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William Powell

Ur. 29 lipca 1892Zm. 05 marca 1984Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Biografia

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 the age of 18. In 1912, Powell graduated from the AADA, and worked in some vaudeville and stock companies. After several successful experiences on the Broadway stage, he began his Hollywood career in 1922, playing a small role as an evil henchman of Professor Moriarty in a production of Sherlock Holmes with John Barrymore. His most memorable role in silent movies was as a bitter film director opposite Emil Jannings' Academy Award-winning performance as a fallen general in The Last Command (1928). This success, along with Powell's pleasant speaking voice, led to his first starring role as amateur detective Philo Vance in the "talkie" The Canary Murder Case (1929). Powell's most famous role was that of Nick Charles in six Thin Man films, beginning with The Thin Man in 1934, based upon Dashiell Hammett's novel. The role provided a perfect opportunity for Powell, with his resonant speaking voice, to showcase his sophisticated charm and witty sense of humor, and he received his first Academy Award nomination for The Thin Man. Myrna Loy played his wife, Nora, in each of the Thin Man films. Their on-screen partnership, beginning alongside Clark Gable in 1934 with Manhattan Melodrama, was one of Hollywood's most prolific, and they appeared in 14 films together. Loy and Powell starred in the Best Picture of 1936, The Great Ziegfeld, with Powell in the title role and Loy as Ziegfeld's wife Billie Burke. That same year, he also received his second Academy Award nomination, for the comedy My Man Godfrey. In 1935, he starred with Jean Harlow in Reckless. A serious romance developed between them, and in 1936, they were reunited on screen and with Loy and Spencer Tracy in the screwball comedy Libeled Lady. However, Harlow surprisingly and quickly became ill, and died from uremia at the age of 26 in June 1937 before they could marry. His distress over her death, as well as a cancer diagnosis of his own, caused him to accept fewer acting roles. Powell's career slowed considerably in the 1940s, although he received his third Academy Award nomination in 1947 for his role as the cantankerous Clarence Day, Sr., in Life with Father. His last film was 1955's Mister Roberts. Powell died in Palm Springs, California, on March 5, 1984, at the age of 91 from heart failure, nearly 30 years after his retirement. He is buried at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California, near his third wife Diana Lewis, and his only child, his son William David Powell.

Filmografia

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Plakat: The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

Film • 2023

jako Self (archive footage)

Plakat: Cinecittà Babilonia: sesso, droga e camicie nere

Cinecittà Babilonia: sesso, droga e camicie nere

Film • 2017

jako Self - Actor (archive footage)

Plakat: Discovering Jean Harlow

Discovering Jean Harlow

Film • 2015

jako archive footage

Plakat: William Powell: A True Gentleman

William Powell: A True Gentleman

Film • 2005

Plakat: Alias Nick and Nora

Alias Nick and Nora

Film • 2005

Plakat: Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell

Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell

Film • 1996

jako Self (archive footage)

Plakat: The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Film • 1995

jako Self (archive footage)

Plakat: Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Film • 1990

jako (archive footage)

Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow

Film • 1989

jako Self (archive footage)

Plakat: James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Film • 1987

jako Self (archive footage)

Plakat: The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Film • 1986

jako Self (archive footage)

Plakat: Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Film • 1984

jako (archive footage)

Plakat: Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Film • 1983

jako Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Plakat: That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

Film • 1976

jako (archive footage)

Plakat: It's Showtime

It's Showtime

Film • 1976

jako Self (archive footage)

Plakat: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Film • 1975

jako Self (archive footage)

Plakat: The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

Film • 1964

jako Nick Charles (archive footage)

Plakat: Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

Film • 1955

jako Doc

Plakat: Jak poślubić milionera

Jak poślubić milionera

Film • 1953

jako J.D. Hanley

Plakat: The Girl Who Had Everything

The Girl Who Had Everything

Film • 1953

jako Steve Latimer

Plakat: The Treasure of Lost Canyon

The Treasure of Lost Canyon

Film • 1952

jako Homer 'Doc' Brown

Plakat: It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

Film • 1951

jako Professor

Plakat: Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark

Film • 1949

jako Emery Slade

Plakat: Take One False Step

Take One False Step

Film • 1949

jako Andrew Gentling

Plakat: Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

Film • 1948

jako Arthur Peabody

Plakat: The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet

Film • 1947

jako Senator Melvin G. Ashton

Plakat: Life with Father

Life with Father

Film • 1947

jako Clarence Day Sr.

