Ivor Verdun Powell, MBE (5 July 1916 – 6 November 2012) was a Welsh footballer who gained eight Welsh caps and later became a manager. As a player he was "one of the finest players of his generation". As a manager, he was known as a stern taskmaster.A wing half, he began his professional career with Queens Park Rangers in September 1937. His career was interrupted by World War II, though he returned to QPR to help them to the Third Division South title in 1947–48. He moved to Aston Villa for £17,500 in December 1948, and played 79 games in the First Division. He was appointed player-manager at Port Vale in July 1951, though was sacked after just four months. He was appointed Bradford City manager in 1952, but was again unsuccessful, and departed in February 1955. He did find success at Carlisle United following his appointment in 1960, leading the club to promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1961–62. He left the club in 1963, and later managed Bath City, before becoming a coach.He was inducted to the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 alongside snooker player Terry Griffiths and cricketer Tony Lewis. He also entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest working football coach on his 90th birthday after 55 years as a coach. He retired on 26 May 2010, aged 93.
First met Ridley Scott when both men collaborated on a TV commercial for the BBC. Powell went on to become a first assistant director at RSA (Ridley Scott Associates) in London's West End.
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First name is pronounced: E-vor.
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Counts Ridley Scott as one of his closest friends.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Dreamer
2000
Short producer
Blade Runner
1982
associate producer
Alien
1979
associate producer
The Duellists
1977
associate producer
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mister Jerico
1970
TV Movie assistant director
Carry on Again Doctor
1969
assistant director
Carry On... Up the Khyber
1968
second assistant director - uncredited
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora
1980
Documentary production manager
The Memory of Justice
1976
Documentary production manager
The Optimists of Nine Elms
1973
production manager
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Alien Legacy
1999
Video documentary archival material
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
publicist - uncredited / publicity department liaison - uncredited