William Powell

American actor (1892–1984)

William Horatio Powell was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with 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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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 80 films (1923–1955) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 11 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1923	THE BRIGHT SHAWL.	First National.	8 reels		B&W
1923	Under the Red Robe	New World Photoplays	1:22:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1924	Dangerous money.	Famous Players-Lasky Corp.	2210	16mm	B&W	sound
1924	UNDER THE RED ROBE.	William Randolph Hearst	10 reels		B&W
1925	Romola	Inc.: Publisher	1:57:00	16mm	B&W	silent
1925	ROMOLA.	Inspiration Pictures Inc.	11 reels.		B&W
1926	ALOMA OF THE SOUTH SEAS.	Famous Players-Lasky Corp.	90 min		B&W
1926	SEA HORSES.	Famous Players-Lasky Corp.			B&W
1926	TIN GODS.	Famous Players-Lasky Corp.	9 reels		B&W
1928	BEAU SABREUR.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp	70 min		B&W
1928	Feel My Pulse	Paramount Pictures Corporation	63 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1928	The last command	Paramount Pictures	88	16mm	B&W
1928	The Last Command	Josef von Sternberg	85 min	16mm	B&W
1929	CHARMING SINNERS.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp	8 reels		B&W
1929	INTERFERENCE.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp			B&W
1929	POINTED HEELS.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp	62 min
1929	THE CANARY MURDER CASE.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp	7 reels		B&W
1929	THE GREENE MURDER CASE.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp	8 reels		B&W
1930	BEHIND THE MAKE-UP.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp	8 reels		B&W
1930	For the defense.	Paramount Publix Corp.	7 reels	16mm	B&W	silent
1930	PARAMOUNT ON PARADE	Paramount Publix Corp.	102 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1930	Paramount on Parade	Paramount Publix Corporation	102 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1930	SHADOW OF THE LAW.	Paramount Publix Corp.	9 reels		B&W
1930	STREET OF CHANCE.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp	76 min		B&W
1930	THE BENSON MURDER CASE.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp	65 min		B&W
1931	Ladies' man.	Paramount Publix Corp.	8 reels	16mm	B&W	sound
1931	MAN OF THE WORLD.	Paramount Publix Corp.
1931	THE ROAD TO SINGAPORE.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1932	High Pressure	Mervyn LeRoy	73 min		B&W
1932	JEWEL ROBBERY.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1932	LAWYER MAN.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1932	One Way Passage	Tay Garnett	69 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1932	ONE WAY PASSAGE.	Vitaphone Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1933	Double Harness	Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co Tractor Group	69 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1933	DOUBLE HARNESS.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1933	PRIVATE DETECTIVE 62.	Vitaphone Corp.	8 reels		B&W
1933	The Kennel Murder Case	Michael Curtiz	73		B&W
1933	THE KENNEL MURDER CASE.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1934	EVELYN PRENTICE.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	8 reels		B&W
1934	Fashions Of 1934	warner brothers	78 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1934	MANHATTAN MELODRAMA.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	9 reels		B&W
1934	The Key	Dow Chemical Co.	20 min	Filmstrip	B&W
1934	THE KEY.	Vitaphone Corp.	8 reels		B&W
1934	The thin man	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM): Distributor	1:30:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1934	THE THIN MAN.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	10 reels		B&W
1935	ESCAPADE.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	10 reels		B&W
1935	RECKLESS.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	10 reels		B&W
1935	Rendezvous	Sam Wood
1935	STAR OF MIDNIGHT.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	10 reels		B&W
1936	AFTER THE THIN MAN.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	12 reels		B&W