William Powell
Acting
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 the age of 18. In 1912, Powell graduated from the AADA, and worked in some vaudeville and stock…
Filmography
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The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
2023
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017
Discovering Jean Harlow
2015
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
1989
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
It's Showtime
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Mister Roberts
1955
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952
It's a Big Country
1951
Dancing in the Dark
1949
Take One False Step
1949
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
1948
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
Life with Father
1947
Song of the Thin Man
1947
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
The Great Morgan
1945
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
The Heavenly Body
1944
Twenty Years After
1944
The Youngest Profession
1943
Crossroads
1942
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
Love Crazy
1941
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
I Love You Again
1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
Another Thin Man
1939
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
The Baroness and the Butler
1938
Double Wedding
1937
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
After the Thin Man
1936
Libeled Lady
1936
My Man Godfrey
1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
Rendezvous
1935
Escapade
1935
Reckless
1935
Star of Midnight
1935
Evelyn Prentice
1934
The Key
1934
The Thin Man
1934
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
Fashions of 1934
1934
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
Double Harness
1933
Private Detective 62
1933
Lawyer Man
1932
One Way Passage
1932
Jewel Robbery
1932
High Pressure
1932
The Road to Singapore
1931
Ladies' Man
1931
Man of the World
1931
The Voice of Hollywood
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
For the Defense
1930
Shadow of the Law
1930
Paramount on Parade
1930
The Benson Murder Case
1930
Street of Chance
1930
Behind the Make-Up
1930
Pointed Heels
1929
Charming Sinners
1929