut Man Caper (1975) - Black Stallion
1976
Sanford and Son (TV Series) as
Doctor Davis
- Sanford and Gong (1976) - Doctor Davis
1976
The Enforcer as
Mustapha
1976
Holmes and Yoyo (TV Series) as
Councilman
- The K-9 Caper (1976) - Councilman
1975
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) as
Nappy
- Poisoned Snow (1975) - Nappy
1975
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold as
Matthew Johnson
1975
Emergency! (TV Series) as
Ofcr. II Les Taylor
- 905-Wild (1975) - Ofcr. II Les Taylor
1974
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Dort
- Take Over (1974) - Dort
1968
Ironside (TV Series) as
Counterman / China-Boy / 1st Driver
- The Far Side of the Fence (1974) - Counterman
- The Last Payment (1973) - China-Boy
- Barbara Who (1968) - 1st Driver
1974
Police Woman (TV Series) as
Willie Roper
- Seven Eleven (1974) - Willie Roper
1974
Columbo (TV Series) as
Al Como
- A Friend in Deed (1974) - Al Como
1974
Lost in the Stars as
William
1974
The Girl with Something Extra (TV Series) as
Mr. Peters
- The New Broom (1974) - Mr. Peters
1974
Kojak (TV Series) as
Danny Boy
- Die Before They Wake (1974) - Danny Boy
1973
Sleeper as
Reprogramming Scientist (uncredited)
1973
Magnum Force as
Pimp
1973
Shaft (TV Series) as
Logan
- The Killing (1973) - Logan
1973
Charley Varrick as
Randolph Percy
1973
Cleopatra Jones as
Matthew Johnson
1973
Blume in Love as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1972
Search (TV Series) as
Griffin
- The Packagers (1973) - Griffin
- Suffer My Child (1973) - Griffin (uncredited)
- A Honeymoon to Kill (1973) - Griffin
- The Gold Machine (1972) - Griffin
- Flight to Nowhere (1972) - Griffin
- The Adonis File (1972) - Griffin
- In Search of Midas (1972) - Griffin
- The Bullet (1972) - Griffin
- Operation Iceman (1972) - Griffin
- Live Men Tell Tales (1972) - Griffin
- Moonrock (1972) - Griffin
- Short Circuit (1972) - Griffin
- One of Our Probes Is Missing (1972) - Griffin
- The Murrow Disappearance (1972) - Griffin (uncredited)
1973
The Single Girls as
Morris
1972
The Odd Couple (TV Series) as
Consul from Nigeria
- The Princess (1972) - Consul from Nigeria (uncredited)
1972
Fuzz as
Lewis
1972
Probe (TV Movie) as
Dr. Griffin
1972
Glass Houses as
Albert
1970
Night Gallery (TV Series) as
Sergeant Imo (segment "Logoda's Heads") / 3rd Reporter (segment "The Nature of the Enemy")
- The Different Ones/Tell David-/Logoda's Heads (1971) - Sergeant Imo (segment "Logoda's Heads")
- Room with a View/The Little Black Bag/The Nature of the Enemy (1970) - 3rd Reporter (segment "The Nature of the Enemy")
1971
Dirty Harry as
Bank Robber (uncredited)
1971
The Peace Killers as
Blackjack
1971
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) as
Hughes
- Operation: Bandera (1971) - Hughes
1971
That Girl (TV Series) as
Maurice
- Chef's Night Out (1971) - Maurice
1970
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Henry Jackson
- The Deadly Pact (1970) - Henry Jackson
1970
Mannix (TV Series) as
Kenoto
- The World Between (1970) - Kenoto
1970
McCloud (TV Series) as
Gus Milner / Guard
- The Stage Is All the World (1970) - Gus Milner
- Portrait of a Dead Girl (1970) - Guard
1970
Lost Flight (TV Movie) as
Black Militant
1968
The Name of the Game (TV Series) as
Lieutenant Umando / Chagga
- The Skim Game (1970) - Lieutenant Umando
- The Black Answer (1968) - Chagga
1970
Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) as
Hayes
- Goober's Brother (1970) - Hayes
1969
The Outcasts (TV Series) as
Happy Jack
- And Then There Was One (1969) - Happy Jack
1968
Coogan's Bluff as
Wonderful Digby
1968
Journey to Shiloh as
Samuel
1967
Daktari (TV Series) as
Albert Magobo / Sergeant / Askari Corporal
- The Monster of Wameru (1968) - Albert Magobo
- Judy and the Jailbirds (1967) - Sergeant
- Crime Wave at Wameru (1967) - Askari Corporal
1967
Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series) as
Marine / M.P.
- Goodbye, Dolly (1968) - Marine
- Gomer, the Privileged Character (1967) - M.P.
1968
Tarzan (TV Series) as
Lounga
- Trek to Terror (1968) - Lounga
1967
Cowboy in Africa (TV Series) as
Van Allen / Lukora
- African Rodeo: Part 2 (1968) - Van Allen
- Lake Sinclair (1967) - Lukora
1966
Hawk (TV Series) as
Party Guest
- The Living End of Sisterbaby (1966) - Party Guest (uncredited)
1963
East Side/West Side (TV Series) as
Tenant at Meeting
- Who Do You Kill? (1963) - Tenant at Meeting (uncredited)
1953
The Joe Louis Story as
Reporter (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1968
Journey to Shiloh (performer: "Rock of Ages" - uncredited)
Self
1977
The Bob Braun Show (TV Series) as
Self - Actor
- Episode dated 4 January 1977 (1977) - Self - Actor
Archive Footage
2019
A Year in Music (TV Series) as
Bank Robber
- 1972 (2019) - Bank Robber
2001
Dirty Harry: The Original (Video documentary short)
1980
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) as
Koren
- A Blast for Buck (1980) - Koren (uncredited)
References
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