William Powell
Acting Born Jul 29, 1892 Died Mar 5, 1984 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 119 credits
Biography
William Powell works in acting. Born July 29, 1892 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died March 5, 1984. Archytele lists 119 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.
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Career timeline
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Discovering Jean Harlow
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
That's Entertainment, Part IIIt's Showtime
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
The Big Parade of Comedy
Mister Roberts
How to Marry a MillionaireThe Girl Who Had Everything
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
It's a Big Country
Dancing in the DarkTake One False Step
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Song of the Thin ManLife with FatherThe Senator Was Indiscreet
The Hoodlum Saint
Ziegfeld FolliesThe Great Morgan
Twenty Years AfterThe Thin Man Goes HomeThe Heavenly Body
The Youngest Profession
Crossroads
Shadow of the Thin ManLove Crazy
I Love You AgainHollywood: Style Center of the WorldA New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Another Thin ManFrom the Ends of the Earth
Full 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)
- 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)
- 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
- Dancing in the Dark (1949) as Emery Slade
- Take One False Step (1949) as Andrew Gentling
- Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) as Arthur Peabody
- Song of the Thin Man (1947) as Nick Charles
- Life with Father (1947) as Clarence Day Sr.
- 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)
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) as Nick Charles
- The Heavenly Body (1944) as William S. Whitley
- The Youngest Profession (1943) as William Powell
- Crossroads (1942) as David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
- Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) as Nick Charles
- Love Crazy (1941) as Steve Ireland
- 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
- The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) as Baron Stephan Wolensky
- Double Wedding (1937) as Charles Lodge
- The Romance of Celluloid (1937) as Self (archive footage)
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) as Charles
- Libeled Lady (1936) as Bill Chandler
- After the Thin Man (1936) as Nick Charles
- My Man Godfrey (1936) as Godfrey
- The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) as Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
- Star of Midnight (1935) as Clay Dalzell
- La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935) as Self
- Rendezvous (1935) as Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan
- Reckless (1935) as Ned Riley
- Escapade (1935) as Fritz
- The Thin Man (1934) as Nick Charles
- Evelyn Prentice (1934) as John Prentice
- Manhattan Melodrama (1934) as Jim Wade
- Fashions of 1934 (1934) as Sherwood Nash
- The Key (1934) as Capt. Bill Tennant
- The Kennel Murder Case (1933) as Philo Vance
- Private Detective 62 (1933) as Donald Free
- Double Harness (1933) as John Fletcher
- Jewel Robbery (1932) as The Robber
- One Way Passage (1932) as Dan Hardesty
- Lawyer Man (1932) as Anton "Tony" Adam
- High Pressure (1932) as Gar Evans
- Man of the World (1931) as Michael Trevor
- The Road to Singapore (1931) as Hugh Dawltry
- Ladies' Man (1931) as Jamie Darricott
- Paramount on Parade (1930) as Philo Vance
- The Benson Murder Case (1930) as Philo Vance
- The Voice of Hollywood (1930)
- 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
- Charming Sinners (1929) as Karl Kraley
- Pointed Heels (1929) as Robert Courtland
- The Four Feathers (1929) as Capt. William Trench
- The Greene Murder Case (1929) as Philo Vance
- The Canary Murder Case (1929) as Philo Vance
- Interference (1929) as Philip Voaze
- The Last Command (1928) as Lev Andreyev
- Feel My Pulse (1928) as Her Nemesis
- The Drag Net (1928) as Dapper Frank Trent
- The Vanishing Pioneer (1928) as John Murdock
- Beau Sabreur (1928) as Becque
- Forgotten Faces (1928) as Froggy
- Partners in Crime (1928) as Smith
- New York (1927) as Trent Regan
- Special Delivery (1927) as Harold Jones
- Senorita (1927) as Manuel Oliveros
- Time to Love (1927) as Prince Alado
- Nevada (1927) as Clan Dillon
- Love's Greatest Mistake (1927) as Don Kendall
- Paid to Love (1927) as Prince Eric
- She's a Sheik (1927) as Kada
- Desert Gold (1926) as Snake Landree
- White Mice (1926) as Roddy Forrester
- The Great Gatsby (1926) as George Wilson
- The Runaway (1926) as Jack Harrison
- Aloma of the South Seas (1926) as Van Templeton
- Beau Geste (1926) as Boldini
- Sea Horses (1926) as Lorenzo Salvia
- Tin Gods (1926) as Tony Santelli
- My Lady's Lips (1925) as Scott Seldon
- The Beautiful City (1925) as Nick Di Silva
- Too Many Kisses (1925) as Don Julio
- 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
- Outcast (1922) as DeValle
- Sherlock Holmes (1922) as Forman Wells
- When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922) as Francis I