About William Powell
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…
Filmography118 films
Rank William Powell's movies
Start with all movie credits in Favorite William Powell Movies, then arrange them in your own order.
- The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell2023
- Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts2017
- Discovering Jean Harlow2015
- William Powell: A True Gentleman2005
- Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell1996
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995
- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To1990
- Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow1989
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987
- The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn1986
- Going Hollywood: The '30s1984
- That's Entertainment, Part II1976
- It's Showtime1976
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975
- The Big Parade of Comedy1964
- Mister Roberts1955
- How to Marry a Millionaire1953
- The Girl Who Had Everything1953
- The Treasure of Lost Canyon1952
- It's a Big Country1951
- Dancing in the Dark1949
- Take One False Step1949
- Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid1948
- The Senator Was Indiscreet1947
- Life with Father1947
- Song of the Thin Man1947
- The Hoodlum Saint1946
- Ziegfeld Follies1945
- The Great Morgan1945
- The Thin Man Goes Home1944
- The Heavenly Body1944
- Twenty Years After1944
- The Youngest Profession1943
- Crossroads1942
- Shadow of the Thin Man1941
- Love Crazy1941
- A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940
- I Love You Again1940
- Hollywood: Style Center of the World1940
- Another Thin Man1939
- From the Ends of the Earth1939
- The Baroness and the Butler1938
- Double Wedding1937
- The Romance of Celluloid1937
- The Emperor's Candlesticks1937
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney1937
- After the Thin Man1936
- Libeled Lady1936
- My Man Godfrey1936
- The Ex-Mrs. Bradford1936
- The Great Ziegfeld1936
- La Fiesta de Santa Barbara1935
- Rendezvous1935
- Escapade1935
- Reckless1935
- Star of Midnight1935
- Evelyn Prentice1934
- The Key1934
- The Thin Man1934
- Manhattan Melodrama1934
- Fashions of 19341934
- The Kennel Murder Case1933
- Double Harness1933
- Private Detective 621933
- Lawyer Man1932
- One Way Passage1932
- Jewel Robbery1932
- High Pressure1932
- The Road to Singapore1931
- Ladies' Man1931
- Man of the World1931
- The Voice of Hollywood1930
- For the Defense1930
- Shadow of the Law1930
- Paramount on Parade1930
- The Benson Murder Case1930
- Street of Chance1930
- Behind the Make-Up1930
- Pointed Heels1929
- Charming Sinners1929
- The Greene Murder Case1929
- The Four Feathers1929
- The Canary Murder Case1929
- Interference1929
- Forgotten Faces1928
- The Vanishing Pioneer1928
- The Drag Net1928
- Partners in Crime1928
- Feel My Pulse1928
- Beau Sabreur1928
- The Last Command1928
- She's a Sheik1927
- Nevada1927
- Paid to Love1927
- Time to Love1927
- Special Delivery1927
- Senorita1927
- Love's Greatest Mistake1927
- New York1927
- The Great Gatsby1926
- Tin Gods1926
- Beau Geste1926
- Aloma of the South Seas1926
- The Runaway1926
- Desert Gold1926
- Sea Horses1926
- White Mice1926
- The Beautiful City1925
- My Lady's Lips1925
- Faint Perfume1925
- Too Many Kisses1925
- Romola1924
- Dangerous Money1924
- Under the Red Robe1923
- The Bright Shawl1923
- Outcast1922
- When Knighthood Was in Flower1922
- Sherlock Holmes1922
