peoplepill id: joe-powell-5
JP
United Kingdom Great Britain England
2 views today
7 views this week
Joe Powell
English actor

Joe Powell

The basics

Quick Facts

Intro
English actor
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Shepherd's Bush, United Kingdom
Age
94 years
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Joe Powell (21 March 1922 - 30 June 2016) was a British stuntman and actor. He was known as the “daddy of British stuntmen”.

Early Life & Career

Joe was born in Shepherd's Bush, London. In 1946 he met with the actor Dennis Price which led to him getting a job as an extra at Pinewood Studios. He was sparring at the London's Polytechnic Boxing Club and soon became a founding partner in a stunt team by Captain Jock Easton. Powell performed stuntwork in many films, including The Guns of Navarone (1961), The Longest Day (1962), Cleopatra (1963) and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965). He also participated in several James Bond films. He is listed as having performed one of the 10 best stunts ever pulled by The Guardian.

Personal life and Family

Joe was twice married, first to Marguerite and after to Juliet. Joe is survived by four sons and a daughter. He was the brother of Eddie Powell, also a film stuntman.

Publications

Joe Powell also published a book on his life known as 'The Life and Times of a Fall Guy'

The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Lists
Joe Powell is in following lists
comments so far.
Comments
From our partners
Sponsored
Credits
References and sources
Joe Powell
arrow-left arrow-right instagram whatsapp myspace quora soundcloud spotify tumblr vk website youtube pandora tunein iheart itunes