Plakat: Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

Film • 1947

jako Nick Charles

Plakat: The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint

Film • 1946

jako Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill

Plakat: Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

Film • 1945

jako Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

Plakat: The Great Morgan

The Great Morgan

Film • 1945

jako William Powell (voice) (uncredited)

Plakat: The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

Film • 1944

jako Nick Charles

Plakat: The Heavenly Body

The Heavenly Body

Film • 1944

jako William S. Whitley

Plakat: Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

Film • 1944

jako (archive footage)

Plakat: The Youngest Profession

The Youngest Profession

Film • 1943

jako William Powell

Plakat: Crossroads

Crossroads

Film • 1942

jako David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier

Plakat: Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

Film • 1941

jako Nick Charles

Plakat: Love Crazy

Love Crazy

Film • 1941

jako Steve Ireland

Plakat: A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Film • 1940

jako Self

Plakat: I Love You Again

I Love You Again

Film • 1940

jako Larry Wilson aka George Carey

Plakat: Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Film • 1940

jako Self

Plakat: Sprawa dla detektywa

Sprawa dla detektywa

Film • 1939

jako Nick Charles

Plakat: From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth

Film • 1939

jako Self

Plakat: The Baroness and the Butler

The Baroness and the Butler

Film • 1938

jako Johann Porok

Plakat: Double Wedding

Double Wedding

Film • 1937

jako Charles Lodge

Plakat: The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid

Film • 1937

jako Self (archive footage)

Plakat: The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

Film • 1937

jako Baron Stephan Wolensky

Plakat: The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

Film • 1937

jako Charles

Plakat: After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man

Film • 1936

jako Nick Charles

Plakat: Romantyczna pułapka

Romantyczna pułapka

Film • 1936

jako Bill Chandler

Plakat: Mój pan mąż

Mój pan mąż

Film • 1936

jako Godfrey

Plakat: The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Film • 1936

jako Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford

Plakat: The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

Film • 1936

jako Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.

