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William Powell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

28/07/1892

Day of Death

05/03/1984
(92) years old

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

William Powell

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 A... Read More

Known For

The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

William Powell: A True Gentleman

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Platinum Bombshell

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Filmography

Cast

2023

The Love Story of Jean Harlow and Willia...

as self

2017

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Blac...

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2005

William Powell: A True Gentleman

1993

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

as Self (archive footage)

1990

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

as (archive footage)

1987

Platinum Bombshell

as Self (archive footage)

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1986

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by K...

as Self (archive footage)

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1976

It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Nick Charles (archive footage)

1961

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as Jim Wade (archive footage) (uncredited)

1955

Mister Roberts

as Doc

1953

How to Marry a Millionaire

as J.D. Hanley

1953

The Girl Who Had Everything

as Steve Latimer

1952

The Treasure of Lost Canyon

as Homer 'Doc' Brown

1951

It's a Big Country

as Professor

1949

Dancing in the Dark

as Emery Slade

1949

Take One False Step

as Andrew Gentling

1948

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

as Arthur Peabody

1947

The Senator Was Indiscreet

as Senator Melvin G. Ashton

1947

Life with Father

as Clarence Day Sr.

1947

Song of the Thin Man

as Nick Charles

1946

The Hoodlum Saint

as Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill

1945

Ziegfeld Follies

as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

1945

The Great Morgan

as William Powell (voice) (uncredited)

1944

The Thin Man Goes Home

as Nick Charles

1944

The Heavenly Body

as William S. Whitley

1944

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

1943

The Youngest Profession

as William Powell

1942

Crossroads

as David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier

1941

Shadow of the Thin Man

as Nick Charles

1941

Love Crazy

as Steve Ireland

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle ...

as Self

1940

I Love You Again

as Larry Wilson aka George Carey

1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Self

1939

Another Thin Man

as Nick Charles

1939

From the Ends of the Earth

as Self

1938

The Baroness and the Butler

as Johann Porok

1937

Double Wedding

as Charles Lodge

1937

The Romance of Celluloid

as Self (archive footage)

1937

The Emperor's Candlesticks

as Baron Stephan Wolensky

1937

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as Charles

1936

After the Thin Man

as Nick Charles

1936

Libeled Lady

as William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler

1936

My Man Godfrey

as Godfrey

1936

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford

1936

The Great Ziegfeld

as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.

1935

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

as Self

1935

Rendezvous

as Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Merida...

1935

Escapade

as Fritz

1935

Reckless

as Ned Riley

1935

Star of Midnight

as Clay Dalzell

1934

Evelyn Prentice

as John Prentice

1934

The Key

as Capt. Bill Tennant

1934

The Thin Man

as Nick Charles

1934

Manhattan Melodrama

as Jim Wade

1934

Fashions of 1934

as Sherwood Nash

1933

The Kennel Murder Case

as Philo Vance

1933

Double Harness

as John Fletcher

1933

Private Detective 62

as Donald Free

1932

Lawyer Man

as Anton Adam

1932

One Way Passage

as Dan Hardesty

1932

Jewel Robbery

as The Robber

1932

High Pressure

as Gar Evans

1931

The Road to Singapore

as Hugh Dawltry

1931

Ladies' Man

as Jamie Darricott

1931

Man of the World

as Michael Trevor

1930

The Voice of Hollywood

1930

For the Defense

as William Foster

1930

Shadow of the Law

as Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson

1930

Paramount on Parade

as Philo Vance

1930

The Benson Murder Case

as Philo Vance

1930

Street of Chance

as John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis

1930

Behind the Make-Up

as Gardoni

1929

Pointed Heels

as Robert Courtland

1929

Charming Sinners

as Karl Kraley

1929

The Greene Murder Case

as Philo Vance

1929

The Four Feathers

as Capt. William Trench

1929

The Canary Murder Case

as Philo Vance

1928

Interference

as Philip Voaze

1928

Forgotten Faces

as Froggy

1928

The Vanishing Pioneer

as John Murdock

1928

The Drag Net

as Dapper Frank Trent

1928

Partners in Crime

as Smith

1928

Feel My Pulse

as Her Nemesis

1928

Beau Sabreur

as Becque

1928

The Last Command

as Lev Andreyev

1927

She's a Sheik

as Kada

1927

Nevada

as Clan Dillon

1927

Paid to Love

as Prince Eric

1927

Time to Love

as Prince Alado

1927

Special Delivery

as Harold Jones

1927

Senorita

as Manuel Oliveros

1927

Love's Greatest Mistake

as Don Kendall

1927

New York

as Trent Regan

1926

The Great Gatsby

as George Wilson

1926

Tin Gods

as Tony Santelli

1926

Beau Geste

as Boldini

1926

Aloma of the South Seas

as Van Templeton

1926

The Runaway

as Jack Harrison

1926

Desert Gold

as Snake Landree

1926

Sea Horses

as Lorenzo Salvia

1926

White Mice

as Roddy Forrester

1925

The Beautiful City

as Nick Di Silva

1925

My Lady's Lips

as Scott Seldon

1925

Faint Perfume

as Barnaby Powers

1925

Too Many Kisses

as Don Julio

1924

Romola

as Tito Melema

1924

Dangerous Money

as Prince Arnoldo da Pescia

1923

Under the Red Robe

as Duke of Orleans

1923

The Bright Shawl

as Gaspar De Vaca

1922

Outcast

as DeValle

1922

When Knighthood Was in Flower

as Francis I

1922

Sherlock Holmes

as Forman Wells