Acting
William Powell
- Titles
- 117movies
- Career
Active from 1922 to 1955, busiest in 1927 and 1928 with 8 main titles each.
- 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 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay6.0average 3.7
- Romance5.4average 3.8
- Situational Comedy4.2average 2.7
- Crime5.0average 3.7
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Mystery5.2average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.2
- Violence2.6, average 4.3
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 10
- Social Commentary 8
- Character-Driven 6
- Witty Dialogue 6
- Class Conflict 5
- Melodrama 5
- Classic Whodunit 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Romantic Farce 3
- Witty Banter 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, Double Harness, Forgotten Faces, Sherlock Holmes, +2 more
Evelyn BrentActorThe Last Command, High Pressure, Beau Sabreur, The Drag Net, Love's Greatest Mistake, +1 more
Eugene PalletteActorMy Man Godfrey, The Kennel Murder Case, The Benson Murder Case, The Canary Murder Case, The Greene Murder Case, +1 more
Kay FrancisActorJewel Robbery, One Way Passage, Behind the Make-Up, Ladies' Man, Street of Chance, +1 more
W.S. Van DykeDirectorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, I Love You Again, Shadow of the Thin Man, Another Thin Man, +1 more
Robert KurrleCinematographerThe Road to Singapore, Jewel Robbery, One Way Passage, Lawyer Man, The Four Feathers, +1 more
Frank McHughActorI Love You Again, One Way Passage, Fashions of 1934, High Pressure, The Hoodlum Saint
Frank MorganActorThe Great Ziegfeld, The Emperor's Candlesticks, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, Escapade, Love's Greatest Mistake
Henry StephensonActorThe Baroness and the Butler, The Emperor's Candlesticks, Reckless, Rendezvous, Double Harness- JJohn F. GoodrichWriterSpecial Delivery, The Last Command, My Lady's Lips, The Vanishing Pioneer, Faint Perfume
George J. FolseyCinematographerThe Great Ziegfeld, Ziegfeld Follies, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, Reckless, The Bright Shawl
Movies and TV shows
401920s
40 titles · average score 62
58
as Philo Vance
60
as Philo Vance
59
as Robert Courtland
71
as Capt. William Trench
as Karl Kraley
76
as Lev Andreyev
64
as Her Nemesis
as Froggy
as Philip Voaze
as Dapper Frank Trent
as John Murdock
as Becque
as Smith
as Harold Jones
as Manuel Oliveros
as Clan Dillon
as Kada
as Prince Alado
as Don Kendall
60
as Prince Eric
as Trent Regan
as Roddy Forrester
as Jack Harrison
as Lorenzo Salvia
as Snake Landree
as Van Templeton
as George Wilson
as Tony Santelli
65
as Boldini
59
as Don Julio
as Scott Seldon
as Barnaby Powers
as Nick Di Silva
63
as Tito Melema
as Prince Arnoldo da Pescia
as Gaspar De Vaca
as Duke of Orleans
52
as DeValle
59
as Forman Wells
62
as Francis I