Plakat: La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

Film • 1935

jako Self

Plakat: Rendezvous

Rendezvous

Film • 1935

jako Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan

Plakat: Escapade

Escapade

Film • 1935

jako Fritz

Plakat: Dla ciebie tancze

Dla ciebie tancze

Film • 1935

jako Ned Riley

Plakat: Star of Midnight

Star of Midnight

Film • 1935

jako Clay Dalzell

Plakat: Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice

Film • 1934

jako John Prentice

Plakat: The Key

The Key

Film • 1934

jako Capt. Bill Tennant

Plakat: The Thin Man

The Thin Man

Film • 1934

jako Nick Charles

Plakat: Wielki gracz

Wielki gracz

Film • 1934

jako Jim Wade

Plakat: Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

Film • 1934

jako Sherwood Nash

Plakat: The Kennel Murder Case

The Kennel Murder Case

Film • 1933

jako Philo Vance

Plakat: Double Harness

Double Harness

Film • 1933

jako John Fletcher

Plakat: Private Detective 62

Private Detective 62

Film • 1933

jako Donald Free

Plakat: Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man

Film • 1932

jako Anton "Tony" Adam

Plakat: One Way Passage

One Way Passage

Film • 1932

jako Dan Hardesty

Plakat: Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery

Film • 1932

jako The Robber

Plakat: High Pressure

High Pressure

Film • 1932

jako Gar Evans

Plakat: The Road to Singapore

The Road to Singapore

Film • 1931

jako Hugh Dawltry

Plakat: Ladies' Man

Ladies' Man

Film • 1931

jako Jamie Darricott

Plakat: Man of the World

Man of the World

Film • 1931

jako Michael Trevor

Plakat: The Voice of Hollywood

The Voice of Hollywood

Film • 1930

Plakat: For the Defense

For the Defense

Film • 1930

jako William Foster

Plakat: Shadow of the Law

Shadow of the Law

Film • 1930

jako Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson

Plakat: Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade

Film • 1930

jako Philo Vance

Plakat: Sprawa Bensona

Sprawa Bensona

Film • 1930

jako Philo Vance

Plakat: Ulica straconych szans

Ulica straconych szans

Film • 1930

jako John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis

Plakat: Behind the Make-Up

Behind the Make-Up

Film • 1930

jako Gardoni

Plakat: Pointed Heels

Pointed Heels

Film • 1929

jako Robert Courtland

Plakat: Charming Sinners

Charming Sinners

Film • 1929

jako Karl Kraley

Plakat: The Greene Murder Case

The Greene Murder Case

Film • 1929

jako Philo Vance

Plakat: The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

Film • 1929

jako Capt. William Trench

Plakat: The Canary Murder Case

The Canary Murder Case

Film • 1929

jako Philo Vance

Plakat: Interference

Interference

Film • 1929

jako Philip Voaze

Plakat: Forgotten Faces

Forgotten Faces

Film • 1928

jako Froggy

Plakat: The Vanishing Pioneer

The Vanishing Pioneer

Film • 1928

jako John Murdock

Plakat: The Drag Net

The Drag Net

Film • 1928

jako Dapper Frank Trent

Plakat: Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

Film • 1928

jako Smith

Plakat: Feel My Pulse

Feel My Pulse

Film • 1928

jako Her Nemesis

Plakat: Beau Sabreur

Beau Sabreur

Film • 1928

jako Becque

Plakat: Ostatni rozkaz

Ostatni rozkaz

Film • 1928

jako Lev Andreyev

Plakat: She's a Sheik

She's a Sheik

Film • 1927

jako Kada

Plakat: Nevada

Nevada

Film • 1927

jako Clan Dillon

Plakat: Paid to Love

Paid to Love

Film • 1927

jako Prince Eric

Plakat: Time to Love

Time to Love

Film • 1927

jako Prince Alado

Plakat: Special Delivery

Special Delivery

Film • 1927

jako Harold Jones

Plakat: Senorita

Senorita

Film • 1927

jako Manuel Oliveros

Plakat: Love's Greatest Mistake

Love's Greatest Mistake

Film • 1927

jako Don Kendall

Plakat: New York

New York

Film • 1927

jako Trent Regan

Plakat: The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Film • 1926

jako George Wilson

Plakat: Tin Gods

Tin Gods

Film • 1926

jako Tony Santelli

Plakat: Beau Geste

Beau Geste

Film • 1926

jako Boldini

Plakat: Aloma of the South Seas

Aloma of the South Seas

Film • 1926

jako Van Templeton

Plakat: The Runaway

The Runaway

Film • 1926

jako Jack Harrison

Plakat: Desert Gold

Desert Gold

Film • 1926

jako Snake Landree

Plakat: Sea Horses

Sea Horses

Film • 1926

jako Lorenzo Salvia

Plakat: White Mice

White Mice

Film • 1926

jako Roddy Forrester

Plakat: The Beautiful City

The Beautiful City

Film • 1925

jako Nick Di Silva

Plakat: My Lady's Lips

My Lady's Lips

Film • 1925

jako Scott Seddon

Plakat: Faint Perfume

Faint Perfume

Film • 1925

jako Barnaby Powers

Plakat: Too Many Kisses

Too Many Kisses

Film • 1925

jako Don Julio

Plakat: Romola

Romola

Film • 1924

jako Tito Melema

Plakat: Dangerous Money

Dangerous Money

Film • 1924

jako Prince Arnoldo da Pescia

Plakat: Under the Red Robe

Under the Red Robe

Film • 1923

jako Duke of Orleans

Plakat: The Bright Shawl

The Bright Shawl

Film • 1923

jako Gaspar De Vaca

Plakat: Outcast

Outcast

Film • 1922

jako DeValle

Plakat: When Knighthood Was in Flower

When Knighthood Was in Flower

Film • 1922

jako Francis I

Plakat: Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Film • 1922

jako Forman Wells