Bryan Powley
British actor (1871–1962)
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Bryan Gilbert Powley (16 September 1871 – 18 December 1962) was an English stage and film actor.[1][2][3][4][5] He began his career in the silent film era.[6][7]
Bryan Powley | |
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1939 Spotlight photo | |
| Born | Bryan Gilbert Powley 16 September 1871 |
| Died | 18 December 1962 (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Evelyn Mary Foster |
| Children | Esmay Margaret |
| Relatives | Nephews: Bruce Belfrage and Cedric Belfrage |
Life
Powley was born on 16 September 1871 in Reading, the son of Louisa Jane Tinker and Rev. Matthew Powley.[8] His father was at that time Vicar of Whitley, Reading, and had formerly been Chaplain to the British Community in Málaga, and a Canon in Gibraltar.[9]
On 7 September 1904, Powley married Evelyn Mary Foster at All Saints Church, Hampstead.[10] Evelyn was the daughter of Joseph Foster, the eminent genealogist.[10] On 19 May 1905, Powley and Foster had a daughter, Esmay Margaret Powley.[11]
Powley was uncle to Bruce Belfrage and Cedric Belfrage.[8] He died in Worthing, Sussex, on 18 December 1962.[12][13]
Selected filmography
- The Harbour Lights (1914)
- Fancy Dress (1919)
- The Nonentity (1921)
- The Old Curiosity Shop (1921)
- Open Country (1922)
- The Glorious Adventure (1922)
- Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922)
- The Poisoned Diamond (1933)
- Cross Currents (1935)
- Moonlight Sonata (1937)
- Love from a Stranger (1937)
- Strange Boarders (1938)
- Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1940)
