William Powell
Acting
Born: 1892-07-29 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1984-03-05
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
🎬 Movies (30)
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
2023
Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Discovering Jean Harlow
2015
archive footage
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996
Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
(archive footage)
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
1989
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
(archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Nick Charles (archive footage)
Mister Roberts
1955
Doc
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
J.D. Hanley
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
Steve Latimer
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952
Homer 'Doc' Brown
It's a Big Country
1951
Professor
Take One False Step
1949
Andrew Gentling
Dancing in the Dark
1949
Emery Slade
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
1948
Arthur Peabody
Life with Father
1947
Clarence Day Sr.
Song of the Thin Man
1947
Nick Charles
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
Senator Melvin G. Ashton
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
The Great Morgan
1945
William Powell (voice) (uncredited)
The Heavenly Body
1944
William S. Whitley