William Powell
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Jul 29 1892• Died Mar 05 1984
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William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with Father (1947). After high school, he left home for New York and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts at the age of 18. In 1912, Powell graduated from the AADA, and…
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William Powell's Credits
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Baroness and the Butler
Johann Porok
Libeled Lady
William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Another Thin Man
Nick Charles
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
The Thin Man
Nick Charles
How to Marry a Millionaire
J.D. Hanley
Song of the Thin Man
Nick Charles
Mister Roberts
Doc
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Nevada
Clan Dillon
The Hoodlum Saint
Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill
Manhattan Melodrama
Jim Wade
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
Love Crazy
Steve Ireland
My Man Godfrey
Godfrey
Fashions of 1934
Sherwood Nash
The Big Parade of Comedy
Nick Charles (archive footage)
After the Thin Man
Nick Charles
Romola
Tito Melema
One Way Passage
Dan Hardesty
The Great Morgan
William Powell (voice) (uncredited)
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
Paramount on Parade
Philo Vance
I Love You Again
Larry Wilson aka George Carey
Crossroads
David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
Street of Chance
John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis
The Kennel Murder Case
Philo Vance
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Shadow of the Thin Man
Nick Charles
It's a Big Country
Professor
The Bright Shawl
Gaspar De Vaca
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Baron Stephan Wolensky
Life with Father
Clarence Day Sr.
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
The Great Ziegfeld
Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
New York
Trent Regan
Star of Midnight
Clay Dalzell
The Last Command
Lev Andreyev
Ziegfeld Follies
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
Feel My Pulse
Her Nemesis
The Youngest Profession
William Powell
Private Detective 62
Donald Free
Lawyer Man
Anton "Tony" Adam
Double Wedding
Charles Lodge
Take One False Step
Andrew Gentling
The Thin Man Goes Home
Nick Charles
Dancing in the Dark
Emery Slade
The Key
Capt. Bill Tennant
Tin Gods
Tony Santelli
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
The Great Gatsby
George Wilson
Double Harness
John Fletcher
The Girl Who Had Everything
Steve Latimer
Pointed Heels
Robert Courtland
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Charles
Sherlock Holmes
Forman Wells
Ladies' Man
Jamie Darricott
Rendezvous
Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan
The Drag Net
Dapper Frank Trent
The Vanishing Pioneer
John Murdock
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
White Mice
Roddy Forrester
Beau Geste
Boldini
Reckless
Ned Riley
Beau Sabreur
Becque
The Greene Murder Case
Philo Vance
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Arthur Peabody
The Four Feathers
Capt. William Trench
Time to Love
Prince Alado
High Pressure
Gar Evans
The Beautiful City
Nick Di Silva
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford
The Benson Murder Case
Philo Vance
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Senator Melvin G. Ashton
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Homer 'Doc' Brown
Forgotten Faces
Froggy
Sea Horses
Lorenzo Salvia
Behind the Make-Up
Gardoni
She's a Sheik
Kada
Man of the World
Michael Trevor
Senorita
Manuel Oliveros
When Knighthood Was in Flower
Francis I
The Canary Murder Case
Philo Vance
Escapade
Fritz
Jewel Robbery
The Robber
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Self (archive footage)
Dangerous Money
Prince Arnoldo da Pescia
Shadow of the Law
Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson
Special Delivery
Harold Jones
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
Paid to Love
Prince Eric
The Road to Singapore
Hugh Dawltry
My Lady's Lips
Scott Seldon
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Charming Sinners
Karl Kraley
Love's Greatest Mistake
Don Kendall
The Heavenly Body
William S. Whitley
Too Many Kisses
Don Julio
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
Self (archive footage)
Outcast
DeValle
The Voice of Hollywood
Partners in Crime
Smith
Under the Red Robe
Duke of Orleans
Evelyn Prentice
John Prentice
Faint Perfume
Barnaby Powers
Discovering Jean Harlow
archive footage
The Runaway
Jack Harrison
For the Defense
William Foster
Aloma of the South Seas
Van Templeton
Desert Gold
Snake Landree
Interference
Philip Voaze
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow