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{{Infobox person {{Infobox person
| name = William Powell | name = William Powell
| image = File:William Powell by Hurrell.jpg | image = File:William Powell by Hurrell.jpg
| caption = 1936 portrait for ] by George Hurrell | caption = 1936 portrait for ] by George Hurrell
| birth_name = William Horatio Powell | birth_name = William Horatio Powell
| birth_date = {{birth date|1892|07|29}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1892|07|29}}
| birth_place = ], U.S. | birth_place = ], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|03|05|1892|07|29}} | death_date = {{death date and age|1984|03|05|1892|07|29}}
| death_place = ], U.S. | death_place = ], U.S.
| resting_place = ], ], U.S. | resting_place = ], ], U.S.
| occupation = Actor | occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1911–1955 | yearsactive = 1911–1955
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| partner = ] (1934–1937)
⚫ '''William Horatio Powell''' (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. A major star at ], he was paired with ] in 14 films, including the '']'' series based on the ] characters created by ]. Powell was nominated for the ] three times: for '']'' (1934), '']'' (1936), and '']'' (1947).
⚫ | children = ]
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⚫ '''William Horatio Powell''' (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with ], he was paired with ] in 14 films, including the '']'' series based on the ] characters created by ]. Powell was nominated for the ] three times: for '']'' (1934), '']'' (1936), and '']'' (1947).


==Early life== ==Early life==
Born in ] in 1892,<ref name=PSCemDis>{{Citation | url=http://www.pscemetery.com/pdfs/interments.pdf| publisher=Palm Springs Cemetery District| title=Interments of Interest| access-date=March 20, 2017}}</ref> William Powell was the only child of Nettie Manila (] Brady) and Horatio Warren Powell, who worked as an ].<ref>"Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", Horatio Powell, July 29, 1892, son of H. W. Powell and Nettie B. Powell; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Record accessed via ] archives, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 31, 2022.</ref><ref name="ChicagoTrib.">"Obituaries: William Powell, star of 'Thin Man' films", '']'', March 6, 1984, p. N6. Retrieved via ] Historical Newspapers through subscription access at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, January 31, 2022.</ref> In 1907, young William moved with his family to ], where he graduated from Central High School four years later. Powell was born in ] in 1892,<ref name=PSCemDis>{{Citation|url=http://www.pscemetery.com/pdfs/interments.pdf|publisher=Palm Springs Cemetery District|title=Interments of Interest|access-date=March 20, 2017}}</ref> the only child of Nettie Manila (] Brady) and Horatio Warren Powell, an ].<ref>"Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709–1950", Horatio Powell, July 29, 1892, son of H. W. Powell and Nettie B. Powell; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Record accessed via ] archives, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 31, 2022.</ref><ref name="ChicagoTrib.">"Obituaries: William Powell, star of 'Thin Man' films", '']'', March 6, 1984, p. N6. Retrieved via ] Historical Newspapers through subscription access at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, January 31, 2022.</ref> In 1907, young William moved with his family to ], where he graduated from ] four years later.{{Citation needed |date=February 2024}}


==Career== ==Career==
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After high school, Powell enrolled at the ], because his parents wanted him to prepare to study law, but after only a week there, he left and relocated to New York City where he attended the ].<ref name="ChicagoTrib."/><ref name=":0">{{Cite news | last=Flint| first=Peter B.| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/06/obituaries/william-powell-film-star-dies-at-91.html| title=William Powell, Film Star, Dies at 91| date=1984-03-06| work=The New York Times| access-date=2020-04-23| language=en-US| issn=0362-4331| url-access= registration}}</ref> In 1912, Powell left the AADA at the end of one year, and worked in several ] and stock companies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.williampowell.org/bio.html| title=William Powell Biography| access-date=2008-08-01| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724212710/http://www.williampowell.org/bio.html#| archive-date=2008-07-24| url-status=dead}}</ref> After several successful experiences on the ] stage, he began his ] career in 1922, playing a small role as an evil henchman of Professor Moriarty in a production of '']'' with ]. He later performed as ] in '']'' with ], which was considered the most expensive film production to date.<ref>Life, Volume 80, p. 208</ref> After high school, Powell enrolled at the ] to study law, but after a week he relocated to New York City, where he attended the ].<ref name="ChicagoTrib."/><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Flint|first=Peter B.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/06/obituaries/william-powell-film-star-dies-at-91.html|title=William Powell, Film Star, Dies at 91|date=6 March 1984| work=The New York Times|access-date=23 April 2020|issn=0362-4331|url-access=registration}}</ref> In 1912, Powell left the AADA, and began working in ] and stock companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.williampowell.org/bio.html|title=William Powell Biography|access-date=1 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724212710/http://www.williampowell.org/bio.html|archive-date=24 July 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also appeared on ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_smart-set_the-smart-set_1922-10_69_2/page/137/mode/1up?view=theater |title=A Ballet of Opinion |last=Nathan |first=George Jean |publisher=The Smart Set |date=October 1922 |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/08/17/issue.html |title=The Play |last=Woollcott |first=Alexander |work=The New York Times |date=17 August 1922 |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> Powell began his Hollywood career in 1922, in a production of '']'' with ]. He performed as ] in '']'' with ].<ref>Life, Volume 80, p. 208</ref>


