Nosher Powell

Nosher Powell

British boxer
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Nosher Powell Actor - Born August 15, 1928 in Camberwell, London, England, UK

Died April 20, 2013 in London, England, UK

Birth Name George Frederick Bernard Powell

Height 6' 4" (1.93 m)

Mini Bio (1) After their home was bombed during the war the family was evacuated to Swanage in Dorset where Nosher attended the Swanage Grammar School, On his return to London he took up boxing and became an occasional sparring partner for Joe Louis and later Sugar Ray Robinson, and Muhammad Ali. He continued to box during his national service with the Royal Army Medical Corps and on discharge turned professional, retiring in 1960 having had 78 fights - 51 as a professional and only 9 losses but was never knocked out. He first started in films in 1944 when he was a stuntman in Laurence Olivier's Henry V (1944). He continued with stunt work in between his boxing and had small roles in such as David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948),and The Slasher (1953). In 1963 he began working as Sean Connery's stunt double in From Russia with Love (1963) which continued for many years. Away from stunt work he and his wife ran a pub near the Wimbledon greyhound stadium.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5

Spouse (1) Pauline Wellman (1951 - ?) (2 children)

Trivia (3)''' 1. Brother of [[Dinny Powell, and father of Greg Powell and Gary Powell, all also stuntmen. 2. In his memoirs, he claimed to have turned down an offer to be the getaway driver on the Great Train Robbery. 3. His mother gave him the nickname "Nosher" because of his enormous appetite when he was an infant.

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Nosher Powell was born on Wednesday, 15 August 1928 in Camberwell, London, England UK. His full name at birth was George Frederick Bernard Powell. He was best known as an actor. Powell's country of citizenship (nationality) was British. He died on Saturday, 20 April 2013 in London, England UK at the age of 84. His zodiac star sign was Leo.

You can find people similar to Nosher Powell by visiting our lists Boxers from Greater London and English male boxers.

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George Frederick Bernard Powell
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15 August 1928
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20 April 2013
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London, England UK
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Bouncer, stuntman, actor, boxer
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Nosher Powell is known for his role in the TV movie documentary The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) as Self (as Fred 'Nosher' Powell).

He is also known for his role in the TV series Lads Army (2002) as Self.

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