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 Powells pleasant speaking voice, led to his first starring role as amateur detective Philo Vance in the talkie The Canary Murder Case (1929). Powells most famous role was that of Nick Charles in six Thin Man films, beginning with The Thin Man in 1934, based upon Dashiell Hammetts 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 Hollywoods 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 Ziegfelds 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. Powells 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 1955s 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.

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How to Marry a Millionaire

J.D. Hanley

Фильм 1953

I Love You Again

Larry Wilson aka George Carey

Фильм 1940

Double Wedding

Charles Lodge

Фильм 1937

Libeled Lady

William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler

Фильм 1936

The Heavenly Body

William S. Whitley

Фильм 1944

My Man Godfrey

Godfrey

Фильм 1936

Manhattan Melodrama

Jim Wade

Фильм 1934

One Way Passage

Dan Hardesty

Фильм 1932

Life with Father

Clarence Day Sr.

Фильм 1947

Shadow of the Thin Man

Nick Charles

Фильм 1941

Crossroads

David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier

Фильм 1942

The Great Ziegfeld

Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.

Фильм 1936

Ziegfeld Follies

Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

Фильм 1945

The Senator Was Indiscreet

Senator Melvin G. Ashton

Фильм 1947

High Pressure

Gar Evans

Фильм 1932

Private Detective 62

Donald Free

Фильм 1933

The Benson Murder Case

Philo Vance

Фильм 1930

Jewel Robbery

The Robber

Фильм 1932

Reckless

Ned Riley

Фильм 1935

The Last Command

Lev Andreyev

Фильм 1928

The Canary Murder Case

Philo Vance

Фильм 1929

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Фильм 1983

Feel My Pulse

Her Nemesis

Фильм 1928

When Knighthood Was in Flower

Francis I

Фильм 1922

Sherlock Holmes

Forman Wells

Фильм 1922

The Girl Who Had Everything

Steve Latimer

Фильм 1953

Romola

Tito Melema

Фильм 1924

Dancing in the Dark

Emery Slade

Фильм 1949

The Hoodlum Saint

Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill

Фильм 1946

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

Charles

Фильм 1937

The Key

Capt. Bill Tennant

Фильм 1934

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford

Фильм 1936

Evelyn Prentice

John Prentice

Фильм 1934

The Kennel Murder Case

Philo Vance

Фильм 1933

Fashions of 1934

Sherwood Nash

Фильм 1934

The Greene Murder Case

Philo Vance

Фильм 1929

Man of the World

Michael Trevor

Фильм 1931

The Four Feathers

Capt. William Trench

Фильм 1929

Paid to Love

Prince Eric

Фильм 1927

The Youngest Profession

William Powell

Фильм 1943

Nevada

Clan Dillon

Фильм 1927

Lawyer Man

Anton Adam

Фильм 1932

Interference

Philip Voaze

Фильм 1928

Street of Chance

John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis

Фильм 1930

Escapade

Fritz

Фильм 1935

Double Harness

John Fletcher

Фильм 1933

Beau Geste

Boldini

Фильм 1926

Charming Sinners

Karl Kraley

Фильм 1929

The Road to Singapore

Hugh Dawltry

Фильм 1931

Behind the Make-Up

Gardoni

Фильм 1930

Pointed Heels

Robert Courtland

Фильм 1929

For the Defense

William Foster

Фильм 1930

The Bright Shawl

Gaspar De Vaca

Фильм 1923

The Great Gatsby

George Wilson

Фильм 1926

Ladies' Man

Jamie Darricott

Фильм 1931

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

Фильм 1984

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Jim Wade (archive footage) (uncredited)

Фильм 1961

Forgotten Faces

Froggy

Фильм 1928

The Runaway

Jack Harrison

Фильм 1926

Partners in Crime

Smith

Фильм 1928

Shadow of the Law

Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson

Фильм 1930

Special Delivery

Harold Jones

Фильм 1927

Paramount on Parade

Philo Vance

Фильм 1930

Aloma of the South Seas

Van Templeton

Фильм 1926

The Big Parade of Comedy

Nick Charles (archive footage)

Фильм 1964

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

Self

Фильм 1935

The Voice of Hollywood

Фильм 1930

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 1993

Dangerous Money

Prince Arnoldo da Pescia

Фильм 1924

Too Many Kisses

Don Julio

Фильм 1925

Outcast

DeValle

Фильм 1922

Under the Red Robe

Duke of Orleans

Фильм 1923

Faint Perfume

Barnaby Powers

Фильм 1925

My Lady's Lips

Scott Seldon

Фильм 1925

White Mice

Roddy Forrester

Фильм 1926

Sea Horses

Lorenzo Salvia

Фильм 1926

The Beautiful City

Nick Di Silva

Фильм 1925

Desert Gold

Snake Landree

Фильм 1926

Tin Gods

Tony Santelli

Фильм 1926

New York

Trent Regan

Фильм 1927

Time to Love

Prince Alado

Фильм 1927

The Drag Net

Dapper Frank Trent

Фильм 1928

She's a Sheik

Kada

Фильм 1927

Love's Greatest Mistake

Don Kendall

Фильм 1927

The Vanishing Pioneer

John Murdock

Фильм 1928

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 1975

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Self

Фильм 1940

From the Ends of the Earth

Self

Фильм 1939

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self

Фильм 1940

The Romance of Celluloid

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 1937

The Great Morgan

William Powell (voice) (uncredited)

Фильм 1945

Beau Sabreur

Becque

Фильм 1928

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 1986

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

(archive footage)

Фильм 1990

William Powell: A True Gentleman

Фильм 2005

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

Фильм 1944

Senorita

Manuel Oliveros

Фильм 1927

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 1988

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 1976

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Фильм 2017