Powell remained under contract to Paramount throughout the 1920s, before signing with ]
Under contract to Paramount throughout most of the 1920s, Powell played villains in the early part of his career. As he gained experience, he gradually shifted into leading-man roles paired with such leading ladies as ], ], and ]. When Powell left Paramount to sign with ], Francis joined him. One of their most successful films together was '']''. Between Paramount and Warner Bros., Powell and Francis made seven films together.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}


His most memorable role in ] was as a vengeful film director opposite ]' ]-winning performance as a fallen general in '']'' (1928). This success, along with Powell's commandingly pleasant speaking voice, led to his first starring role as amateur detective ] in the "talkie" '']'' (1929). He played Philo Vance at ] three more times, and once at Warner's in his final appearance in the role in '']''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} Powell portrayed a vengeful film director in the silent movie '']'' (1928). His first starring role was ] in '']'' (1929). He played Vance at ] four times. His strong stage-developed voice became a powerful asset when ] were introduced.

Powell was loved by many people in Hollywood. Actress ] worked with him in '']'', and called him, "Self-effacing, deferential, exceedingly thoughtful of other people, he was one of the kindest human beings I have ever met. He sensed that I was in awe of him, so from the start, he did what he could to put me at ease."<ref>Ankerich, Michael G. (1998). ''The Sound of Silence: Conversations with 16 Film and Stage Personalities''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, Inc., p. 106. {{ISBN?}}</ref>


]'' (1934) with Powell, co-star ], and Skippy as Asta]] ]'' (1934) with Powell, co-star ], and Skippy as Asta]]


Powell's most famous role was that of ] in six ''Thin Man'' films, beginning with '']'' in 1934, based upon ]'s ]. The role provided a perfect opportunity for Powell, with his resonant speaking voice, to showcase his sophisticated charm and witty sense of humor, and he received his first ] nomination for ''The Thin Man.'' ] played his wife, Nora, in each of the ''Thin Man'' films. ], beginning alongside ] in 1934 with '']'', was one of Hollywood's most prolific, and they appeared in 14 films together.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} Powell appeared as ] in six ''Thin Man'' films, beginning with '']'' in 1934, based upon ]'s ]. This movie provided Powell with his first ] nomination, in 1935<ref>{{Cite web|title=1935 {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1935|access-date=1 June 2023|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 8, 2014 }}</ref>

Powell starred in ''],'' (1936), opposite his ''The Thin Man'' co-star, ], who played Ziegfeld's wife, ]. In 1937, Powell received his second Academy Award nomination for the comedy '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1937 {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1937|access-date=1 June 2023|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 8, 2014 }}</ref>


In 1935, he starred with ] in '']''. In 1936, Harlow and Powell appeared in '']'', and they became romantically involved off-set. He gave her a handsome ring, but did not ask her to marry him, so she referred to it as her "unengagement ring". Powell had been unhappy with his previous marriage to popular actor Carole Lombard, and this apparently kept him from entering a similar arrangement with Harlow, who was a sex symbol to the film-going public during that time. They kept company but did not live together. Harlow fell ill from undiagnosed kidney failure while working on a film with ], and died before the film was completed, from ], at age 26 in June 1937.<ref>Christensen et al., p. 375.</ref>
Loy and Powell starred in the ] of 1936, '']'', with Powell in the title role and Loy as Ziegfeld's wife ]. That same year, he received his second Academy Award nomination, for the comedy '']''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}


Powell received his third Academy Award nomination in 1947 for his role as Clarence Day Sr. in '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1948 {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1948|access-date=1 June 2023|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 5, 2014 }}</ref> His last film was playing the character Doc in 1955's '']''.
In 1935, he starred with ] in '']''. A serious romance developed between them, and in 1936, they were reunited on screen in the screwball comedy '']'', that also featured Loy and ]. Harlow became ill soon after, and died from ] at the age of 26 in June 1937 before they could marry.<ref>Christensen et al., p. 375.</ref> His distress over her death, as well as a cancer diagnosis of his own, caused him to accept fewer acting roles.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} Powell's career slowed considerably in the 1940s, although he received his third Academy Award nomination in 1947 for his role as the formidable Clarence Day Sr. in '']''. His last film was 1955's '']'', playing "Doc" alongside ] in the title role, ] as the ship's perfectionist captain, and ] in his ]-winning performance as Ensign Pulver.


