Wedgwood Nowell was born on January 24, 1878 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA as Harry Hawkins Nowell. He was an actor and composer, known for 813 (1920), Calling Philo Vance (1940) and The Eternal Flame (1922). He was married to Irma Stowe and [Edna] Claire Colwell (actress). He died on June 17, 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.