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William Powell
Catalogued films 52Actor 52
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).
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American Anarchist
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Alias Nick and Nora
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
The Big Parade of Comedy
Mister Roberts
How to Marry a Millionaire
Take One False Step
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Life with Father
Song of the Thin Man
Ziegfeld Follies
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Heavenly Body
Crossroads
Shadow of the Thin Man
Love Crazy
I Love You Again
The Baroness and the Butler
Libeled Lady
My Man Godfrey
The Great Ziegfeld
Escapade
The Key
The Thin Man
Double Harness
Jewel Robbery
High Pressure
The Road to Singapore
Man of the World
For the Defense
Shadow of the Law
Behind the Make-Up
Charming Sinners
Interference
Forgotten Faces
The Drag Net
Partners in Crime
Feel My Pulse
She's a Sheik
Time to Love
Special Delivery
Senorita
Love's Greatest Mistake
New York
Tin Gods
Aloma of the South Seas
The Runaway
Sea Horses
My Lady's Lips
Too Many Kisses