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
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On April 15, 1915, Powell married ], who was born Julia Mary Tierney. The couple had a son, ], his only child. They amicably divorced in 1930. Powell's son became a television writer and producer before a period of ill health and depression led to his suicide in 1968.<ref name="debonairs">{{cite book | first1=James Robert | last1=Parish | first2=Don E. | last2=Stanke | title=The Debonairs | date=1975 | publisher=Arlington House | location=New Rochelle, NY | isbn=978-0870002939 | page= | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/debonairs00pari/page/459 }}</ref> On April 15, 1915, Powell married ], who was born Julia Mary Tierney. The couple had a son, ]. They divorced in 1930. Powell's son became a television writer and producer before a period of ill health and depression led to his suicide in 1968.<ref>{{cite book|first1=James Robert|last1=Parish|first2=Don E.|last2=Stanke|title=The Debonairs|date=1975|publisher=Arlington House| location=New Rochelle, NY| isbn=978-0870002939| page=|url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/debonairs00pari/page/459}}</ref>


On June 26, 1931, Powell married actress ]. The marriage lasted just over two years. They were divorced in 1933, though they, too, remained on good terms, even starring together in the screwball comedy '']'' three years later. Powell was devastated by her death in an airplane crash in 1942.<ref>Bryant, p. 142.</ref> He was engaged to marry ], his co-star in '']'' (1935), until her sudden death in 1937.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.classichollywoodbios.com/jeanharlow.htm | title=Portrait of Harlow: The Original Blonde Bombshell | first=Dina | last=Di Mambro | website=ClassicHollywoodBios.com | access-date=May 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://dearmrgable.com/?p=4868 | title=75 Years Ago, Saying Good-bye to Jean Harlow | date=June 9, 2012 | website=DearMrGable.com | access-date=May 27, 2018}}</ref> On January 6, 1940, three weeks after they met, Powell married his third wife, actress ], to whom he remained married until his death in 1984.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-diana-lewis-1286049.html | title=Obituary: Diana Lewis | date=31 January 1997 | work=The Independent}}</ref> On June 26, 1931, Powell married actress ]. They divorced in 1933, but starred in '']'' three years later. Powell was devastated by her death in an airplane crash in 1942.<ref>Bryant, p. 142.</ref> He was romantically involved with ], his co-star in '']'' (1935), until her unexpected death from illness in 1937.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classichollywoodbios.com/jeanharlow.htm|title=Portrait of Harlow: The Original Blonde Bombshell|first=Dina|last=Di Mambro|website=ClassicHollywoodBios.com|access-date=May 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dearmrgable.com/?p=4868|title=75 Years Ago, Saying Good-bye to Jean Harlow|date=June 9, 2012|website=DearMrGable.com|access-date=May 27, 2018}}</ref> On January 6, 1940, three weeks after they met, Powell married his third wife, actress ], who cancelled her film career to be his full-time wife. They remained married until his death in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-diana-lewis-1286049.html|title=Obituary: Diana Lewis|date=31 January 1997|work=The Independent}}</ref>


A ], Powell supported ] in the ].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfHXAAAAQBAJ&q=william%20powell | title=When Hollywood Was Right: How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics| isbn=9781107650282| last1=Critchlow| first1=Donald T.| date=2013-10-21}}</ref> A ], Powell supported ] in the ]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfHXAAAAQBAJ&q=william%20powell|title=When Hollywood Was Right: How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics|isbn=9781107650282|last=Critchlow|first=Donald T.|date=21 October 2013|publisher=Cambridge University Press }}</ref> and the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19481024&id=hyIhAAAAIBAJ&pg=3687,1753456 | title=Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search }}</ref>


==Cancer== ==Cancer==
In March 1938, Powell was diagnosed with rectal cancer.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830289,00.html| title=Surgery: How Not to Die Of Cancer| date=1963-05-10| magazine=Time| access-date=2020-04-23| language=en-US| issn=0040-781X}}</ref> He underwent surgery and experimental radium treatment, which put the disease in full remission within two years. Given his own health and sorrow over Jean Harlow's death, Powell did not undertake any film roles for over a year during this period.<ref>Bryant, pp. 127&ndash;36.</ref> In March 1938, Powell was diagnosed with rectal cancer.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830289,00.html|title=Surgery: How Not to Die Of Cancer|date=10 May 1963|magazine=Time|access-date=23 April 2020|issn=0040-781X}}</ref> He underwent surgery and experimental radium treatment, which put the disease in full remission within two years. Given his own health and sorrow over Jean Harlow's death, Powell did not undertake any film roles for more than a year during this period.<ref>Bryant, pp. 127&ndash;36.</ref>


