William Powell
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Mister Roberts
as Doc
How to Marry a Millionaire
as J.D. Hanley
The Girl Who Had Everything
as Steve Latimer
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
as Homer 'Doc' Brown
It's a Big Country
as Professor
Dancing in the Dark
as Emery Slade
Take One False Step
as Andrew Gentling
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
as Arthur Peabody
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Senator Melvin G. Ashton
Life with Father
as Clarence Day Sr.
Song of the Thin Man
as Nick Charles
The Hoodlum Saint
as Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill
Ziegfeld Follies
as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
The Great Morgan
as William Powell (voice) (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Nick Charles
The Heavenly Body
as William S. Whitley
The Youngest Profession
as William Powell
Crossroads
as David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Nick Charles
Love Crazy
as Steve Ireland
I Love You Again
as Larry Wilson aka George Carey
Another Thin Man
as Nick Charles
The Baroness and the Butler
as Johann Porok
Double Wedding
as Charles Lodge
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Baron Stephan Wolensky
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Charles
After the Thin Man
as Nick Charles
Libeled Lady
as William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler
My Man Godfrey
as Godfrey
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford