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Albert Popwell (1926–1999)

Handsome, leanly built African-American actor who notched up guest appearances in dozens of well rated US TV shows including Mannix, McCloud, Emergency! and Magnum, P.I.. However, he's better known to cult films fans for his portrayal of character "Matthew Johnson" in the successful blaxploitation films Cleopatra Jones and the sequel Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1995 A Last Goodbye
O.C. Lee
 
1991 Scissors
Officer (uncredited)
 
1990 Wild at Heart
Barkeeper at Zanzibar (scenes deleted)
 
1989 Deadly Embrace (video)
 
1987 Who's That Girl
Parole Chairman
 
1986 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
David Crawford
Missing Melody (1986) … David Crawford
 
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
 
1984 The Facts of Life (TV series)
Bailiff
The Rich Aren't Different (1984) … Bailiff
 
1983 The A-Team (TV series)
Digger
The Out-of-Towners (1983) … Digger
 
1982 Sister, Sister (TV movie)
The Drunk
 
1981 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Hardened Criminal
Details at Eleven (1981) … Hardened Criminal
 
1980 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Doctor
Long Run Home (1980) … Doctor
 
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Koren
Cosmic Whiz Kid (1979) … Koren
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Fader
Episode #1.3 (1979) … Fader
 
1979 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
2nd Pimp
A Small Circle of Friends (1979) … 2nd Pimp
 
1978 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Gaffer
The Deadly Dolphin (1978) … Gaffer
 
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Keino
The Mystery of the African Safari (1977) … Keino
 
1977 Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (TV movie)
 
1975-1977 Police Story (TV series)
Black Stallion / Daniel Casey
Trial Board (1977) … Daniel Casey
The Cut Man Caper (1975) … Black Stallion
 
1976 The Enforcer
Mustapha
 
1976 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Dr. Davis
Sanford and Gong (1976) … Dr. Davis
 
1976 Steel Cowboy (TV movie)
Miller
 
1975 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Nappy
Poisoned Snow (1975) … Nappy
 
1975 Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Matthew Johnson
 
1975 Emergency! (TV series)
Ofcr. II Les Taylor
905-Wild (1975) … Ofcr. II Les Taylor
 
1968-1974 Ironside (TV series)
1st Driver / China-Boy / Counterman
The Far Side of the Fence (1974) … Counterman
The Last Payment (1973) … China-Boy
Barbara Who (1968) … 1st Driver
 
1974 Police Woman (TV series)
Willie Roper
Seven Eleven (1974) … Willie Roper
 
1974 Columbo (TV series)
Al Como
A Friend in Deed (1974) … Al Como
 
1974 The Single Girls
Morris
 
1974 The Girl with Something Extra (TV series)
Peters
The New Broom (1974) … Peters
 
1974 Kojak (TV series)
Danny Boy
Die Before They Wake (1974) … Danny Boy
 
1973 Magnum Force
Pimp
 
1973 Sleeper
Reprogramming Scientist (uncredited)
 
1973 Shaft (TV series)
Logan
The Killing (1973) … Logan
 
1973 Charley Varrick
Percy Randolph
 
1973 Cleopatra Jones
Matthew Johnson
 
1973 Blume in Love
Guest at Party (uncredited)
 
1972-1973 Search (TV series)
Griffin
The Packagers (1973) … Griffin
A Honeymoon to Kill (1973) … Griffin
The Gold Machine (1972) … Griffin
Flight to Nowhere (1972) … Griffin
The Bullet (1972) … Griffin
 
1972 Fuzz
Lewis
 
1972 Probe (TV movie)
Dr. Griffin
 
1972 Glass Houses
 
1970-1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
3rd Reporter (segment "The Nature of the Enemy") / Sergeant Imo (segment "Logoda's Heads")
The Different Ones/Tell David.../Logoda's Heads (1971) … Sergeant Imo (segment "Logoda's Heads")
Room with a View/The Little Black Bag/The Nature of the Enemy (1970) … 3rd Reporter (segment "The Nature of the Enemy")
 
1971 Dirty Harry
Bank Robber (uncredited)
 
1971 The Peace Killers
Blackjack
 
1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Hughes
Operation: Bandera (1971) … Hughes
 
1971 That Girl (TV series)
Maurice
Chef's Night Out (1971) … Maurice
 
1970 The F.B.I. (TV series)
The Deadly Pact (1970)
 
1970 Mannix (TV series)
Kenoto
The World Between (1970) … Kenoto
 
1970 McCloud (TV series)
Guard / Gus Milner
The Stage Is All the World (1970) … Gus Milner
Portrait of a Dead Girl (1970) … Guard
 
1970 Lost Flight (TV movie)
Black Militant
 
1968-1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Chagga / Lieutenant Umando
The Skin Game (1970) … Lieutenant Umando
The Black Answer (1968) … Chagga
 
1970 Mayberry R.F.D. (TV series)
Hayes
Goober's Brother (1970) … Hayes
 
1968 Journey to Shiloh
Samuel
 
1967-1968 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
M.P. / Marine
Goodbye, Dolly (1968) … Marine
Gomer, the Privileged Character (1967) … M.P.
 
1968 Tarzan (TV series)
Lounga
Trek to Terror (1968) … Lounga
 
1967-1968 Cowboy in Africa (TV series)
Lukora / Van Allen
African Rodeo: Part 2 (1968) … Van Allen
Lake Sinclair (1967) … Lukora
 
1967 Daktari (TV series)
Askari corporal
Crime Wave at Wameru (1967) … Askari corporal
 
1963 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Tenant at Meeting
Who Do You Kill? (1963) … Tenant at Meeting (uncredited)
 
1953 The Joe Louis Story
Reporter in Locker Room (uncredited)
 
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1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
 

Related Videos

Emergency!: Season 4: Episode 22 -- The L.A. County Animal Control Department appeals for help from the Rampart Hospital. Sudden Impact -- A rape victim is exacting revenge on her agressors in a small town outside San Francisco. Dirty Harry, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case. The Incredible Hulk: Season 3: Episode 15 -- The Hulk saves Banner and his friend from a gang.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1942). Stage Play: The Pirate. Comedy. Written by S.N. Behrman. Suggested by an idea in a play by Ludwig Fulda. Incidental music by Herbert Kingsley. Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers. Costume Design by Miles White. Assistant to Mr. White: Sylvia Saal. Choreographed by Felicia Sorel. Directed by Alfred Lunt... See more »

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Trivia:

Starred in the first four "Dirty Harry" movies with Clint Eastwood. He portrayed 4 different characters in each of the "Dirty Harry" films. He was the bank robber in Dirty Harry, a pimp in Magnum Force, a black militant leader in The Enforcer and Harry's partner in Sudden Impact. See more »

Nickname:

Poppy See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer