Acting
William Powell
- Titles
- 116movies0TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19221955
- Leading roles
- 75top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Mister Roberts81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay6.0average 3.7
- Romance5.5average 3.8
- Situational Comedy4.2average 2.7
- Crime5.0average 3.7
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
- Mystery5.1average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.2
- Violence2.6, average 4.3
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 10
- Social Commentary 7
- Witty Dialogue 6
- Character-Driven 6
- Nostalgic 5
- Melodrama 4
- Classic Whodunit 4
- Historical Setting 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Screwball Comedy 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Golden Age Hollywood 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Myrna LoyActorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, The Great Ziegfeld, Manhattan Melodrama, Libeled Lady, +8 more- JJ. Roy HuntCinematographerThe Ex-Mrs. Bradford, Double Harness, Star of Midnight, Sherlock Holmes, Forgotten Faces, +2 more
Eugene PalletteActorMy Man Godfrey, The Kennel Murder Case, The Canary Murder Case, The Benson Murder Case, Pointed Heels, +1 more
Evelyn BrentActorThe Last Command, High Pressure, Beau Sabreur, The Drag Net, Love's Greatest Mistake, +1 more
Kay FrancisActorJewel Robbery, Behind the Make-Up, One Way Passage, Street of Chance, Ladies' Man, +1 more
Robert KurrleCinematographerJewel Robbery, The Road to Singapore, One Way Passage, Lawyer Man, The Four Feathers, +1 more
W.S. Van DykeDirectorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Manhattan Melodrama, Shadow of the Thin Man, I Love You Again, +1 more
Frank MorganActorThe Great Ziegfeld, The Emperor's Candlesticks, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, Escapade, Love's Greatest Mistake
Frank McHughActorI Love You Again, Fashions of 1934, One Way Passage, The Hoodlum Saint, High Pressure
Henry StephensonActorThe Baroness and the Butler, The Emperor's Candlesticks, Reckless, Rendezvous, Double Harness- WWilliam AxtComposerThe Thin Man, Manhattan Melodrama, Libeled Lady, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, Rendezvous
- JJohn F. GoodrichWriterThe Last Command, Special Delivery, My Lady's Lips, The Vanishing Pioneer, Faint Perfume
Movies and TV shows
1021990s
1 titles · average score 82
82
as (archive footage)
1980s
1 titles
as (archive footage)
1970s
1 titles · average score 70
70
as (archive footage)
1960s
2 titles · average score 60
60
as Nick Charles (archive footage)
as Jim Wade (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
5 titles · average score 64
81
as Doc
57
as Steve Latimer
68
as J.D. Hanley
59
as Homer 'Doc' Brown
56
as Professor
1940s
17 titles · average score 64
59
as Andrew Gentling
51
as Emery Slade
63
as Arthur Peabody
68
as Nick Charles
68
as Clarence Day Sr.
59
as Senator Melvin G. Ashton
62
as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
72
as Nick Charles
63
as David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
71
as Nick Charles
72
as Steve Ireland
73
as Larry Wilson aka George Carey
1930s
35 titles · average score 64
72
as Nick Charles
62
as Charles
64
as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
75
as William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler
77
as Godfrey
74
as Nick Charles
65
as Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford
77
as Nick Charles
70
as Jim Wade
64
as Sherwood Nash
64
as Philo Vance
73
as Dan Hardesty
1920s
40 titles · average score 61
58
as Philo Vance
60
as Philo Vance
64
as Lev Andreyev
64
as Her Nemesis
as Froggy
as Philip Voaze
as Harold Jones
as Manuel Oliveros
as Roddy Forrester
59
as Don Julio
as Scott Seldon
61
as Tito Melema