Albert Popwell (July 15, 1926 – April 9, 1999) was an American
stage,
television and film
actor with a career spanning six decades.[1]
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.[1]
Career
Popwell was featured on many television series,[2] but is perhaps best known for his appearances in films opposite
Clint Eastwood, with whom he appeared in five films, beginning with Coogan's Bluff (1968)[1] and in the first four Dirty Harry films, playing a different character in each film.[1] Popwell was the wounded bank robber at the receiving end of Eastwood's iconic "Do I feel lucky?"
monologue from Dirty Harry (1971).[3] He was a murderous
pimp in Magnum Force (1973),[2] appeared as militant Big Ed Mustapha in The Enforcer (1976)[2] and as Harry's detective colleague Horace King in Sudden Impact (1983).[1] In 1988, Popwell was offered a role in The Dead Pool, the last film in the series, but could not appear due to a scheduling conflict.