Nosher Powell
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Nosher Powell | |
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Born | George Frederick Bernard Powell 15 August 1928 |
Died | 20 April 2013 London, England | (aged 84)
Nationality | British |
Other names | Frederick Powell |
Occupation | |
Years active | 1944–2000 |
Spouse(s) | Pauline Wellman (m. 1951) |
Children | 2 sons |
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. He is best known for his work in the James Bond film series, most notably From Russia with Love (1963).[2]
Life and career[]
Powell was born in Camberwell, London, England.[3] 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.[4]
Powell had an extensive but mostly uncredited career in stunt work and acting, including as stuntman in 14 James Bond films.[3][5] Amongst his TV work, was the role of the powerful thug Lord Dorking in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), in 1969.[citation needed] 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" (bodyguard) for a number of celebrities, including John Paul Getty Jr. and Sammy Davis, Jr.[10]
Personal life and death[]
In 1951 Powell married Pauline Wellman, and the couple had two sons, Greg and Gary, who also grew up to become stuntmen.[11]
Powell died in his sleep on 20 April 2013 at the age of 84.[1]
Filmography[]
Acting credits:
- 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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Nosher Powell Web-Site". Nosherpowell.awardspace.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ https://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/nosher-powell
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nosher Powell". BFI.
- ^ "The family who do stunts for James Bond", The Times, 24 May 2009
- ^ "Nosher Powell: Boxer, actor and Bond stuntman". The Independent. 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Life in the Ring". www.bigredbook.info.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Morton, James (26 April 2013). "Nosher Powell obituary" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Powell, Nosher; Hall, William (2001). Nosher!. John Blake Publishing. pp. 93–96. ISBN 1-85782-491-1.
- ^ "BoxRec: Fred Powell". boxrec.com.
- ^ "Fred ('Nosher') Powell". Daily Telegraph. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/apr/26/nosher-powell
External links[]
- Official website[dead link]
- Boxing record for Nosher Powell from BoxRec
- Nosher Powell at IMDb
- ISBN Nosher! listing
- 1928 births
- 2013 deaths
- 20th-century English male actors
- Boxers from Greater London
- English male boxers
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- English stunt performers
- Heavyweight boxers
- Male actors from London
- People from Camberwell