Acting
William Powell
- Titles
- 117movies
- Career
Active from 1922 to 2015, with a break from 1956 to 2014, busiest in 1927 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 75top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
I Love You Again87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.7
- Wit & Wordplay6.0average 3.7
- Romance5.4average 3.8
- Crime5.2average 3.7
- Situational Comedy4.2average 2.7
- Mystery5.4average 4.1
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.4
- Violence2.5, average 4.2
- Coming of Age1.5, average 3.0
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 12
- Social Commentary 8
- Class Conflict 6
- Character-Driven 6
- Nostalgic 5
- Classic Whodunit 5
- Witty Dialogue 5
- Melodrama 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Screwball Comedy 4
- Pre-Code Era 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Myrna LoyActorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Libeled Lady, The Great Ziegfeld, Song of the Thin Man, +8 more- JJ. Roy HuntCinematographerThe Ex-Mrs. Bradford, Star of Midnight, Feel My Pulse, Double Harness, Sherlock Holmes, +2 more
Evelyn BrentActorThe Last Command, Love's Greatest Mistake, High Pressure, The Drag Net, Beau Sabreur, +1 more
Eugene PalletteActorMy Man Godfrey, The Kennel Murder Case, The Canary Murder Case, The Benson Murder Case, Pointed Heels, +1 more
Kay FrancisActorJewel Robbery, Ladies' Man, One Way Passage, For the Defense, Behind the Make-Up, +1 more
Robert KurrleCinematographerThe Road to Singapore, Jewel Robbery, One Way Passage, Lawyer Man, The Four Feathers, +1 more
W.S. Van DykeDirectorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Shadow of the Thin Man, Another Thin Man, I Love You Again, +1 more
Henry StephensonActorThe Baroness and the Butler, The Emperor's Candlesticks, Double Harness, Rendezvous, Reckless
Frank McHughActorI Love You Again, Fashions of 1934, One Way Passage, The Hoodlum Saint, High Pressure
Frank MorganActorThe Great Ziegfeld, The Emperor's Candlesticks, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, Love's Greatest Mistake, Escapade- WWilliam AxtComposerThe Thin Man, Libeled Lady, Manhattan Melodrama, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, Rendezvous
Frank TuttleDirectorThe Canary Murder Case, The Benson Murder Case, Dangerous Money, The Greene Murder Case, Time to Love
Movies and TV shows
1022010s
1 title
as archive footage
1990s
1 title · average score 79
as (archive footage)
1980s
1 title
as (archive footage)
1970s
1 title · average score 70
as (archive footage)
1960s
1 title · average score 65
as Nick Charles (archive footage)
1950s
5 titles · average score 64
as Doc
as Steve Latimer
as J.D. Hanley
as Homer 'Doc' Brown
as Professor
1940s
17 titles · average score 65
as Emery Slade
as Arthur Peabody
as Clarence Day Sr.
as Nick Charles
as Senator Melvin G. Ashton
as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
as Nick Charles
as William S. Whitley
as David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
as Nick Charles
as Steve Ireland
as Larry Wilson aka George Carey
1930s
35 titles · average score 63
as Nick Charles
as Johann Porok
as Nick Charles
as Godfrey
as Bill Chandler
as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
as Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford
as Clay Dalzell
as Nick Charles
as Jim Wade
as Philo Vance
as The Robber
1920s
40 titles · average score 62
as Philo Vance
as Robert Courtland
as Philo Vance
as Lev Andreyev
as Her Nemesis
as Harold Jones
as Kada
as Clan Dillon
as Roddy Forrester
as Scott Seldon
as Don Julio
as Tito Melema