William Powell

William Powell

Acting

Born July 29, 1892 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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…

Known for

The Baroness and the Butler

The Baroness and the Butler

1938

How to Marry a Millionaire

How to Marry a Millionaire

1953

Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady

1936

White Mice

White Mice

1926

Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice

1934

New York

New York

1927

Acting(119)

2023The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William PowellSelf (archive footage)

2017Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black ShirtsSelf - Actor (archive footage)

2015Discovering Jean Harlowarchive footage

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

1955

Desert Gold

Desert Gold

1926

2005William Powell: A True Gentleman

1996Jean Harlow: Platinum BombshellSelf (archive footage)

1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)

1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To(archive footage)

1989Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow

1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)

1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine HepburnSelf (archive footage)

1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)

1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)

1976It's ShowtimeSelf (archive footage)

1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)

1964The Big Parade of ComedyNick Charles (archive footage)

1955Mister RobertsDoc

1953How to Marry a MillionaireJ.D. Hanley

1953The Girl Who Had EverythingSteve Latimer

1952The Treasure of Lost CanyonHomer 'Doc' Brown

1951It's a Big CountryProfessor

1949Dancing in the DarkEmery Slade

1949Take One False StepAndrew Gentling

1948Mr. Peabody and the MermaidArthur Peabody

1947The Senator Was IndiscreetSenator Melvin G. Ashton

1947Life with FatherClarence Day Sr.

1947Song of the Thin ManNick Charles

1946The Hoodlum SaintTerence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill

1945Ziegfeld FolliesFlorenz Ziegfeld Jr.

1945The Great MorganWilliam Powell (voice) (uncredited)

1944The Thin Man Goes HomeNick Charles

1944The Heavenly BodyWilliam S. Whitley

1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)

1943The Youngest ProfessionWilliam Powell

1942CrossroadsDavid Talbot aka Jean Pelletier

1941Shadow of the Thin ManNick Charles

1941Love CrazySteve Ireland

1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundSelf

1940I Love You AgainLarry Wilson aka George Carey

1940Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldSelf

1939Another Thin ManNick Charles

1939From the Ends of the EarthSelf

1938The Baroness and the ButlerJohann Porok

1937Double WeddingCharles Lodge

1937The Romance of CelluloidSelf (archive footage)

1937The Emperor's CandlesticksBaron Stephan Wolensky

1937The Last of Mrs. CheyneyCharles

1936After the Thin ManNick Charles

1936Libeled LadyBill Chandler

1936My Man GodfreyGodfrey

1936The Ex-Mrs. BradfordDr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford

1936The Great ZiegfeldFlorenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.

1935La Fiesta de Santa BarbaraSelf

1935RendezvousLt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan

1935EscapadeFritz

1935RecklessNed Riley

1935Star of MidnightClay Dalzell

1934Evelyn PrenticeJohn Prentice

1934The KeyCapt. Bill Tennant

1934The Thin ManNick Charles

1934Manhattan MelodramaJim Wade

1934Fashions of 1934Sherwood Nash

1933The Kennel Murder CasePhilo Vance

1933Double HarnessJohn Fletcher

1933Private Detective 62Donald Free

1932Lawyer ManAnton "Tony" Adam

1932One Way PassageDan Hardesty

1932Jewel RobberyThe Robber

1932High PressureGar Evans

1931The Road to SingaporeHugh Dawltry

1931Ladies' ManJamie Darricott

1931Man of the WorldMichael Trevor

1930The Voice of Hollywood

1930For the DefenseWilliam Foster

1930Shadow of the LawJim Montgomery aka John Nelson

1930Paramount on ParadePhilo Vance

1930The Benson Murder CasePhilo Vance

1930Street of ChanceJohn D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis

1930Behind the Make-UpGardoni

1929Pointed HeelsRobert Courtland

1929Charming SinnersKarl Kraley

1929The Greene Murder CasePhilo Vance

1929The Four FeathersCapt. William Trench

1929The Canary Murder CasePhilo Vance

1929InterferencePhilip Voaze

1928Forgotten FacesFroggy

1928The Vanishing PioneerJohn Murdock

1928The Drag NetDapper Frank Trent

1928Partners in CrimeSmith

1928Feel My PulseHer Nemesis

1928Beau SabreurBecque

1928The Last CommandLev Andreyev

1927She's a SheikKada

1927NevadaClan Dillon

1927Paid to LovePrince Eric

1927Time to LovePrince Alado

1927Special DeliveryHarold Jones

1927SenoritaManuel Oliveros

1927Love's Greatest MistakeDon Kendall

1927New YorkTrent Regan

1926The Great GatsbyGeorge Wilson

1926Tin GodsTony Santelli

1926Beau GesteBoldini

1926Aloma of the South SeasVan Templeton

1926The RunawayJack Harrison

1926Desert GoldSnake Landree

1926Sea HorsesLorenzo Salvia

1926White MiceRoddy Forrester

1925The Beautiful CityNick Di Silva

1925My Lady's LipsScott Seldon

1925Faint PerfumeBarnaby Powers

1925Too Many KissesDon Julio

1924RomolaTito Melema

1924Dangerous MoneyPrince Arnoldo da Pescia

1923Under the Red RobeDuke of Orleans

1923The Bright ShawlGaspar De Vaca

1922OutcastDeValle

1922When Knighthood Was in FlowerFrancis I

1922Sherlock HolmesForman Wells

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