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 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay6.0average 3.7
- Romance5.5average 3.8
- Situational Comedy4.3average 2.7
- Crime5.1average 3.7
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
- Mystery5.2average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.2
- Violence2.5, average 4.3
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 10
- Social Commentary 8
- Witty Dialogue 7
- Character-Driven 6
- Nostalgic 5
- Classic Whodunit 5
- Class Conflict 5
- Melodrama 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Classic Screwball Comedy 3
- Golden Age Hollywood 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Myrna LoyActorThe Thin Man, The Great Ziegfeld, Song of the Thin Man, After the Thin Man, I Love You Again, +8 more- JJ. Roy HuntCinematographerThe Ex-Mrs. Bradford, Star of Midnight, Double Harness, Forgotten Faces, Sherlock Holmes, +2 more
Eugene PalletteActorMy Man Godfrey, The Kennel Murder Case, The Canary Murder Case, The Benson Murder Case, The Greene Murder Case, +1 more
Evelyn BrentActorThe Last Command, High Pressure, Beau Sabreur, Love's Greatest Mistake, The Drag Net, +1 more
Kay FrancisActorJewel Robbery, Behind the Make-Up, One Way Passage, Street of Chance, Ladies' Man, +1 more
W.S. Van DykeDirectorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, I Love You Again, Shadow of the Thin Man, Manhattan Melodrama, +1 more
Robert KurrleCinematographerJewel Robbery, One Way Passage, The Road to Singapore, Lawyer Man, High Pressure, +1 more
Henry StephensonActorThe Baroness and the Butler, The Emperor's Candlesticks, Reckless, Double Harness, Rendezvous
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, Escapade, Love's Greatest Mistake
William H. DanielsCinematographerShadow of the Thin Man, Another Thin Man, Love Crazy, Double Wedding, Rendezvous- WWilliam AxtComposerThe Thin Man, Libeled Lady, Manhattan Melodrama, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, Rendezvous
Movies and TV shows
102Great
Score 80 to 89
6 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
87
as Larry Wilson aka George Carey
87
as Steve Ireland
85
as Nick Charles
83
as Godfrey
81
as Nick Charles
80
as Bill Chandler
Good
Score 70 to 79
11 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
as (archive footage)
77
as Doc
76
as Lev Andreyev
76
as J.D. Hanley
75
as Jim Wade
75
as The Robber
72
as Nick Charles
71
as Dan Hardesty
70
as Senator Melvin G. Ashton
70
as Nick Charles
70
as (archive footage)
Decent
Score 60 to 69
26 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
as Clarence Day Sr.
65
as Sherwood Nash
65
as Charles Lodge
64
as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
64
as Philo Vance
64
as John Prentice
63
as Nick Charles
63
as Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford
62
as David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
62
as Nick Charles
62
as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
61
as Philo Vance
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
27 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Johann Porok
59
as William S. Whitley
58
as Andrew Gentling
58
as Anton "Tony" Adam
57
as Arthur Peabody
56
as Charles
55
as Clay Dalzell
53
as Baron Stephan Wolensky
52
as Ned Riley
51
as Michael Trevor
49
as Philo Vance
47
as Steve Latimer
Not rated yet
32 titles
Not rated yet
as Harold Jones
as Froggy
as Fritz
as Manuel Oliveros
as Clan Dillon
as Philip Voaze
as Kada
as Scott Seldon
as Roddy Forrester
as Jack Harrison
as John Murdock
as Lorenzo Salvia