Albert Popwell (July 15, 1926 â€" April 9, 1999) was an American
stage, television and film actor with a career spanning six
decades.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.Popwell was
featured on many television series, but is perhaps best known for his
appearances in films opposite Clint Eastwood, whom he appeared with in
five films, beginning with Coogan's Bluff (1968) and in the first four
of the five films in the Dirty Harry series, playing a different
character in each film. Popwell was the wounded bank robber at the
receiving end of Eastwood's iconic "Do you feel lucky?" monologue from
Dirty Harry (1971). He was a murderous pimp in Magnum Force (1973),
appeared as militant Big Ed Mustapha in The Enforcer (1976) and as
Harry's detective colleague Horace King in Sudden Impact (1983).
Popwell was offered a role in the last film in the series, The Dead
Pool (1988), but could not appear due to a scheduling
conflict.Popwell's final film role was opposite Sharon Stone in
Scissors (1991). He died eight years later, at age 72, from
complications following open heart surgery.
stage, television and film actor with a career spanning six
decades.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.Popwell was
featured on many television series, but is perhaps best known for his
appearances in films opposite Clint Eastwood, whom he appeared with in
five films, beginning with Coogan's Bluff (1968) and in the first four
of the five films in the Dirty Harry series, playing a different
character in each film. Popwell was the wounded bank robber at the
receiving end of Eastwood's iconic "Do you feel lucky?" monologue from
Dirty Harry (1971). He was a murderous pimp in Magnum Force (1973),
appeared as militant Big Ed Mustapha in The Enforcer (1976) and as
Harry's detective colleague Horace King in Sudden Impact (1983).
Popwell was offered a role in the last film in the series, The Dead
Pool (1988), but could not appear due to a scheduling
conflict.Popwell's final film role was opposite Sharon Stone in
Scissors (1991). He died eight years later, at age 72, from
complications following open heart surgery.
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