Powell, William
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...actor, b. Pittsburgh. Powell made his stage debut in 1912. He played the dapper villain in such early films as Sherlock Holmes (1921), Romola (1924), and Beau Geste (1926). In sound films, his sonorous voice and elegant manner made...