Albert Popwell (July 15, 1926 – April 9, 1999) was an American stage, television and film actor with a career spanning six decades.^[1]

Born in New York City, Popwell started as a professional dancer before taking up a career in acting. Popwell made his professional debut on Broadway at age 16 in The Pirate.^[1]

Popwell was featured on many television series,^[2] but is perhaps best known for his appearances in films opposite Clint Eastwood, with whom he appeared in five films, beginning with Coogan's Bluff (1968)^[1] and in the first four Dirty Harry films, playing a different character in each film.^[1] Popwell was the wounded bank robber at the receiving end of Eastwood's iconic "Do I feel lucky?" monologue from Dirty Harry (1971).^[3] He was a murderous pimp in Magnum Force (1973),^[2] appeared as militant Big Ed Mustapha in The Enforcer (1976)^[2] and as Harry's detective colleague Horace King in Sudden Impact (1983).^[1] In 1988, Popwell was offered a role in The Dead Pool, the last film in the series, but could not appear due to a scheduling conflict.

Popwell's final film role was with Sharon Stone in Scissors (1991).^[4]

He died at age 72 in 1999, from complications following open heart surgery.^[1]