 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 New York City, New York, in April 1925, at the age of 42.