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Al Powell

CTL-W-0988 · Work

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Combined Graph record U-02096 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0988. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

LAPD officer aiding McClane by radio

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LAPD officer aiding McClane by radio

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Al Powell (Sergeant Al Powell), an LAPD officer who aids John McClane by radio, is a character in the film Die Hard (1988). Al Powell is performed by Reginald VelJohnson (Widescreenings review: 'Reginald Veljohnson, as Sgt. Powell'; the page's cast listing: 'Reginald Veljohnson as Sgt. Al Powell').

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Children playing in vacant lot in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
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Negro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Negro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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