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Marcus Powell(1909-1991)

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Marcus Powell was born on 23 November 1909 in Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Time Bandits (1981), The Elephant Man (1980) and Top Secret! (1984). He died in 1991 in Kingston upon Thames, London, England, UK.
BornNovember 23, 1909
Died1991
BornNovember 23, 1909
Died1991
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Known for

John Cleese, Sean Connery, Ian Holm, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Michael Palin, David Warner, Ian Muir, Ralph Richardson, and Peter Vaughan in Time Bandits (1981)
Time Bandits
6.9
  • Horseflesh
  • 1981
John Hurt in The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man
8.2
  • Midget
  • 1980
Daisy in Top Secret! (1984)
Top Secret!
7.2
  • Little German
  • 1984
Blake's 7 (1978)
Blake's 7
8.1
TV Series
  • Decima
  • The Thaarn

Credits

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Actor

  • Harvey Keitel, Mathilda May, and Carole Bouquet in Dream one (1984)
    Dream one
    4.4
    • Grünwald
    • 1984
  • The Tripods (1984)
    The Tripods
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Cook
    • 1984
  • Daisy in Top Secret! (1984)
    Top Secret!
    7.2
    • Little German
    • 1984
  • Britannia Hospital (1982)
    Britannia Hospital
    6.2
    • Sir Anthony Mount: The Palace
    • 1982
  • John Cleese, Sean Connery, Ian Holm, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Michael Palin, David Warner, Ian Muir, Ralph Richardson, and Peter Vaughan in Time Bandits (1981)
    Time Bandits
    6.9
    • Horseflesh
    • 1981
  • John Hurt in The Elephant Man (1980)
    The Elephant Man
    8.2
    • Midget
    • 1980
  • Blake's 7 (1978)
    Blake's 7
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Decima
    • The Thaarn
    • 1978–1980
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (1979)
    The Old Curiosity Shop
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Vuffin's Troupe
    • 1979
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Prisoner (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Benji's Very Own Christmas Story (1978)
    Benji's Very Own Christmas Story
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Needles (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
    The Star Wars Holiday Special
    2.2
    TV Movie
    • Rycar Ryjerd (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Wombling Free (1977)
    Wombling Free
    4.9
    • Orinoco
    • 1977
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    8.6
    • Rycar Ryjerd (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Leonce und Lena
    TV Movie
    • Hofrat
    • 1975
  • The Basil Brush Show (1968)
    The Basil Brush Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 23, 1909
    • Middlesex, England, UK
  • Died
    • 1991
    • Kingston upon Thames, London, England, UK
  • Other works
    (1930s) Performed with Fred Roper's Midgets (AKA Famous Wonder Midgets/Wonderful Midgets/Company of Wonder Midgets), a Vaudevillian troupe, for twelve years where he and 29 other little people travelled with Englishman Fred Roper between England, South Africa and in the U.S.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    British dwarf actor, born in North London in 1909; he died in 1991. He has sometimes been confused with the Welsh-born actor and poet John Marcus Powell (sometimes billed as Mark Powell or Marcus Powell).

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