
Dick Powell
Acting
Born: 1904-11-14 · Mountain View, Arkansas, USA
Died: 1963-01-02
Biography
Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss. Born in Mountain View, the seat of Stone County in northern Arkansas, Powell attended the former Little Rock College in the state capital, before he started his entertainment career as a singer with the Charlie Davis Orchestra, based in the midwest. He recorded a number of records with Davis and on his own, for the Vocalion label in the late 1920s. Powell moved t
🎬 Movies (20)

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
2024
Self (archive footage)

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
Self (archive footage)

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
Self (archive footage)

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
Self (archive footage)

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing!
1985

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

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

It's Showtime
1976
Self (archive footage)

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

Ricochet
1961
Self - Host

Who Killed Julie Greer?
1961
Host / Inspector Amos Burke

One Must Die
1961

The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Self

Susan Slept Here
1954
Mark Christopher

The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
James Lee Bartlow

You Never Can Tell
1951
Rex Shepherd

The Tall Target
1951
John Kennedy

Cry Danger
1951
Rocky Mulloy
📺 TV Shows (20)

American Experience
1988
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Dick Powell Show
1961
Self - Host

The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
Self

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Paul Martin

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Dr. Timothy McVey
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Self

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Self - Host

Climax!
1954
Philip Marlowe

This Is Your Life
1952
Self
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Willie Dante
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Eddie White
Four Star Playhouse
1952
US Marshal Philip Dana
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Burt Stroude
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Paul
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Mike Donegan
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Graham
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Dan
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Dan Hodges
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Dave Robinson
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Fred