1979Winner
Best Performance
Alien
Eddie Powell
Actor
London, England, UK
March 9, 1927
Biography
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).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1986Winner
Best Performance
Aliens
1989Winner
Best Performance
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Career Highlights
1989Highlight
Best Performance
Batman
1991Highlight
Best Performance
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves