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Bryan Gilbert Powley (16 September 1871 – 18 December 1962) was a British stage and film actor.[1][2][3][4][5] He began his career in the era of silent film.[6][7]

Bryan Powley
1939 Spotlight photo
Born	Bryan Gilbert Powley (1871-09-16)16 September 1871 Reading, Berkshire, England
Died	18 December 1962(1962-12-18) (aged 91) Worthing, Sussex, England
Occupation	Actor
Relatives	Nephews: Bruce Belfrage and Cedric Belfrage

Life

Powley was born on 16 September 1871 in Reading, the son of the Rev. Matthew Powley and Louisa Jane Tinker.[8] His father was at that time Vicar of Whitley, Reading, but 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 Mary Foster was the daughter of Joseph Foster, the eminent genealogist.[10] On 19 May 1905, Bryan Powley and Evelyn Foster had a daughter, Esmay Margaret Powley.[11]

Powley was the uncle of 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)

References

External links

• Bryan Powley at IMDb

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