Whatever Became of...Albert Popwell?

Above, Albert Popwell in Magnum Force.

Do you know the name, "Albert Popwell"?

Probably not, but you would probably recognize his face, especially if you're a fan of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry movies.

According to Wikipedia:

Popwell was a wounded bank robber at the receiving end of Eastwood's "Do you feel lucky?" monologue from Dirty Harry. Popwell was a murderous pimp in Magnum Force, appeared as Big Ed Mustapha in The Enforcer and as Harry's detective colleague Horace King in Sudden Impact. He did not appear in the last film in the series, The Dead Pool, due to a scheduling conflict.

Unfortunately, Albert Popwell is no longer with us. He passed away in 1999 in Los Angeles.

From Wikipedia:

His final film role was opposite Sharon Stone in Scissors. He died eight years later, at age 72, from complications following open heart surgery.

"Hey, I gots to know!" - Albert Popwell in Dirty Harry (1971). 

Scored At Amoeba Music

Above, House of Dark Shadows VHS signed by Jonathan
 Frid and Kathryn Leigh Scott. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Much of today was spent down in Hollywood with my cousin Ralph.

Before heading to Hollywood, we stopped at Vip's cafe in Tarzana for breakfast.

Following breakfast, we then headed to Amoeba Music on Sunset Blvd. Amoeba Music is a huge store that sells new and used CDs, DVDs, vinyl records and other items of entertainment.

I managed to pick up the last two Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry movies: Sudden Impact (1983) and The Dead Pool  (1988). I already have both movies on VHS, but with a price tag of $2.99 each, I figured I'd get them.

But, for me, the buy of the day was a VHS copy of House of Dark Shadows (1970). I already have it on Blu-ray, but the VHS tape Amoeba Music had for sale was autographed by Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins) and Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans). The price of the tape was lower than what one would expect to pay just for an autograph at a convention. Plus, it can now be considered a "rare" collectible since Jonathan Frid passed away a few years ago.

Ralph picked up a poster and several CDs.

I am very pleased with my purchases.