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Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

14/11/1904

Day of Death

02/01/1963
(59) years old

Place of Birth

Mountain View, Arkansas, USA

Biography

Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss. Born in Mountain View, the seat of Stone County in northern Arkansas, Powell attended the former Little Rock College in the state capital, before he started his enter... Read More

Known For

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

It's Showtime

It's Showtime

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Filmography

Cast

2024

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

as Self (archive footage)

2006

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stag...

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway...

as Self (archive footage)

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as Self (archive footage)

1985

That's Dancing!

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1976

It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1961

Ricochet

as Self - Host

1961

Who Killed Julie Greer?

as Host / Inspector Amos Burke

1961

One Must Die

1954

Susan Slept Here

as Mark Christopher

1952

The Bad and the Beautiful

as James Lee Bartlow

1951

You Never Can Tell

as Rex Shepherd

1951

The Tall Target

as John Kennedy

1951

Cry Danger

as Rocky Mulloy

1950

Right Cross

as Rick Garvey

1950

The Reformer and the Redhead

as Andrew Hale

1949

Mrs. Mike

as Sgt. Mike Flannigan

1948

Rogues' Regiment

as Whit Corbett

1948

Station West

as Lt. John Martin Haven

1948

Pitfall

as John Forbes

1948

To the Ends of the Earth

as Commissioner Michael Barrows

1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

as Self

1947

Johnny O'Clock

as Johnny O'Clock

1945

Cornered

as Laurence Gerard

1944

Murder, My Sweet

as Philip Marlowe

1944

Meet the People

as William 'Swanee' Swanson

1944

It Happened Tomorrow

as Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens

1943

True to Life

as Link Ferris

1943

Riding High

as Steve Baird

1943

Three Cheers for the Girls

as Singer (archive footage) (uncredited)

1943

Happy Go Lucky

as Pete Hamilton

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

as Dick Powell

1941

In the Navy

as Thomas Halstead

1941

Model Wife

as Frederick "Fred" Chambers

1940

Christmas in July

as Jimmy McDonald

1940

I Want a Divorce

as Alan MacNally

1939

Naughty But Nice

as Professor Donald Hardwick

1939

Hollywood Hobbies

as Self (uncredited)

1938

Going Places

as Peter Mason

1938

Breakdowns of 1938

as Elly Jordan (archive footage) (uncredite...

1938

Hard to Get

as Bill Davis

1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn

as Elly Jordan

1938

Hollywood Hotel

as Ronnie Bowers

1937

Breakdowns of 1937

as Self

1937

Varsity Show

as Charles 'Chuck' Daly

1937

The Singing Marine

as Bob Brent

1937

On the Avenue

as Gary Blake

1936

Gold Diggers of 1937

as Rosmer Peck

1936

Stage Struck

as George Randall

1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

as Self

1936

Hearts Divided

as Jerome Bonaparte

1936

Colleen

as Donald Ames

1936

One And One Is One

as Himself

1935

A Dream Comes True

as Himself (uncredited)

1935

Things You Never See on the Screen

as Self

1935

Thanks a Million

as Eric Land

1935

Shipmates Forever

as Richard 'Dick' Melville III

1935

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Lysander

1935

Page Miss Glory

as Bingo Nelson

1935

Broadway Gondolier

as Richard 'Dick' Purcell, aka Ricardo Purc...

1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

as Dick Curtis

1934

Flirtation Walk

as Dick "Canary" Dorcy

1934

Happiness Ahead

as Bob Lane

1934

Dames

as Jimmy Higgens

1934

Studio Highlights

as Self (archive footage)

1934

Twenty Million Sweethearts

as Buddy Clayton

1934

Wonder Bar

as Tommy

1934

And She Learned About Dames

as Himself

1934

Hollywood Newsreel

as Himself

1933

Convention City

as Jerry Ford

1933

College Coach

as Phil "Sarge" Sargeant

1933

Footlight Parade

as Scotty Blair

1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

as Brad

1933

42nd Street

as Billy Lawler

1933

The King's Vacation

as John Kent

1933

The Road Is Open Again

as The Songwriter

1933

Just Around the Corner

as Jerry

1932

Too Busy to Work

as Dan Hardy

1932

Big City Blues

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1932

Blessed Event

as Bunny Harmon

Crew

1973

Paper Moon

as Thanks

1967

Ghostbreakers

as Executive Producer

1963

The Losers

as Executive Producer

1961

Ricochet

as Executive Producer

1961

Who Killed Julie Greer?

as Executive Producer

1959

Woman on the Run

as Director

1958

The Hunters

as Director

1958

The Hunters

as Producer

1957

The Enemy Below

as Director

1957

The Enemy Below

as Producer

1956

You Can't Run Away from It

as Director

1956

The Conqueror

as Director

1956

The Conqueror

as Producer

1953

Split Second

as Director

1951

Cry Danger

as Director

1936

One And One Is One

as Director