Background
Powell was born in Camberwell, London, England.
Powell was born in Camberwell, London, England.
Powell 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). The last fight of his career was against Menzies Johnson.
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. He also acted as a "minder" for a number of celebrities, including John Paul Getty and Sammy Davis, Junior.
Nosher Powell died in his sleep on 20 April 2013.
The news was reported via the official Nosher Powell website and actress Françoise Pasquale on Facebook.