William Powell
Amerikaans acteur (1892–1984)
William Horatio Powell (Pittsburgh, 29 juli 1892 - Palm Springs, 5 maart 1984) was een Amerikaans acteur.
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William Powell in Another Thin Man (1939)
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| Volledige naam | William Horatio Powell | |||
| Geboren | Pittsburgh, 29 juli 1892 | |||
| Overleden | Palm Springs, 5 maart 1984 | |||
| Land |  Verenigde Staten
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Biografie
bewerkenPowell wilde altijd al acteren. Toen hij 18 was ging hij drama studeren. In 1912 studeerde hij af. Vervolgens ging hij naar Broadway en in 1922 begon hij een carrière in Hollywood. Zijn eerste hoofdrol kwam in 1929.
In 1931 trouwde hij met actrice Carole Lombard, van wie hij weer scheidde in 1933. Hij werd daarna bekend door zijn rollen in de Thin Man-series. Hij speelde hierin samen met Myrna Loy. Uiteindelijk zouden ze samen in 14 films spelen.
In 1935 kreeg hij een relatie met Jean Harlow en ze verloofden zich. Ze trouwden echter nooit. Harlow stierf in 1937.
Powell stierf een natuurlijke dood in 1984.
Filmografie
bewerken| Jaar | Titel | Rol | Opmerkingen |
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| 1922 | Sherlock Holmes | Foreman Wells | |
| 1922 | When Knighthood Was in Flower | Francis I | |
| 1922 | Outcast | DeValle | |
| 1923 | The Bright Shawl | Gaspar De Vaca | |
| 1923 | Under the Red Robe | Duke of Orléans | |
| 1924 | Dangerous Money | Prince Arnoldo da Pescia | |
| 1924 | Romola | Tito Melema | |
| 1925 | Too Many Kisses | Julio | |
| 1925 | Faint Perfume | Barnaby Powers | |
| 1925 | My Lady's Lips | Scott Seldon | |
| 1925 | The Beautiful City | Nick Di Silva | |
| 1926 | White Mice | Roddy Forrester | |
| 1926 | Sea Horses | Lorenzo Salvia | |
| 1926 | Desert Gold | Snake Landree | |
| 1926 | The Runaway | Jack Harrison | |
| 1926 | Aloma of the South Seas | Van Templeton | |
| 1926 | Beau Geste | Boldini | |
| 1926 | Tin Gods | Tony Santelli | |
| 1926 | The Great Gatsby | George Wilson | |
| 1927 | New York | Trent Regan | |
| 1927 | Love's Greatest Mistake | Don Kendall | |
| 1927 | Special Delivery | Harold Jones | |
| 1927 | Señorita | Ramon Oliveros | |
| 1927 | Time to Love | Prince Alado | |
| 1927 | Paid to Love | Prince Eric | |
| 1927 | Nevada | Clan Dillon | |
| 1927 | She's a Sheik | Kada | |
| 1928 | The Last Command | Lev Andreyev | |
| 1928 | Beau Sabreur | Becque | |
| 1928 | Feel My Pulse | Her Nemesis | |
| 1928 | Partners in Crime | Smith | |
| 1928 | The Dragnet | Dapper Frank Trent | |
| 1928 | The Vanishing Pioneer | John Murdock | |
| 1928 | Forgotten Faces | Froggy | |
| 1928 | Interference | Philip Voaze | |
| 1929 | The Canary Murder Case | Philo Vance | |
| 1929 | The Four Feathers | Capt. Trench | |
| 1929 | The Greene Murder Case | Philo Vance | |
| 1929 | Charming Sinners | Karl Kraley | |
| 1929 | Pointed Heels | Robert Courtland | |
| 1930 | Behind the Make-Up | Gardoni | |
| 1930 | Street of Chance | John D. Marsden/'Natural' Davis | |
| 1930 | The Benson Murder Case | Philo Vance | |
| 1930 | Paramount on Parade | Philo Vance (Murder Will Out) | |
| 1930 | Shadow of the Law | John Nelson (Jim Montgomery) | |
| 1930 | For the Defense | William Foster | |
| 1931 | Man of the World | Michael Trevor | |
| 1931 | Ladies' Man | Jamie Darricott | |
| 1931 | The Road to Singapore | Hugh Dawltry | |
| 1932 | High Pressure | Gar Evans | |
| 1932 | Jewel Robbery | The Robber | |
| 1932 | One Way Passage | Dan Hardesty | |
| 1933 | Lawyer Man | Anton 'Tony' Adam | |
| 1933 | Private Detective 62 | Donald 'Don' Free | |
| 1933 | Double Harness | John Fletcher | |
| 1933 | The Kennel Murder Case | Philo Vance | |
| 1934 | Fashions of 1934 | Sherwood Nash | |
| 1934 | Manhattan Melodrama | James W. 'Jim' Wade | |
| 1934 | The Thin Man | Nick Charles | |
| 1934 | The Key | Capt. Bill Tennant | |
| 1934 | Evelyn Prentice | John Prentice | |
| 1935 | Star of Midnight | Clay 'Dal' Dalzell | |
| 1935 | Reckless | Ned Riley | |
| 1935 | Escapade | Fritz | |
| 1935 | Rendezvous | Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon/Anson Méridan | |
| 1936 | The Great Ziegfeld | Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. | |
| 1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Dr. Lawrence Bradford | |
| 1936 | My Man Godfrey | Godfrey Smith/Godfrey 'Duke' Parke | |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady | Bill Chandler | |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man | Nicholas 'Nick' Charles | |
| 1937 | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | Charles | |
| 1937 | The Emperor's Candlesticks | Baron Stephan Wolensky | |
| 1937 | Double Wedding | Charles 'Charlie'/'Horse' Lodge | |
| 1938 | The Baroness and the Butler | Johann Porok | |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man | Nick Charles | |
| 1940 | I Love You Again | Lawrence 'Larry' Wilson, aka George Carey | |
| 1941 | Love Crazy | Stephen 'Steve'/'Stevie' Ireland | |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man | Nick Charles | |
| 1942 | Crossroads | David Talbot, aka Jean Pelletier | |
| 1944 | The Heavenly Body | William S. Whitley | |
| 1945 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Nicholas 'Nick' Charles | |
| 1946 | Ziegfeld Follies | Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. | |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill | |
| 1947 | Life with Father | Clarence 'Father' Day | |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man | Nick Charles | |
| 1947 | The Senator Was Indiscreet | Senator Melvin G. Ashton | |
| 1948 | Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid | Arthur Peabody | |
| 1949 | Take One False Step | Prof. Andrew Gentling | |
| 1949 | Dancing in the Dark | Emery Slade | |
| 1951 | It's a Big Country | Professor | |
| 1952 | The Treasure of Lost Canyon | Homer 'Doc' Brown | |
| 1953 | The Girl Who Had Everything | Steve Latimer | |
| 1953 | How to Marry a Millionaire | J.D. Hanley | |
| 1955 | Mister Roberts | Lt. 'Doc' | |
| 1969 | Fernes Jamaica | - |