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William Powell
> Filmography
Filmography (Films and Roles) of
:
Behind the Make-Up
Director:
Dorothy Arzner
Role:
Gardoni
Behind the Make-Up
(as Gardoni)
Outcast
1922
Director:
Chester Withey
Role:
DeValle
Outcast
(as DeValle)
Under the Red Robe
1923
Director:
Alan Crosland
Role:
Duke of Orleans
Under the Red Robe
(as Duke of Orleans)
Romola
1924
Director:
Henry King
Role:
Tito Melema
Romola
(as Tito Melema)
Too Many Kisses
1925
Director:
Paul Sloane
Role:
Julio
Too Many Kisses
(as Julio)
The Great Gatsby
1926
Director:
Herbert Brenon
Role:
George Wilson
The Great Gatsby
(as George Wilson)
Aloma of the South Seas
1926
Director:
Maurice Tourneur
Role:
Van Templeton
Aloma of the South S...
(as Van Templeton)
Paid to Love
1927
Director:
Howard Hawks
Role:
Prince Eric
Paid to Love
(as Prince Eric)
Nevada
1927
Director:
John Waters
Role:
Clan Dillon
Nevada
(as Clan Dillon)
The Dragnet
1928
Director:
Josef von Sternberg
Role:
Dapper Frank Trent
The Dragnet
(as Dapper Frank Trent)
Feel My Pulse
1928
Director:
Gregory La Cava
Role:
Her Nemesis
Feel My Pulse
(as Her Nemesis)
Interference
1928
Director:
Lothar Mendes
Role:
Philip Voaze
Interference
(as Philip Voaze)
The Last Command
1928
Director:
Josef von Sternberg
Role:
Lev Andreyev
The Last Command
(as Lev Andreyev)
Pointed Heels
1929
Director:
A. Edward Sutherland
Role:
Robert Courtland
Pointed Heels
(as Robert Courtland)
The Canary Murder Case
1929
Director:
Malcolm St. Clair
Role:
Philo Vance
The Canary Murder Ca...
(as Philo Vance)
Paramount on Parade
1930
Director:
Dorothy Arzner
Role:
Philo Vance
Paramount on Parade
(as Philo Vance)
The Road to Singapore
1931
Director:
Alfred E. Green
Role:
Hugh Dawltry
The Road to Singapor...
(as Hugh Dawltry)
Man of the World
1931
Director:
Richard Wallace
Role:
Michael Trevor
Man of the World
(as Michael Trevor)
Ladies' Man
1931
Director:
Lothar Mendes
Role:
Jamie Darricott
Ladies' Man
(as Jamie Darricott)
Jewel Robbery
1932
Director:
William Dieterle
Role:
The Robber
Jewel Robbery
(as The Robber)
High Pressure
1932
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Role:
Gar Evans
High Pressure
(as Gar Evans)
One Way Passage
1932
Director:
Tay Garnett
Role:
Dan
One Way Passage
(as Dan)
Private Detective 62
1933
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Role:
Donald Free
Private Detective 62
(as Donald Free)
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Role:
Philo Vance
The Kennel Murder Ca...
(as Philo Vance)
Double Harness
1933
Director:
John Cromwell
Role:
John Fletcher
Double Harness
(as John Fletcher)
Lawyer Man
1933
Director:
William Dieterle
Role:
Anton 'Tony' Adam
Lawyer Man
(as Anton 'Tony' Adam)
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Role:
Jim Wade
Manhattan Melodrama
(as Jim Wade)
Evelyn Prentice
1934
Director:
William K. Howard
Role:
John Prentice
Evelyn Prentice
(as John Prentice)
Fashions of 1934
1934
Director:
William Dieterle
Role:
Sherwood Nash
Fashions of 1934
(as Sherwood Nash)
The Thin Man
1934
Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Role:
Nick Charles
The Thin Man
(as Nick Charles)
Escapade
1935
Director:
Robert Z. Leonard
Role:
Fritz
Escapade
(as Fritz)
Rendezvous
1935
Director:
William K. Howard
Role:
Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan
Rendezvous
(as Lt. William 'Bill' Gordo...)
