William Powell
Acting
Born July 29, 1892 — Died March 5, 1984
From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as William H. Powell, William Horatio 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...
Filmography
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
Self (archive footage)
2023
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Self - Actor (archive footage)
20176.5
Discovering Jean Harlow
archive footage
201510.0
William Powell: A True Gentleman
20057.5
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Self (archive footage)
1996
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
19958.0
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
19908.5
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Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
19899.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
19876.5
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
19868.3
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
19849.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
19837.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
19767.0
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
19767.5
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
19756.3
The Big Parade of Comedy
Nick Charles (archive footage)
19647.2
Mister Roberts
Doc
19557.0
How to Marry a Millionaire
J.D. Hanley
19536.8
The Girl Who Had Everything
Steve Latimer
19536.2
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Homer 'Doc' Brown
19526.0
It's a Big Country
Professor
19515.9
Dancing in the Dark
Emery Slade
19496.0
Take One False Step
Andrew Gentling
19495.4
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Arthur Peabody
19486.6
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Senator Melvin G. Ashton
19476.2
Life with Father
Clarence Day Sr.
19476.7
Song of the Thin Man
Nick Charles
19476.7
The Hoodlum Saint
Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill
19465.5
Ziegfeld Follies
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
19456.0
The Great Morgan
William Powell (voice) (uncredited)
19456.0
The Thin Man Goes Home
Nick Charles
19447.1
The Heavenly Body
William S. Whitley
19445.6
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
19448.0
The Youngest Profession
William Powell
19435.0
Crossroads
David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
19425.9
Shadow of the Thin Man
Nick Charles
19417.0
Love Crazy
Steve Ireland
19416.8
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
19406.8
I Love You Again
Larry Wilson aka George Carey
19407.2
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
19405.8
Another Thin Man
Nick Charles
19397.1
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
19395.0
The Baroness and the Butler
Johann Porok
19385.3
Double Wedding
Charles Lodge
19376.4
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
19377.0
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Baron Stephan Wolensky
19374.9
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Charles
19375.9
After the Thin Man
Nick Charles
19367.3
Libeled Lady
Bill Chandler
19367.3
My Man Godfrey
Godfrey
19367.6
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford
19366.2
The Great Ziegfeld
Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
19366.3
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
19356.1
Rendezvous
Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan
19354.9
Escapade
Fritz
19358.0
Reckless
Ned Riley
19355.1
Star of Midnight
Clay Dalzell
19355.9
Evelyn Prentice
John Prentice
19346.5
The Key
Capt. Bill Tennant
19344.9
The Thin Man
Nick Charles
19347.5
Manhattan Melodrama
Jim Wade
19347.0
Fashions of 1934
Sherwood Nash
19346.6
The Kennel Murder Case
Philo Vance
19336.1
Double Harness
John Fletcher
19336.5
Private Detective 62
Donald Free
19336.2
Lawyer Man
Anton "Tony" Adam
19326.1
One Way Passage
Dan Hardesty
19327.4
Jewel Robbery
The Robber
19326.5
High Pressure
Gar Evans
19325.8
The Road to Singapore
Hugh Dawltry
19315.6
Ladies' Man
Jamie Darricott
19314.6
Man of the World
Michael Trevor
19316.2
—
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
For the Defense
William Foster
19305.3
Shadow of the Law
Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson
19306.7
Paramount on Parade
Philo Vance
19306.1
The Benson Murder Case
Philo Vance
19305.9
Street of Chance
John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis
19306.8
Behind the Make-Up
Gardoni
19306.8
Pointed Heels
Robert Courtland
19296.4
Charming Sinners
Karl Kraley
19297.5
The Greene Murder Case
Philo Vance
19296.0
The Four Feathers
Capt. William Trench
19295.0
The Canary Murder Case
Philo Vance
19295.7
Interference
Philip Voaze
19297.6
Forgotten Faces
Froggy
19287.0
The Vanishing Pioneer
John Murdock
19289.0
The Drag Net
Dapper Frank Trent
19286.5
Partners in Crime
Smith
19286.0
Feel My Pulse
Her Nemesis
19286.6
Beau Sabreur
Becque
19289.0
The Last Command
Lev Andreyev
19287.4
She's a Sheik
Kada
19278.0
Nevada
Clan Dillon
19277.0
Paid to Love
Prince Eric
19276.5
Time to Love
Prince Alado
192710.0
Special Delivery
Harold Jones
19276.0
Senorita
Manuel Oliveros
19278.0
Love's Greatest Mistake
Don Kendall
19279.0
New York
Trent Regan
19279.0
The Great Gatsby
George Wilson
19269.0
Tin Gods
Tony Santelli
19269.0
Beau Geste
Boldini
19266.4
Aloma of the South Seas
Van Templeton
19268.0
The Runaway
Jack Harrison
192610.0
Desert Gold
Snake Landree
19268.0
Sea Horses
Lorenzo Salvia
19269.0
White Mice
Roddy Forrester
19267.0
The Beautiful City
Nick Di Silva
19259.0
My Lady's Lips
Scott Seldon
192510.0
Faint Perfume
Barnaby Powers
19257.0
Too Many Kisses
Don Julio
19255.9
Romola
Tito Melema
19246.7
Dangerous Money
Prince Arnoldo da Pescia
19249.0
Under the Red Robe
Duke of Orleans
19236.0
The Bright Shawl
Gaspar De Vaca
19237.0
Outcast
DeValle
19223.0
When Knighthood Was in Flower
Francis I
19225.8
Sherlock Holmes
Forman Wells
19226.1