Lee Berrian Powell (May 15, 1908 – July 30, 1944) was an American film actor known for leading or other major roles in several serials and B-westerns.

[2] Making his first appearance uncredited in Under Two Flags (1936), Powell gained fame for playing the suspect who turned out to be The Lone Ranger and one of The Fighting Devil Dogs in 1938 serials.

[1] In another version, CBS correspondent Fred Goerner, who spoke to former marines who had fought in the battles of Saipan and Tinian while conducting research for his best seller The Search for Amelia Earhart (1966), heard that Powell died after drinking poisoned sake.

[5] The reason that Powell's death was "officially" reported in newspapers at the time that he had been killed in action was so his young fans could believe the "Lone Ranger" had died heroically fighting the Japanese not from drinking alcohol.

Initially buried on Tinian, Powell's remains were transferred to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.