William Powell Actor

William Powell is a 91 years old actor from United States of America from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. William Powell was born on July 29, 1892 (died on March 05, 1984, he was 91 years old) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His nickname was Powell William Horatio.

About

Is William Powell still alive?

No, he died on 03/05/1984, 40 years ago. He was 91 years old when he died. Cause of death: myocardial infarction. He died in Palm Springs and buried in Desert Memorial Park .

Family

Wives

William Powell had three marriages.

Children

He had two children, Charles (188) and William (43, screenwriter) . When his first child, Charles William Powell, was born, William Powell was 56 years old.

Works

William Powell Movies (112)

There are 112 movies of William Powell.

His first feature film was How to Marry a Millionaire (1953, as J.D. Hanley). He was 61 when he starred in this movie. Since 1953, he has appeared in 112 feature films. The last one is Alias Nick and Nora (2005). In this movie, we watched him in the Nick character .

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William Powell movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
J.D. Hanley	How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)	61
Nick Charles	The Thin Man (1934)	41
Nick Charles	After the Thin Man (1936)	44
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.	The Great Ziegfeld (1936)	43
Nick Charles	Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)	49
Godfrey	My Man Godfrey (1936)	44
Nick Charles	Another Thin Man (1939)	47
	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	83
Nick Charles	Song of the Thin Man (1947)	55
Lt. 'Doc'	Mister Roberts (1955)	62
Nick Charles	The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)	52
William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler	Libeled Lady (1936)	44
Clarence Day Sr.	Life with Father (1947)	55
Jim Wade	Manhattan Melodrama (1934)	41
Lev Andreyev	The Last Command (1928)	35
Philo Vance	The Kennel Murder Case (1933)	41
Dan Hardesty	One Way Passage (1932)	40
Flo Ziegfeld	Ziegfeld Follies (1945)	53
Philo Vance	The Canary Murder Case (1929)	36
Larry Wilson aka George Carey	I Love You Again (1940)	48
John Prentice	Evelyn Prentice (1934)	42
Charles Lodge	Double Wedding (1937)	45
David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier	Crossroads (1942)	49
Mr. Peabody	Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)	56
Himself	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)	90
Steve Ireland	Love Crazy (1941)	48
Homer 'Doc' Brown	The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)	59
Capt. Bill Tennant	The Key (1934)	41
Professor Andrew Gentling	Take One False Step (1949)	56
Dr. Lawrence Bradford	The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)	43
Professor	It's a Big Country (1951)	59
Philo Vance	The Benson Murder Case (1930)	37
The Robber	Jewel Robbery (1932)	40
Senator Melvin G. Ashton	The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)	55
Sherwood Nash	Fashions of 1934 (1934)	41
Michael Trevor	Man of the World (1931)	38
	The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)	93
	Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)	98
Donald Free	Private Detective 62 (1933)	40
Philo Vance	The Greene Murder Case (1929)	37
William S. Whitley	The Heavenly Body (1944)	51
Himself	Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)	47
Karl Kraley	Charming Sinners (1929)	37
Clay 'Dal' Dalzell	Star of Midnight (1935)	42
	Outcast (1922)	30
Prince Eric	Paid to Love (1927)	34
	The Vanishing Pioneer (1928)	35
	Twenty Years After (1944)	51
Emery Slade	Dancing in the Dark (1949)	57
Nick Charles	The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)	72
Forman Wells	Sherlock Holmes (1922)	29
	White Mice (1926)	33
	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)	83
	The Drag Net (1928)	35
John Fletcher	Double Harness (1933)	40
	It's Showtime (1976)	83
Steve Latimer	The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)	60
	A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)	47
	James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)	96
Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill	The Hoodlum Saint (1946)	53
Charles	The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)	44
Ned Riley	Reckless (1935)	42
Lt. William 'Bill' Gordon / Anson Meridan	Rendezvous (1935)	43
Capt. William Trench	The Four Feathers (1929)	36
William Foster	For the Defense (1930)	37
Tito Melema	Romola (1924)	32
	Desert Gold (1926)	33
Himself	Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell (1993)	100
Robert Courtland	Pointed Heels (1929)	37
Anton Adam	Lawyer Man (1932)	40
Francis I	When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)	30
	Sea Horses (1926)	33
Tony Santelli	Tin Gods (1926)	34
Baron Stephan Wolensky	The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)	44
	William Powell: A True Gentleman (2005)	113
Jim Montgomery aka John Nelson	Shadow of the Law (1930)	37
Gar Evans	High Pressure (1932)	39
Jamie Darricott	Ladies' Man (1931)	38
	The Romance of Celluloid (1937)	45
Julio	Too Many Kisses (1925)	32
Her Nemesis	Feel My Pulse (1928)	35
John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis	Street of Chance (1930)	37
Himself - Guest Star	The Youngest Profession (1943)	50
Boldini	Beau Geste (1926)	34
	Under the Red Robe (1923)	31
	Love's Greatest Mistake (1927)	34
Clan Dillon	Nevada (1927)	35
Gaspar De Vaca	The Bright Shawl (1923)	30
	Dangerous Money (1924)	32
	Faint Perfume (1925)	32
	My Lady's Lips (1925)	32
Nick Di Silva	The Beautiful City (1925)	33
Jack Harrison	The Runaway (1926)	33
Van Templeton	Aloma of the South Seas (1926)	33
George Wilson	The Great Gatsby (1926)	34
	New York (1927)	34
Manuel Oliveros	Senorita (1927)	34
Harold Jones	Special Delivery (1927)	34
	Time to Love (1927)	34
Kada	She's a Sheik (1927)	35
	Beau Sabreur (1928)	35
Smith	Partners in Crime (1928)	35
Froggy	Forgotten Faces (1928)	36
Philip Voaze	Interference (1928)	36
Gardoni	Behind the Make-Up (1930)	37
Philo Vance	Paramount on Parade (1930)	37
Hugh Dawltry	The Road to Singapore (1931)	39
Fritz	Escapade (1935)	42
Johann Porok	The Baroness and the Butler (1938)	45
	From the Ends of the Earth (1939)	46
	The Great Morgan (1945)	52
Nick	Alias Nick and Nora (2005)	112

Awards (1)

Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor in 1933 .

Education

He graduated from American Academy Of Dramatic Arts

What was William's zodiac sign?

William Powell zodiac sign was leo.

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