William Powell
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Discovering Jean Harlow
2015
as archive footage
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
Alias Nick and Nora
2005
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
1989
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Nick Charles (archive footage)
Mister Roberts
1955
as Doc
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
as J.D. Hanley
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
as Steve Latimer
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952
as Homer 'Doc' Brown
It's a Big Country
1951
as Professor
Take One False Step
1949
as Andrew Gentling
Dancing in the Dark
1949
as Emery Slade
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
1948
as Arthur Peabody
Life with Father
1947
as Clarence Day Sr.
Song of the Thin Man
1947
as Nick Charles
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
as Senator Melvin G. Ashton
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
The Great Morgan
1945
as William Powell (voice) (uncredited)
The Heavenly Body
1944
as William S. Whitley
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Nick Charles
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
The Youngest Profession
1943
as William Powell
Crossroads
1942
as David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
Love Crazy
1941
as Steve Ireland
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Nick Charles
I Love You Again
1940
as Larry Wilson aka George Carey
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
Another Thin Man
1939
as Nick Charles
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
The Baroness and the Butler
1938
as Johann Porok
Double Wedding
1937
as Charles Lodge
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Baron Stephan Wolensky
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
as Charles
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self (archive footage)
Libeled Lady
1936
as Bill Chandler
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Godfrey
After the Thin Man
1936
as Nick Charles
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
as Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford
Reckless
1935
as Ned Riley
Rendezvous
1935
as Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan
Star of Midnight
1935
as Clay Dalzell
Escapade
1935
as Fritz
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Self
The Thin Man
1934
as Nick Charles
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Jim Wade
Evelyn Prentice
1934
as John Prentice
The Key
1934
as Capt. Bill Tennant
Fashions of 1934
1934
as Sherwood Nash
Private Detective 62
1933
as Donald Free
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Philo Vance
Double Harness
1933
as John Fletcher
One Way Passage
1932
as Dan Hardesty
High Pressure
1932
as Gar Evans
Jewel Robbery
1932
as The Robber
Lawyer Man
1932
as Anton "Tony" Adam
Man of the World
1931
as Michael Trevor
The Road to Singapore
1931
as Hugh Dawltry
Ladies' Man
1931
as Jamie Darricott
The Benson Murder Case
1930
as Philo Vance
Street of Chance
1930
as John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis
Behind the Make-Up
1930
as Gardoni
For the Defense
1930
as William Foster
Shadow of the Law
1930
as Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Philo Vance
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
The Canary Murder Case
1929
as Philo Vance
The Greene Murder Case
1929
as Philo Vance
The Four Feathers
1929
as Capt. William Trench
Interference
1929
as Philip Voaze
Charming Sinners
1929
as Karl Kraley
Pointed Heels
1929
as Robert Courtland
The Last Command
1928
as Lev Andreyev
Feel My Pulse
1928
as Her Nemesis
Forgotten Faces
1928
as Froggy
Partners in Crime
1928
as Smith
The Drag Net
1928
as Dapper Frank Trent
The Vanishing Pioneer
1928
as John Murdock
Beau Sabreur
1928
as Becque
Paid to Love
1927
as Prince Eric
Nevada
1927
as Clan Dillon
Special Delivery
1927
as Harold Jones
Love's Greatest Mistake
1927
as Don Kendall
New York
1927
as Trent Regan
She's a Sheik
1927
as Kada
Time to Love
1927
as Prince Alado
Senorita
1927
as Manuel Oliveros
Beau Geste
1926
as Boldini
The Great Gatsby
1926
as George Wilson
The Runaway
1926
as Jack Harrison
Aloma of the South Seas
1926
as Van Templeton
Sea Horses
1926
as Lorenzo Salvia
Desert Gold
1926
as Snake Landree
White Mice
1926
as Roddy Forrester
Tin Gods
1926
as Tony Santelli
Too Many Kisses
1925
as Don Julio
The Beautiful City
1925
as Nick Di Silva
My Lady's Lips
1925
as Scott Seldon
Faint Perfume
1925
as Barnaby Powers
Romola
1924
as Tito Melema
Dangerous Money
1924
as Prince Arnoldo da Pescia
The Bright Shawl
1923
as Gaspar De Vaca
Under the Red Robe
1923
as Duke of Orleans
Sherlock Holmes
1922
as Forman Wells
When Knighthood Was in Flower
1922
as Francis I
Outcast
1922
as DeValle