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William Powell

William Powell
  • Name: William Powell
  • Birthday: 1892-07-28
  • Also known as: William H. Powell,Уильям Пауэлл,ویلیام پاول
  • Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Popularity: 0.23
Biography: 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 worked in some vaudeville and stock companies. After several successful experiences on the Broadway stage, he began his Hollywood career... Read More

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The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell   as  self 2023-02-20
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts   as  Self - Actor (archive footage) 2017-06-14
William Powell: A True Gentleman 2005-08-02
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell   as  Self (archive footage) 1993-02-06
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To   as  (archive footage) 1990-06-04
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life   as  Self (archive footage) 1988-11-22
platinum bombshell 1987-12-26
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn   as  Self (archive footage) 1986-03-09
Going Hollywood: The '30s   as  (archive footage) 1984-01-01
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage   as  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983-02-25
That's Entertainment, Part II   as  (archive footage) 1976-05-16
It's Showtime   as  Self (archive footage) 1976-03-31
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?   as  Self (archive footage) 1975-08-06
The Big Parade of Comedy   as  Nick Charles (archive footage) 1964-09-02
Hollywood: The Selznick Years   as  Jim Wade (archive footage) (uncredited) 1961-12-31
Mister Roberts   as  Doc 1955-07-10
How to Marry a Millionaire   as  J.D. Hanley 1953-10-29
The Girl Who Had Everything   as  Steve Latimer 1953-03-27
The Treasure of Lost Canyon   as  Homer 'Doc' Brown 1952-03-01
It's a Big Country   as  Professor 1951-11-20
Dancing in the Dark   as  Emery Slade 1949-12-02
Take One False Step   as  Andrew Gentling 1949-08-14
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid   as  Mr. Peabody 1948-08-11
The Senator Was Indiscreet   as  Senator Melvin G. Ashton 1947-12-31
Life with Father   as  Clarence Day Sr. 1947-09-13
Song of the Thin Man   as  Nick Charles 1947-08-28
The Hoodlum Saint   as  Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill 1946-04-04
Ziegfeld Follies   as  Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. 1945-08-26
The Great Morgan   as  William Powell (voice) (uncredited) 1945-01-01
The Thin Man Goes Home   as  Nick Charles 1944-12-24
The Heavenly Body   as  William S. Whitley 1944-03-23
Twenty Years After   as  (archive footage) 1944-01-01
The Youngest Profession   as  William Powell 1943-02-26
Crossroads   as  David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier 1942-07-23
Shadow of the Thin Man   as  Nick Charles 1941-11-21
Love Crazy   as  Steve Ireland 1941-05-23
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound   as  Self 1940-10-24
I Love You Again   as  Larry Wilson aka George Carey 1940-08-09
Hollywood: Style Center of the World   as  Self 1940-05-29
Another Thin Man   as  Nick Charles 1939-11-17
From the Ends of the Earth   as  Self 1939-05-28
The Baroness and the Butler   as  Johann Porok 1938-02-18
Double Wedding   as  Charles Lodge 1937-10-15
The Romance of Celluloid   as  Self (archive footage) 1937-08-27
The Emperor's Candlesticks   as  Baron Stephan Wolensky 1937-07-02
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney   as  Charles 1937-02-19
After the Thin Man   as  Nick Charles 1936-12-25
Libeled Lady   as  William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler 1936-10-09
My Man Godfrey   as  Godfrey 1936-09-02
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford   as  Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford 1936-04-24
The Great Ziegfeld   as  Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr. 1936-04-08
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara   as  Self 1935-12-07
Rendezvous   as  Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan 1935-10-25
Escapade   as  Fritz 1935-07-05
Star of Midnight   as  Clay Dalzell 1935-04-19
Reckless   as  Ned Riley 1935-04-19
Evelyn Prentice   as  John Prentice 1934-11-09
The Key   as  Capt. Bill Tennant 1934-06-09
The Thin Man   as  Nick Charles 1934-05-25
Manhattan Melodrama   as  Jim Wade 1934-05-04
Fashions of 1934   as  Sherwood Nash 1934-02-14
The Kennel Murder Case   as  Philo Vance 1933-10-28
Double Harness   as  John Fletcher 1933-07-21
Private Detective 62   as  Donald Free 1933-06-10
Lawyer Man   as  Anton Adam 1932-12-24
One Way Passage   as  Dan Hardesty 1932-10-04
Jewel Robbery   as  The Robber 1932-07-08
High Pressure   as  Gar Evans 1932-01-10
The Road to Singapore   as  Hugh Dawltry 1931-09-02
Ladies' Man   as  Jamie Darricott 1931-04-16
Man of the World   as  Michael Trevor 1931-03-24
The Voice of Hollywood 1930-08-30
For the Defense   as  William Foster 1930-07-19
Shadow of the Law   as  Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson 1930-06-06
Paramount on Parade   as  Philo Vance 1930-04-22
The Benson Murder Case   as  Philo Vance 1930-04-13
Street of Chance   as  John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis 1930-02-08
Behind the Make-Up   as  Gardoni 1930-01-18
Pointed Heels   as  Robert Courtland 1929-12-20
Charming Sinners   as  Karl Kraley 1929-08-17
The Greene Murder Case   as  Philo Vance 1929-08-11
The Four Feathers   as  Capt. William Trench 1929-06-01
The Canary Murder Case   as  Philo Vance 1929-02-16
Interference   as  Philip Voaze 1928-11-04
Forgotten Faces   as  Froggy 1928-08-05
The Vanishing Pioneer   as  John Murdock 1928-06-23
The Drag Net   as  Dapper Frank Trent 1928-05-01
Partners in Crime   as  Smith 1928-03-01
Feel My Pulse   as  Her Nemesis 1928-02-26
Beau Sabreur   as  Becque 1928-01-22
The Last Command   as  Lev Andreyev 1928-01-21
She's a Sheik   as  Kada 1927-11-12
Nevada   as  Clan Dillon 1927-08-01
Paid to Love   as  Prince Eric 1927-07-23
Time to Love   as  Prince Alado 1927-06-18
Special Delivery   as  Harold Jones 1927-05-06
Senorita   as  Manuel Oliveros 1927-04-01
Love's Greatest Mistake   as  Don Kendall 1927-02-20
New York   as  Trent Regan 1927-01-30
The Great Gatsby   as  George Wilson 1926-11-21
Tin Gods   as  Tony Santelli 1926-09-19
Beau Geste   as  Boldini 1926-08-24
Aloma of the South Seas   as  Van Templeton 1926-05-15
The Runaway   as  Jack Harrison 1926-04-04
Desert Gold   as  Snake Landree 1926-03-22
Sea Horses   as  Lorenzo Salvia 1926-02-22
White Mice   as  Roddy Forrester 1926-01-31
The Beautiful City   as  Nick Di Silva 1925-10-25
My Lady's Lips   as  Scott Seldon 1925-07-01
Faint Perfume   as  Barnaby Powers 1925-06-08
Too Many Kisses   as  Don Julio 1925-01-11
Romola   as  Tito Melema 1924-12-06
Dangerous Money   as  Prince Arnoldo da Pescia 1924-10-13
Under the Red Robe   as  Duke of Orleans 1923-11-12
The Bright Shawl   as  Gaspar De Vaca 1923-04-22
Outcast   as  DeValle 1922-12-07
When Knighthood Was in Flower   as  Francis I 1922-09-15
Sherlock Holmes   as  Forman Wells 1922-03-07