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Nosher Powell

Powell on the front of his 1999 book Nosher!

Frederick Powell (15 August 1928 – 20 April 2013),[1] credited as Nosher Powell, Freddie Powell, or Fred Powell, was an English actor, stuntman, and boxer.

Life and career

Powell was born in Camberwell, London, England.[2] His younger brother, Dinny Powell (Dennis Powell, born 1932 in Camberwell) followed a similar career, acting and stunt co-ordinating many films, as have his sons Greg Powell and Gary Powell.[3]

Powell had an extensive but mostly uncredited career in stunt work and acting, including as stuntman in 14 James Bond films.[2][4] Amongst his TV work, was the role of the powerful thug Lord Dorking in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), in 1969.[5] On 26 April 1972 he was guest of honour in an episode in the UK version of This Is Your Life.[6]

Apart from his acting career, Powell was a heavyweight boxing champion in the worlds of unlicensed fighting and the professional arena. He also worked as a sparring partner for Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali, amongst others.[7] The last fight of his career was against Menzies Johnson in 1960. Powell won the fight on points, over eight rounds.[7]

According to his autobiography, Powell had a total of seventy-eight fights: fifty-one as a professional, with nine losses, though he was never knocked out.[8] Boxrec.com, though, lists Powell as losing sixteen times as a professional, with nine of those losses being by KO, two by TKO and five on points.[9]

He also acted as a "minder" for a number of celebrities, including John Paul Getty Jr. and Sammy Davis, Jr.[10]

Death

Powell died in his sleep on 20 April 2013.[1] The news was reported via the official Nosher Powell website and actress Françoise Pascal on Facebook.

Filmography

  • Oliver Twist (1948) - Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
  • There Is Another Sun (1951) - Teddy Green
  • Emergency Call (1952) - Boy Booth
  • Cosh Boy (1953) - Instructor (uncredited)
  • Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) - Gladiator (uncredited)
  • The Dark Avenger (1955) - (uncredited)
  • King's Rhapsody (1955) - (uncredited)
  • Violent Playground (1958)
  • The Road to Hong Kong (1962) - Man (uncredited)
  • Call Me Bwana (1963) - Man (uncredited)
  • A Shot in the Dark (1964) - Man (uncredited)
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964) - Cowboy con cartel 'adios amigo' (uncredited)
  • She (1965) - British Soldier (uncredited)
  • Circus of Fear (1966) - Red
  • The Sandwich Man (1966) - Nosher - Bus Driver (uncredited)
  • Casino Royale (1967) - British Officer (uncredited)
  • Oliver! (1968) - Man (uncredited)
  • Crooks and Coronets (1969) - Casino Security (uncredited)
  • School for Sex (1969) - Hector
  • Crossplot (1969)
  • The Magic Christian (1969) - Ike Jones (uncredited)
  • One More Time (1970) - Man (uncredited)
  • You Can't Win 'Em All (1970) - Horse Rider (uncredited)
  • Venom (aka The Legend of Spider Forest) (1971) - Gang member
  • On the Buses (1971) - Betty's Husband
  • The Alf Garnett Saga (1972) - Ginger (uncredited)
  • Nearest and Dearest (1972) - Bouncer
  • The Mackintosh Man (1973) - Armed Guard
  • Love Thy Neighbour (1973) - Bus Driver
  • Carry on Dick (1974) - Footpad (uncredited)
  • Brannigan (1975) - Man in Bar (uncredited)
  • Never Too Young to Rock (1976)
  • The Stick Up (1977) - Manager
  • If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981) - Govnor's Henchman
  • Victor Victoria (1982) - Man in Bar (uncredited)
  • Krull (1983) - Slayer in the Swamp (uncredited)
  • Eat the Rich (1987) - Nosher
  • Willow (1988) - Nelwyn Villager (uncredited)
  • Legionnaire (1998) - Soldier
  • Shiner (2000) - Special Character (final film role)

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Nosher Powell Web-Site". Nosherpowell.awardspace.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Nosher Powell". BFI.
  3. ^ "The family who do stunts for James Bond", The Times, 24 May 2009
  4. ^ "Nosher Powell: Boxer, actor and Bond stuntman". The Independent. 29 April 2013.
  5. ^ "CTVA UK - "Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased)" (ITC)(1969-70) starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre". ctva.biz.
  6. ^ "Life in the Ring". www.bigredbook.info.
  7. ^ a b Morton, James (26 April 2013). "Nosher Powell obituary" – via www.theguardian.com.
  8. ^ Powell, Nosher; Hall, William (2001). Nosher!. John Blake Publishing. pp. 93–96. ISBN 1-85782-491-1.
  9. ^ "BoxRec: Fred Powell". boxrec.com.
  10. ^ "Fred ('Nosher') Powell". Daily Telegraph. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

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