Eddie Powell was a British

United Kingdom

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 stuntman

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Powell performed stuntwork in several films for Hammer Studios, serving as a regular stunt double for Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

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. His credits during this time included portraying Dracula

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 in Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

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(1965) and the Mummy

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 in The Mummy's Shroud

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(1967). He also appeared in several James Bond

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 films and in Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD

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(1966).

Powell portrayed the Aliens for stuntwork in Alien

Alien (film)

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(1979) and Aliens

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(1986). He also did stunts in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

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(1989), Batman

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(1989), and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

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(1991).

He was married to Hammer wardrobe mistress Rosemary Burrows and is the brother of Joe Powell, also a film stuntman.