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David Powell

Acting
Known For

41 Years Old

From Wikipedia David Powell (December 17, 1883 in Glasgow, Scotland – April 16, 1925 in New York City, New York) was a Scottish-born stage and later film actor of the silent era. In his twenties Powell appeared in stage companies of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Ellen Terry and Johnston Forbes-Robertson. In 1907 he appeared with Terry on Broadway in the first American presentation of Shaw's Captain Brassbound's Conversion. In 1912 Powell started his film career in one to three reel shorts. At the beginning of the 1920s he starred in several Paramount-produced English films. Extant films that feature Powell are The Dawn of A Tomorrow (1916), Less Than Dust (1916), Idols of Clay (1920), The Virtuous Liar (1924), The Green Goddess (1923 version), and The Average Woman (1924). Powell died of pneumonia in April 1925 at the age of 42. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Born

Glasgow, Scotland, UK on 17th December 1883

Died

16th April 1925

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Gloria's Romance Image
Gloria's Romance
Richard Freneau - A Broker
The Green Goddess Image
The Green Goddess
Dr. Traherne
The Dawn of a Tomorrow Image
The Dawn of a Tomorrow
Dandy
The Princess of New York Image
The Princess of New York
Geoffrey Kingsward
The Richest Girl Image
The Richest Girl
Paul Normand
The Fatal Card Image
The Fatal Card
Gerald Austen
Fog Bound Image
Fog Bound
Roger Wainright
The Make-Believe Wife Image
The Make-Believe Wife
John Manning
Anna Ascends Image
Anna Ascends
The Baron
The Right to Love Image
The Right to Love
Colonel Richard Loring
The Siren Call Image
The Siren Call
Ralph Stevens
The Lie Image
The Lie
Gerald Forster
On with the Dance Image
On with the Dance
Peter Derwynt
Less Than the Dust Image
Less Than the Dust
Capt. Richard Townsend
The Average Woman Image
The Average Woman
Rudolph Van Alten
Missing Millions Image
Missing Millions
Boston Blackie
The Glimpses of the Moon Image
The Glimpses of the Moon
Nick Lansing
Her Gilded Cage Image
Her Gilded Cage
Arnold Pell
Dangerous Lies Image
Dangerous Lies
Sir Henry Bond
Counterfeit Image
Counterfeit
Stuart Kent
The Man Without a Heart Image
The Man Without a Heart
Edmund Hyde
Lady Rose's Daughter Image
Lady Rose's Daughter
Captain Warkworth
Idols of Clay Image
Idols of Clay
Dion Holme
One of Our Girls Image
One of Our Girls
M. Henri De St. Hillaire
The Impostor Image
The Impostor
Blake Walford
The Beautiful Adventure Image
The Beautiful Adventure
Andre
A Romance of the Underworld Image
A Romance of the Underworld
Richard Elliott
Her Husband's Honor Image
Her Husband's Honor
Richard Page
His Parisian Wife Image
His Parisian Wife
Martin Wesley
The Woman Under Oath Image
The Woman Under Oath
Edward Knox
The Unforseen Image
The Unforseen
Walter Maxwell
The Firing Line Image
The Firing Line
Louis Malcourt
No Image
The Mystery Road
The Spanish Jade Image
The Spanish Jade
Gil Pérez
Maternity Image
Maternity
John Locke
Marriage Image
Marriage
Jack Spencer
Outcast Image
Outcast
Geoffrey Sherwood
The Teeth of the Tiger Image
The Teeth of the Tiger
Paul Sernine (aka Arsene Lupin)