Bryan Powley
Bryan Gilbert Powley was a British stage and film actor. He began his career in the era of silent film.Life
Powley was born on 16 September 1871 in Reading, the son of the Rev. Matthew Powley and Louisa Jane Tinker. 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.
On 7 September 1904, Powley married Evelyn Mary Foster at All Saints Church, Hampstead. Evelyn Mary Foster was the daughter of Joseph Foster, the eminent genealogist. On 19 May 1905, Bryan Powley and Evelyn Foster had a daughter, Esmay Margaret Powley.
Powley was the uncle of Bruce Belfrage and Cedric Belfrage. He died in Worthing, Sussex, on 18 December 1962.Selected filmography
