Personal Info
Known Credits
118
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1892-07-28 (133 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known For
William H. PowellУильям Пауэллویلیام پاول
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 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 ...
Known For
Acting
2023 --
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
| self
2017 --
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
| Self - Actor (archive footage)
2005 --
William Powell: A True Gentleman
|
1993 --
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
| Self (archive footage)
1990 --
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
| (archive footage)
1988 --
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
| Self (archive footage)
1987 --
Platinum Bombshell
| Self (archive footage)
1986 --
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
| Self (archive footage)
1984 --
Going Hollywood: The '30s
| (archive footage)
1983 --
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976 --
That's Entertainment, Part II
| (archive footage)
1976 --
It's Showtime
| Self (archive footage)
1975 --
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
| Self (archive footage)
1964 --
The Big Parade of Comedy
| Nick Charles (archive footage)
1961 --
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
| Jim Wade (archive footage) (uncredited)
1955 --
Mister Roberts
| Doc
1953 --
How to Marry a Millionaire
| J.D. Hanley
1953 --
The Girl Who Had Everything
| Steve Latimer
1952 --
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
| Homer 'Doc' Brown
1951 --
It's a Big Country
| Professor
1949 --
Dancing in the Dark
| Emery Slade
1949 --
Take One False Step
| Andrew Gentling
1948 --
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
| Mr. Peabody
1947 --
The Senator Was Indiscreet
| Senator Melvin G. Ashton
1947 --
Life with Father
| Clarence Day Sr.
1947 --
Song of the Thin Man
| Nick Charles
1946 --
The Hoodlum Saint
| Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill
1945 --
Ziegfeld Follies
| Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
1945 --
The Great Morgan
| William Powell (voice) (uncredited)
1944 --
The Thin Man Goes Home
| Nick Charles
1944 --
The Heavenly Body
| William S. Whitley
1944 --
Twenty Years After
| (archive footage)
1943 --
The Youngest Profession
| William Powell
1942 --
Crossroads
| David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
1941 --
Shadow of the Thin Man
| Nick Charles
1941 --
Love Crazy
| Steve Ireland
1940 --
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
| Self
1940 --
I Love You Again
| Larry Wilson aka George Carey
1940 --
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
| Self
1939 --
Another Thin Man
| Nick Charles
1939 --
From the Ends of the Earth
| Self
1938 --
The Baroness and the Butler
| Johann Porok
1937 --
Double Wedding
| Charles Lodge
1937 --
The Romance of Celluloid
| Self (archive footage)
1937 --
The Emperor's Candlesticks
| Baron Stephan Wolensky
1937 --
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
| Charles
1936 --
After the Thin Man
| Nick Charles
1936 --
Libeled Lady
| William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler
1936 --
My Man Godfrey
| Godfrey
1936 --
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
| Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford
1936 --
The Great Ziegfeld
| Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
1935 --
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
| Self
1935 --
Rendezvous
| Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan
1935 --
Escapade
| Fritz
1935 --
Star of Midnight
| Clay Dalzell
1935 --
Reckless
| Ned Riley
1934 --
Evelyn Prentice
| John Prentice
1934 --
The Key
| Capt. Bill Tennant
1934 --
The Thin Man
| Nick Charles
1934 --
Manhattan Melodrama
| Jim Wade
1934 --
Fashions of 1934
| Sherwood Nash
1933 --
The Kennel Murder Case
| Philo Vance
1933 --
Double Harness
| John Fletcher
1933 --
Private Detective 62
| Donald Free
1932 --
Lawyer Man
| Anton Adam
1932 --
One Way Passage
| Dan Hardesty
1932 --
Jewel Robbery
| The Robber
1932 --
High Pressure
| Gar Evans
1931 --
The Road to Singapore
| Hugh Dawltry
1931 --
Ladies' Man
| Jamie Darricott
1931 --
Man of the World
| Michael Trevor
1930 --
The Voice of Hollywood
|
1930 --
For the Defense
| William Foster
1930 --
Shadow of the Law
| Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson
1930 --
Paramount on Parade
| Philo Vance
1930 --
The Benson Murder Case
| Philo Vance
1930 --
Street of Chance
| John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis
1930 --
Behind the Make-Up
| Gardoni
1929 --
Pointed Heels
| Robert Courtland
1929 --
Charming Sinners
| Karl Kraley
1929 --
The Greene Murder Case
| Philo Vance
1929 --
The Four Feathers
| Capt. William Trench
1929 --
The Canary Murder Case
| Philo Vance
1928 --
Interference
| Philip Voaze
1928 --
Forgotten Faces
| Froggy
1928 --
The Vanishing Pioneer
| John Murdock
1928 --
The Drag Net
| Dapper Frank Trent
1928 --
Partners in Crime
| Smith
1928 --
Feel My Pulse
| Her Nemesis
1928 --
Beau Sabreur
| Becque
1928 --
The Last Command
| Lev Andreyev
1927 --
She's a Sheik
| Kada
1927 --
Nevada
| Clan Dillon
1927 --
Paid to Love
| Prince Eric
1927 --
Time to Love
| Prince Alado
1927 --
Special Delivery
| Harold Jones
1927 --
Senorita
| Manuel Oliveros
1927 --
Love's Greatest Mistake
| Don Kendall
1927 --
New York
| Trent Regan
1926 --
The Great Gatsby
| George Wilson
1926 --
Tin Gods
| Tony Santelli
1926 --
Beau Geste
| Boldini
1926 --
Aloma of the South Seas
| Van Templeton
1926 --
The Runaway
| Jack Harrison
1926 --
Desert Gold
| Snake Landree
1926 --
Sea Horses
| Lorenzo Salvia
1926 --
White Mice
| Roddy Forrester
1925 --
The Beautiful City
| Nick Di Silva
1925 --
My Lady's Lips
| Scott Seldon
1925 --
Faint Perfume
| Barnaby Powers
1925 --
Too Many Kisses
| Don Julio
1924 --
Romola
| Tito Melema
1924 --
Dangerous Money
| Prince Arnoldo da Pescia
1923 --
Under the Red Robe
| Duke of Orleans
1923 --
The Bright Shawl
| Gaspar De Vaca
1922 --
Outcast
| DeValle
1922 --
When Knighthood Was in Flower
| Francis I
1922 --
Sherlock Holmes
| Forman Wells