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Johnny Popwell

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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Johnny Popwell was born on 17 November 1937 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor, known for Deliverance (1972), Freejack (1992) and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968).
BornNovember 17, 1937
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    • Known for

    Deliverance (1972)
    Deliverance
    7.6
    • Ambulance Driver
    • 1972
    Anthony Hopkins, Emilio Estevez, Rene Russo, and Mick Jagger in Freejack (1992)
    Freejack
    5.4
    • Man in Apartment
    • 1992
    Alan Arkin and Sondra Locke in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
    The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
    7.6
    • Willie
    • 1968
    Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Jerry Shelby - Driver
    • Melvin Springer
    • Mel Levin
    • Rivers
    • Vice Principal Rivers

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Flash (1997)
      Flash
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Stationmaster
      • 1997
    • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
      In the Heat of the Night
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Jerry Shelby - Driver
      • Melvin Springer
      • Mel Levin ...
      • 1989–1994
    • A Kiss to Die For (1993)
      A Kiss to Die For
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • Lieutenant Perkins
      • 1993
    • Sam Waterston, John Aaron Bennett, Ashlee Levitch, Jeremy London, and Regina Taylor in I'll Fly Away (1991)
      I'll Fly Away
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Man
      • Hal
      • 1992
    • In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992)
      In the Line of Duty: Street War
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Williamson Sr.
      • 1992
    • Anthony Hopkins, Emilio Estevez, Rene Russo, and Mick Jagger in Freejack (1992)
      Freejack
      5.4
      • Man in Apartment
      • 1992
    • The Avenue of Our Years
      TV Series
      • Lywood Andrews
      • 1990
    • Traveling Man (1989)
      Traveling Man
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Dick Duffy
      • 1989
    • Charles Durning and Byron Allen in Case Closed (1988)
      Case Closed
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Lewis
      • 1988
    • Made in Heaven (1987)
      Made in Heaven
      6.3
      • Mr. Wainfield
      • 1987
    • Code Name: Foxfire (1985)
      Code Name: Foxfire
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Off-Shore Eddy
      • 1985
    • Bo Hopkins, Wings Hauser, and Jody Medford in Mutant (1984)
      Mutant
      5.1
      • Captain Tom Dawson (as Johnny Popwell Sr.)
      • 1984
    • Door to Door (1984)
      Door to Door
      5.8
      • Bartender
      • 1984
    • Gregory Harrison in For Ladies Only (1981)
      For Ladies Only
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • 1981
    • The Prize Fighter (1979)
      The Prize Fighter
      5.6
      • The Grader (as Johnny Popwell Jr.)
      • 1979

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    The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

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    • Alternative names
      • Johnny Popwell Jr.
    • Born
      • November 17, 1937
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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      Is of no relation to Albert Popwell.

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