---
name: "Albert Popwell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/albert-popwell"
fi1m_id: "albert-popwell"
imdb_id: "nm0691620"
tmdb_id: 21925
wikidata_id: "Q1342960"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 July 1926"
died: "9 April 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T18:14:26.931537+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Albert Popwell

## Identity

Albert Popwell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/albert-popwell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** albert-popwell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0691620
- **TMDB ID:** 21925
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1342960
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Popwell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1342960, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0691620/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21925

Actor. Born 15 July 1926 in New York, New York, USA. Died 9 April 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 July 1926, New York, New York, USA
- **Died:** 9 April 1999
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 74 (1), 1980s 65 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Popwell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1342960, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0691620/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21925

## Biography

Albert Popwell (15 July 1926 – 9 April 1999) was an American actor and dancer. Born in New York City to South American and West Indian parents, he began his career as a professional dancer and made his Broadway debut at the age of 16 in *The Pirate* (1942). He appeared in further Broadway productions including *Mr. Wonderful* and *Golden Boy*.

Popwell is best known for appearing alongside Clint Eastwood in five films, beginning with *Coogan's Bluff* (1968) and continuing through the first four *Dirty Harry* films, playing a different character in each: the bank robber in *Dirty Harry* (1971), a pimp in *Magnum Force* (1973), Mustapha in *The Enforcer* (1976), and Horace King in *Sudden Impact* (1983). He also featured in the *Cleopatra Jones* films (1973 and 1975) and in television series including *The A-Team* (1983) as Digger and *Magnum, P.I.* (1980) as David Crawford. He died in Los Angeles from complications following surgery.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *Sudden Impact* (1983), Fi1m 65, as Horace King — [page](https://film.one/film/sudden-impact.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Dirty Harry* (1971), Fi1m 74, as Bank Robber (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/dirty-harry.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Scissors* (1991), as Officer
- *Deadly Embrace* (1989), Actor
- *The Siege of Firebase Gloria* (1989), as Jones
- *Who's That Girl* (1987), as Parole Chairman
- *Sudden Impact* (1983), as Horace King — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/sudden-impact.md)
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Digger
- *Sister, Sister* (1982), as The Drunk
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor
- *Wolfen* (1981), as Dead Body at Morgue (uncredited)
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as David Crawford
- *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* (1979), series, as Koren
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), series, Actor
- *Steel Cowboy* (1978), as Miller
- *The Buddy Holly Story* (1978), as Eddie
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), series, Actor
- *Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid* (1977), Actor
- *The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries* (1977), series, Actor
- *The Enforcer* (1976), as Mustapha
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), series, as Gaffer
- *Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold* (1975), as Matthew Johnson
- *Police Woman* (1974), series, Actor
- *The Single Girls* (1974), as Morris
- *Lost in the Stars* (1974), as William
- *Sleeper* (1973), as Reprogramming Scientist (uncredited)
- *Magnum Force* (1973), as J. J. Sidney Wilson
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Danny Boy — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Charley Varrick* (1973), as Percy Randolph
- *Cleopatra Jones* (1973), as Matthew
- *Blume in Love* (1973), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Police Story* (1973), series, as Daniel Casey
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor
- *Fuzz* (1972), as Lewis
- *Probe* (1972), as Dr. Griffin
- *Emergency!* (1972), series, Actor
- *Sanford and Son* (1972), series, Actor
- *Dirty Harry* (1971), as Bank Robber (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/dirty-harry.md)
- *The Peace Killers* (1971), as Blackjack
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Al Como — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Night Gallery* (1970), series, as 3rd Reporter (segment "The Nature of the Enemy")
- *Lost Flight* (1970), as Black Militant
- *McCloud* (1970), series, as Guard
- *Coogan's Bluff* (1968), as Wonderful Digby
- *Mayberry R.F.D.* (1968), series, as Hayes
- *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, as Chagga
- *Journey to Shiloh* (1968), as Samuel
- *Mannix* (1967), series, Actor
- *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor
- *Tarzan* (1966), series, Actor
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Henry Jackson
- *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (1964), series, Actor

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