Birthday
1892/07/28
Day of death
1984/03/05 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
William H. Powell, Уильям Пауэлл, ویلیام پاول
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 ...Read more
(1953) How to Marry a Millionaire
as J.D. Hanley
(1934) The Thin Man
as Nick Charles
(1940) I Love You Again
as Larry Wilson aka George Carey
(1937) Double Wedding
as Charles Lodge
(1941) Love Crazy
as Steve Ireland
(1949) Take One False Step
as Andrew Gentling
(1936) Libeled Lady
as William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler
(1944) The Heavenly Body
as William S. Whitley
(1936) My Man Godfrey
as Godfrey
(1934) Manhattan Melodrama
as Jim Wade
(1932) One Way Passage
as Dan Hardesty
(1947) Life with Father
as Clarence Day Sr.
(1939) Another Thin Man
as Nick Charles
(1941) Shadow of the Thin Man
as Nick Charles
(1936) After the Thin Man
as Nick Charles
(1947) Song of the Thin Man
as Nick Charles
(1944) The Thin Man Goes Home
as Nick Charles
(1942) Crossroads
as David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
(1936) The Great Ziegfeld
as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
(1945) Ziegfeld Follies
as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
(1947) The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Senator Melvin G. Ashton
(1955) Mister Roberts
as Doc
(1932) High Pressure
as Gar Evans
(1933) Private Detective 62
as Donald Free
(1930) The Benson Murder Case
as Philo Vance
(1932) Jewel Robbery
as The Robber
(1935) Reckless
as Ned Riley
(1928) The Last Command
as Lev Andreyev
(1929) The Canary Murder Case
as Philo Vance
(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1928) Feel My Pulse
as Her Nemesis
(1922) When Knighthood Was in Flower
as Francis I
(1922) Sherlock Holmes
as Forman Wells
(1952) The Treasure of Lost Canyon
as Homer 'Doc' Brown
(1953) The Girl Who Had Everything
as Steve Latimer
(1924) Romola
as Tito Melema
(1951) It's a Big Country
as Professor
(1949) Dancing in the Dark
as Emery Slade
(1948) Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
as Mr. Peabody
(1938) The Baroness and the Butler
as Johann Porok
(1946) The Hoodlum Saint
as Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill
(1937) The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Charles
(1934) The Key
as Capt. Bill Tennant
(1937) The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Baron Stephan Wolensky
(1935) Rendezvous
as Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan
(1935) Star of Midnight
as Clay Dalzell
(1936) The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford
(1934) Evelyn Prentice
as John Prentice
(1933) The Kennel Murder Case
as Philo Vance
(1934) Fashions of 1934
as Sherwood Nash
(1929) The Greene Murder Case
as Philo Vance
(1931) Man of the World
as Michael Trevor
(1929) The Four Feathers
as Capt. William Trench
(1927) Paid to Love
as Prince Eric
(1943) The Youngest Profession
as William Powell
(1927) Nevada
as Clan Dillon
(1932) Lawyer Man
as Anton Adam
(1928) Interference
as Philip Voaze
(1930) Street of Chance
as John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis
(1935) Escapade
as Fritz
(1933) Double Harness
as John Fletcher
(1926) Beau Geste
as Boldini
(1929) Charming Sinners
as Karl Kraley
(1931) The Road to Singapore
as Hugh Dawltry
(1930) Behind the Make-Up
as Gardoni
(1929) Pointed Heels
as Robert Courtland
(1930) For the Defense
as William Foster
(1923) The Bright Shawl
as Gaspar De Vaca
(1926) The Great Gatsby
as George Wilson
(1931) Ladies' Man
as Jamie Darricott
(1984) Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Jim Wade (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1928) Forgotten Faces
as Froggy
(1926) The Runaway
as Jack Harrison
(1928) Partners in Crime
as Smith
(1930) Shadow of the Law
as Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson
(1927) Special Delivery
as Harold Jones
(1930) Paramount on Parade
as Philo Vance
(1926) Aloma of the South Seas
as Van Templeton
(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy
as Nick Charles (archive footage)
(1935) La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
(1930) The Voice of Hollywood
as ---
(1993) Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
as Self (archive footage)
(1924) Dangerous Money
as Prince Arnoldo da Pescia
(1925) Too Many Kisses
as Don Julio
(1922) Outcast
as DeValle
(1923) Under the Red Robe
as Duke of Orleans
(1925) Faint Perfume
as Barnaby Powers
(1925) My Lady's Lips
as Scott Seldon
(1926) White Mice
as Roddy Forrester
(1926) Sea Horses
as Lorenzo Salvia
(1925) The Beautiful City
as Nick Di Silva
(1926) Desert Gold
as Snake Landree
(1926) Tin Gods
as Tony Santelli
(1927) New York
as Trent Regan
(1927) Time to Love
as Prince Alado
(1928) The Drag Net
as Dapper Frank Trent
(1927) She's a Sheik
as Kada
(1927) Love's Greatest Mistake
as Don Kendall
(1928) The Vanishing Pioneer
as John Murdock
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1940) Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1939) From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
(1940) A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self
(1937) The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage)
(1945) The Great Morgan
as William Powell (voice) (uncredited)
(1928) Beau Sabreur
as Becque
(1986) The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
(2005) William Powell: A True Gentleman
as ---
(1944) Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1927) Senorita
as Manuel Oliveros
(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
(2017) Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
as Self - Actor (archive footage)