Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Eddie Powell
Table title:
Filmography
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Year </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Title </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Role </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Notes </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1953 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Titfield Thunderbolt </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Townsman </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1961 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Guns of Navarone </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > German Soldier </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1964 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2nd Arab </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1965 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > She </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Thug </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1966 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Thompson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1967 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Mummy's Shroud </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Mummy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1967 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Casino Royale </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Scottish Strongman </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1967 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Quatermass and the Pi </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Journalist </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1968 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Lost Continent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Inquisitor </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1968 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Devil Rides Out </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Goat of Mendes </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1968 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Attack on the Iron Coast </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Commando </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1969 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Oblong Box </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Fighting Man in Tavern </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1976 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Pink Panther Strikes Again </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Man in Bar </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1977 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Candleshoe </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Hood </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1979 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Alien </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Alien </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1980 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Flash Gordon </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ming's Brute #6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1985 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Legend </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Mummified Guard </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1986 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Half Moon Street </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > S.A.S. Man </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Uncredited </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What was the first role of Eddie Powell?
Answer:
The first role of Eddie Powell was an uncredited part as "Townsman" in The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953).