Background
Powell was born in 1921 in Belmont, Massachusetts.
Powell was born in 1921 in Belmont, Massachusetts.
Boston University; Yale University. Yale School of Drama.
He was best known for playing Doctor Eric Language, a mad scientist who created Adam, on Dark Shadows. Powell received a bachelor"s degree from Boston University. He enlisted in the United States. Army Air Force as a navigator during World World War World War II Powell ultimately flew more than 30 combat missions as a navigator on board B-17 bombers from their base in East Anglia, the United Kingdom.
He earned a second degree from the Yale School of Drama following the end of the war.
Powell"s film credits included In the French Style (1963) with Jean Seberg and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), the latter in which he played Abe, a bank robber, opposite Steve McQueen. In 1975, Powell appeared as a rogue Central Intelligence Agency officer in Three Days of the Condor, which starred Robert Redford.
He also portrayed Admiral Chester West. Nimitz in the 1977 biopic, MacArthur, which starred Gregory Peck. His television credits included roles in the first seasons of both Law & Order and The Mod Squadron
Powell also had a recurring role as Doctor Eric Language in the television series, Dark Shadows, which aired on American Broadcasting Company from 1966 until 1971.
He guest-starred in an episode of Gibbsville in 1976 and co-starred as a detective in the 1977 television film, Contract on Cherry Street, with Frank Sinatra and Martin Balsam. Powell had resided in Vermont for twenty-two years, most recently at the Shelburne Bay Senior Living community in Shelburne.