William Powell
Nascimento: 1892-07-29
Local: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biografia
William Horatio Powell (29 de julho de 1892 - 5 de março de 1984) foi um ator norte-americano. Sob contrato com a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ele fez par com Myrna Loy em 14 filmes, incluindo a série Thin Man baseada nos personagens Nick e Nora Charles criados por Dashiell Hammett. Powell foi indicado ao Oscar de Melhor Ator três vezes: por The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936) e Life with Father (1947). Powell estrelou The Great Ziegfeld (1936), contracenando com sua colega de elenco de The Thin Man, Myrna Loy, que interpretou a esposa de Ziegfeld, Billie Burke. Em 1937, Powell recebeu sua segunda indicação ao Oscar por My Man Godfrey.
Filmes
Como Agarrar um Milionário
J.D. Hanley
A Ceia dos Acusados
Nick Charles
Double Wedding
Charles Lodge
Nem Só os Pombos Arrulham
Larry Wilson aka George Carey
Love Crazy
Steve Ireland
Um Passo em Falso
Andrew Gentling
Casado com Minha Noiva
William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler
The Heavenly Body
William S. Whitley
Irene, a Teimosa
Godfrey
A Única Solução
Dan Hardesty
Vencido pela Lei
Jim Wade
Nossa Vida com Papai
Clarence Day Sr.
A Comédia dos Acusados
Nick Charles
O Hotel dos Acusados
Nick Charles
A Sombra dos Acusados
Nick Charles
O Regresso Daquele Homem
Nick Charles
A Canção dos Acusados
Nick Charles
Sua Excia. O Réu
David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
Ziegfeld - O Criador de Estrelas
Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
Ziegfeld Follies
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Senator Melvin G. Ashton
Mister Roberts
Doc
High Pressure
Gar Evans
Quando a Sorte Sorri
Donald Free
Corpo de Delito
Philo Vance
Ladrão Romântico
The Robber
Tentação dos Outros
Ned Riley
A Última Ordem
Lev Andreyev
O Drama de uma Noite
Philo Vance
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Feel My Pulse
Her Nemesis
Sherlock Holmes
Forman Wells
When Knighthood Was in Flower
Francis I
Romola
Tito Melema
A Jovem Que Tinha Tudo
Steve Latimer
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Homer 'Doc' Brown
No Palco da Vida
Professor
Dancing in the Dark
Emery Slade
Ele e a Sereia
Arthur Peabody
Ouro no Barro
Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill
The Baroness and the Butler
Johann Porok
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Baron Stephan Wolensky
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Charles
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford
Rendezvous
Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan
Star of Midnight
Clay Dalzell
Evelyn Prentice
John Prentice
The Key
Capt. Bill Tennant
Fashions of 1934
Sherwood Nash
O Caso de Hilda Lake
Philo Vance
A Casa do Crime
Philo Vance
Man of the World
Michael Trevor
The Four Feathers
Capt. William Trench
Paid to Love
Prince Eric
The Youngest Profession
William Powell
Nevada
Clan Dillon
Lawyer Man
Anton "Tony" Adam
Interference
Philip Voaze
Caminhos da Sorte
John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis
Escapade
Fritz
Double Harness
John Fletcher
Beau Geste
Boldini
Charming Sinners
Karl Kraley
Convenções Humanas
Hugh Dawltry
Pointed Heels
Robert Courtland
Behind the Make-Up
Gardoni
Defesa Que Humilha
William Foster
The Bright Shawl
Gaspar De Vaca
The Great Gatsby
George Wilson
Ladies' Man
Jamie Darricott
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Forgotten Faces
Froggy
The Runaway
Jack Harrison
Partners in Crime
Smith
A Sombra da Lei
Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson
Special Delivery
Harold Jones
Paramount on Parade
Philo Vance
Aloma of the South Seas
Van Templeton
The Big Parade of Comedy
Nick Charles (archive footage)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
The Voice of Hollywood
Outcast
DeValle
Under the Red Robe
Duke of Orleans
Dangerous Money
Prince Arnoldo da Pescia
Too Many Kisses
Don Julio
Faint Perfume
Barnaby Powers
My Lady's Lips
Scott Seldon
The Beautiful City
Nick Di Silva
White Mice
Roddy Forrester
Sea Horses
Lorenzo Salvia
Desert Gold
Snake Landree
Tin Gods
Tony Santelli
New York
Trent Regan
Love's Greatest Mistake
Don Kendall
Time to Love
Prince Alado
She's a Sheik
Kada
The Drag Net
Dapper Frank Trent
The Vanishing Pioneer
John Murdock
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Era Uma Vez em Hollywood, parte II
(archive footage)
Beau Sabreur
Becque
The Great Morgan
William Powell (voice) (uncredited)
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
O Milagre do Som
Self
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Senorita
Manuel Oliveros
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: sesso, droga e camicie nere
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Self (archive footage)
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
Self (archive footage)
Discovering Jean Harlow
archive footage
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow