Joe Powell (stuntman)

Joe Powell (21 March 1922 - 30 June 2016) was a British stuntman and actor.[1] He was known as the “daddy of British stuntmen”.[2]

Joe Powell
Born
Joseph Augustus Powel

(1922-03-21)21 March 1922
Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Died30 June 2016(2016-06-30) (aged 94)
London, England, UK
Occupationstuntman
actor
Years active1947-1986

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.[3] He was sparring at the London's Polytechnic Boxing Club and soon became a founding partner in a stunt team by Captain Jock Easton.[4] 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.[5]

Personal life and Family

Joe was twice married, first to Marguerite and after to Juliet. Joe is survived by four sons and a daughter.[2] He was the brother of Eddie Powell, also a film stuntman.[6]

Publications

Joe Powell also published a book on his life known as 'The Life and Times of a Fall Guy'[7]

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References
  1. Powell, Joe (2007). The Life and Times of a Fall Guy. Book Guild. ISBN 9781846241109.
  2. "Joe Powell, stuntman – obituary". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  3. "Joe Powell". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  4. Joe Powell: “La mia vita dal D-day a stuntman di Hollywood e Cinecittà”
  5. Staff, Guardian (2002-11-22). "The 10 best stunts ever pulled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  6. "Joe Powell and The Man Who Would Be King". www.brothers-ink.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  7. "Stuntman talks of fighting Zulus, death-defying dives and being squashed by a horse". www.hastingsobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
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