R.I.P. Nosher Powell

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Nosher Powell

Nosher Powell (born Frederick Powell; 15 August 1928 – 20 April 2013) was known both as an actor (credited variously as Nosher Powell, Freddie Powell, Frederick Powell or Fred Powell) and as a boxer.


Life and career

Powell was born in Camberwell, London, England. His younger brother, Dinny Powell (b.Dennis Powell, 1931, Camberwell), followed a similar career, acting and stunt co-ordinating many films, as have his sons Greg Powell and Gary Powell.

Powell has had an extensive but mostly uncredited career in stunt work and acting. In 1969, he portrayed the role of the powerful thug Lord Dorking in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).

Apart from his acting career, Powell was a heavyweight boxing champion in the worlds of unlicensed fighting and the professional arena. He also worked as a sparring partner for Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali, among others. The last fight of his career was against Menzies Johnson. Nosher won the fight on points, over eight rounds.

According to his autobiography, Nosher had a total of seventy-eight fights: fifty-one as a professional, with nine losses, though he was never knocked out. Boxrec.com, though, lists Nosher as losing sixteen times as a professional, with nine of those losses being by KO, two by TKO and five on points.


Death

Nosher Powell passed away in his sleep on 20 April 2013. The news was reported via the official Nosher Powell website and Official On The Buses via Facebook.


Filmography

Oliver Twist (1948)
There Is Another Sun (1951)
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
Violent Playground (1958)
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
Circus of Fear (1966)
Oliver! (1968)
On the Buses (1971)
Nearest and Dearest (1972)
Love Thy Neighbour (1973)
Carry on Dick (1974)
Brannigan (1975)
Victor Victoria (1982)
Krull (1983)
Eat the Rich (1987)
Willow (1988)
Legionnaire (1998)