Personal Info
Known Credits
84
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1904-11-14 (121 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Mountain View, Arkansas, USA
Also Known For
Richard Ewing PowellДик ПауэллRichard Ewing "Dick" Powell
Dick Powell
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 entertainment career as a singer with the Charlie Davis Orchestra, based in the midwest. He recorded a number of records with Davis and on his own, for the Vocalion label in the late 1920s. Powell moved t ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
| Self (archive footage)
2013 --
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
| Self (archive footage)
2006 --
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
| Self (archive footage)
2006 --
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
| Self (archive footage)
1999 --
Television: The First Fifty Years
| Self (archive footage)
1985 --
That's Dancing!
|
1984 --
Going Hollywood: The '30s
| (archive footage)
1983 --
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976 --
It's Showtime
| Self (archive footage)
1975 --
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
| Self (archive footage)
1961 --
Ricochet
| Self - Host
1961 --
Who Killed Julie Greer?
| Host / Inspector Amos Burke
1960 --
Miss Jenny
|
1954 --
Susan Slept Here
| Mark Christopher
1952 --
The Bad and the Beautiful
| James Lee Bartlow
1951 --
You Never Can Tell
| Rex Shepherd
1951 --
The Tall Target
| John Kennedy
1951 --
Cry Danger
| Rocky Mulloy
1950 --
Right Cross
| Rick Garvey
1950 --
The Reformer and the Redhead
| Andrew Hale
1949 --
Mrs. Mike
| Sgt. Mike Flannigan
1948 --
Rogues' Regiment
| Whit Corbett
1948 --
Station West
| Lt. John Martin Haven
1948 --
Pitfall
| John Forbes
1948 --
To the Ends of the Earth
| Commissioner Michael Barrows
1947 --
Blow-Ups of 1947
| Self
1947 --
Johnny O'Clock
| Johnny O'Clock
1945 --
Cornered
| Laurence Gerard
1944 --
Murder, My Sweet
| Philip Marlowe
1944 --
Meet the People
| William 'Swanee' Swanson
1944 --
It Happened Tomorrow
| Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens
1943 --
True to Life
| Link Ferris
1943 --
Riding High
| Steve Baird
1943 --
Three Cheers for the Girls
| Singer (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943 --
Happy Go Lucky
| Pete Hamilton
1942 --
Star Spangled Rhythm
| Dick Powell
1941 --
In the Navy
| Thomas Halstead
1941 --
Model Wife
| Frederick "Fred" Chambers
1940 --
Christmas in July
| Jimmy McDonald
1940 --
I Want a Divorce
| Alan MacNally
1939 --
Naughty But Nice
| Professor Donald Hardwick
1939 --
Hollywood Hobbies
| Self (uncredited)
1938 --
Breakdowns of 1938
| Elly Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938 --
Going Places
| Peter Mason
1938 --
Hard to Get
| Bill Davis
1938 --
Cowboy from Brooklyn
| Elly Jordan
1938 --
Hollywood Hotel
| Ronnie Bowers
1937 --
Breakdowns of 1937
| Self
1937 --
Varsity Show
| Charles 'Chuck' Daly
1937 --
The Singing Marine
| Bob Brent
1937 --
On the Avenue
| Gary Blake
1936 --
Gold Diggers of 1937
| Rosmer Peck
1936 --
Stage Struck
| George Randall
1936 --
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
| Self
1936 --
Hearts Divided
| Jerome Bonaparte
1936 --
Colleen
| Donald Ames
1936 --
One And One Is One
| Himself
1935 --
A Dream Comes True
| Himself (uncredited)
1935 --
Things You Never See on the Screen
| Self
1935 --
Thanks a Million
| Eric Land
1935 --
Shipmates Forever
| Richard 'Dick' Melville III
1935 --
A Midsummer Night's Dream
| Lysander
1935 --
Page Miss Glory
| Bingo Nelson
1935 --
Broadway Gondolier
| Richard 'Dick' Purcell, aka Ricardo Purcelli
1935 --
Gold Diggers of 1935
| Dick Curtis
1934 --
Flirtation Walk
| Dick "Canary" Dorcy
1934 --
Happiness Ahead
| Bob Lane
1934 --
Dames
| Jimmy Higgens
1934 --
Studio Highlights
| Self (archive footage)
1934 --
Twenty Million Sweethearts
| Buddy Clayton
1934 --
Wonder Bar
| Tommy
1934 --
And She Learned About Dames
| Himself
1934 --
Hollywood Newsreel
| Himself
1933 --
Convention City
| Jerry Ford
1933 --
College Coach
| Phil "Sarge" Sargeant
1933 --
Footlight Parade
| Scotty Blair
1933 --
Gold Diggers of 1933
| Brad Roberts
1933 --
42nd Street
| Billy Lawler
1933 --
The King's Vacation
| John Kent
1933 --
The Road Is Open Again
| The Songwriter
1933 --
Just Around the Corner
| Jerry
1932 --
Too Busy to Work
| Dan Hardy
1932 --
Big City Blues
| Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1932 --
Blessed Event
| Bunny Harmon