Star of Midnight
1935
Director:
Stephen Roberts
Role:
Clay 'Dal' Dalzell
Star of Midnight
(as Clay 'Dal' Dalzell)
Reckless
1935
Director:
Victor Fleming
Role:
Ned Riley
Reckless
(as Ned Riley)
Libeled Lady
1936
Director:
Jack Conway
Role:
Bill Chandler
Libeled Lady
(as Bill Chandler)
After the Thin Man
1936
Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Role:
Nick Charles
After the Thin Man
(as Nick Charles)
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
Director:
Robert Z. Leonard
Role:
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
The Great Ziegfeld
(as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.)
My Man Godfrey
1936
Director:
Gregory La Cava
Role:
Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
(as Godfrey)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
Director:
Stephen Roberts
Role:
Dr. Lawrence Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
(as Dr. Lawrence Bradford)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
Director:
George Fitzmaurice
Role:
Baron Stephan Wolensky
The Emperor's Candle...
(as Baron Stephan Wolensky)
Double Wedding
1937
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Role:
Charles Lodge
Double Wedding
(as Charles Lodge)
The Baroness and the Butler
1938
Director:
Walter Lang
Role:
Johann Porok
The Baroness and the...
(as Johann Porok)
Another Thin Man
1939
Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Role:
Nick Charles
Another Thin Man
(as Nick Charles)
I Love You Again
1940
Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Role:
Larry Wilson aka George Carey
I Love You Again
(as Larry Wilson aka George ...)
Love Crazy
1941
Director:
Jack Conway
Role:
Steve Ireland
Love Crazy
(as Steve Ireland)
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Role:
Nick Charles
Shadow of the Thin M...
(as Nick Charles)
Crossroads
1942
Director:
Jack Conway
Role:
David Talbot, aka Jean Pelletier
Crossroads
(as David Talbot, aka Jean P...)
The Youngest Profession
1943
Director:
Edward Buzzell
Role:
Himself
The Youngest Profess...
(as Himself)
The Heavenly Body
1944
Director:
Alexander Hall
Role:
William S. Whitley
The Heavenly Body
(as William S. Whitley)
The Thin Man Goes Home
1945
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Role:
Nick Charles
The Thin Man Goes Ho...
(as Nick Charles)
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
Director:
Lemuel Ayers
Role:
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Ziegfeld Follies
(as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.)
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Director:
Norman Taurog
Role:
Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill
The Hoodlum Saint
(as Terence Ellerton 'Terry'...)
The Great Morgan
1946
Director:
Nat Perrin
Role:
Himself
The Great Morgan
(as Himself)
Song of the Thin Man
1947
Director:
Edward Buzzell
Role:
Nick Charles
Song of the Thin Man
(as Nick Charles)
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
Director:
George S. Kaufman
Role:
Senator Melvin G. Ashton
The Senator Was Indi...
(as Senator Melvin G. Ashton)
Life with father
1947
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Role:
Clarence Day, Sr.
Life with father
(as Clarence Day, Sr.)
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
1948
Director:
Irving Pichel
Role:
Mr. Peabody
Mr. Peabody and the ...
(as Mr. Peabody)
Take One False Step
1949
Director:
Chester Erskine
Role:
Professor Andrew Gentling
Take One False Step
(as Professor Andrew Gentlin...)
Dancing In the Dark
1949
Director:
Irving Reis
Role:
Emery Slade
Dancing In the Dark
(as Emery Slade)
It's a Big Country
1951
Director:
Clarence Brown
Role:
Professor
It's a Big Country
(as Professor)
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952
Director:
Ted Tetzlaff
Role:
Homer 'Doc' Brown
The Treasure of Lost...
(as Homer 'Doc' Brown)
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Role:
Steve Latimer
The Girl Who Had Eve...
(as Steve Latimer)
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
Director:
Jean Negulesco
Role:
J.D. Hanley
How to Marry a Milli...
(as J.D. Hanley)
Mister Roberts
1955
Director:
John Ford
Role:
Lt. 'Doc'
Mister Roberts
(as Lt. 'Doc')
New Hollywood Films (1970 and beyond)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Director:
Philippe Mora
Role:
Himself
Brother, Can You Spa...
(as Himself)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Director:
Gene Kelly
Role:
Clip from 'The Thin Man'
That's Entertainment...
(as Clip from 'The Thin Man')