==Death== ==Death==
Powell died in ], on March 5, 1984, at the age of 91 from pneumonia, nearly 30 years after his retirement. He is buried at the ] in ], near his third wife Diana Lewis, and his only child, son William David Powell.<ref name=PSCemDis/><ref>{{cite book | last1=Brooks| first1=Patricia| title=Laid to Rest in California: A guide to the cemeteries and grave sites of the rich and famous| chapter=Chapter 8: East L.A. and the Desert| pages=240–42| year=2006| publisher=Globe Pequot Press| location=Guilford, Connecticut| isbn=978-0762741014| last2=Brooks| first2=Jonathan| oclc=70284362}}</ref> Powell died in ], on March 5, 1984, at the age of 91 from pneumonia. He is buried at the ] in ], near his third wife, Diana Lewis, and his only child, William David Powell.<ref name=PSCemDis/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Brooks|first1=Patricia|last2=Brooks|first2=Jonathan|title=Laid to Rest in California: A guide to the cemeteries and grave sites of the rich and famous|chapter=Chapter 8: East L.A. and the Desert|pages=240–42|year=2006|publisher=Globe Pequot Press|location=Guilford, CT|isbn=978-0762741014|oclc=70284362}}</ref>


==Honors== ==Honors==
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===Other awards=== ===Other awards===
] in 1947 for '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1947|title=Awards – New York Film Critics Circle – NYFCC| website=www.nyfcc.com| language=en-US| access-date=2017-10-10}}</ref> ] in 1947 for '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1947|title=Awards – New York Film Critics Circle – NYFCC|website=www.nyfcc.com|access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref>


William Powell has a star on the ] at 1636 Vine Street. William Powell has a star on the ] at 1636 Vine Street.


In 1992, a Golden Palm Star on the ], ] was dedicated to him.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf| title=Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated| access-date=2012-08-07| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013165655/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf#| archive-date=2012-10-13| url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1992, a Golden Palm Star on the ], ] was dedicated to him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf|title=Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated|access-date=7 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013165655/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf|archive-date=13 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| 1940|| ''Lux Radio Theatre'' || '']'' | 1940|| ''Lux Radio Theatre'' || '']''
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| 1949|| '']'' || '']''<ref>{{cite news|title=Radio Guide|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3629348/altoona_tribune/|work=Altoona Tribune|date=August 16, 1949|location=Pennsylvania, Altoona|page=19|via = ]|access-date = November 14, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> | 1949|| '']'' || '']''<ref>{{cite news|title=Radio Guide|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3629348/altoona_tribune/|work=Altoona Tribune|date=August 16, 1949|location=Altoona, PA|page=19|via=]|access-date=November 14, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref>
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| 1953|| '']'' || "The Man Who Cried Wolf"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas Archival Resources Online |url=https://txarchives.org/unt/finding_aids/00179.xml |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Texas Archival Resources Online}}</ref> | 1953|| '']'' || "The Man Who Cried Wolf"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Texas Archival Resources Online|url=https://txarchives.org/unt/finding_aids/00179.xml|access-date=12 November 2022|website=Texas Archival Resources Online}}</ref>
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==Filmography== ==Filmography==
] in '']'' (1922)]] ] in '']'' (1922)]]
]'' (1926)]]
], ], ] in '']'' (1930)]] ], ], ] in '']'' (1930)]]
] with ] in '']'' (1931)]] ] with ] in '']'' (1931)]]
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] and Powell in '']'' (1947)]] ] and Powell in '']'' (1947)]]
], ], and ] in '']'' (1953)]] ], ], and ] in '']'' (1953)]]
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! width=5%|Year !! width=40%|Title !! width=40%|Role !! Notes ! class="unsortable" width=5%|Year !! width=40%|Title !! width=40%|Role !! class="unsortable"|Notes
|- |-
| 1922 || '']'' || Foreman Wells || film debut | rowspan=3|1922 || '']'' || Foreman Wells ||
|- |-
| 1922 || '']'' || ] || | '']'' || ] ||
|- |-
| 1922 || '']'' || DeValle || lost film | '']'' || DeValle || Lost film
|- |-
| 1923 || '']'' || Gaspar De Vaca || | rowspan=2|1923 || '']'' || Gaspar De Vaca ||
|- |-
| 1923 || '']'' || ] || | '']'' || ] ||
|- |-
| 1924 || '']'' || Prince Arnolfo da Pescia || lost film | rowspan=2|1924 || '']'' || Prince Arnolfo da Pescia || Lost film
|- |-
| 1924 || '']'' || Tito Melema || | '']'' || Tito Melema ||
|- |-
| 1925 || '']'' || Julio || | rowspan=5|1925 || '']'' || Julio ||
|- |-
| 1925 || '']'' || Barnaby Powers || lost film | '']'' || Barnaby Powers || Lost film
|- |-
| 1925 || '']'' || Scott Seddon<ref>'']'' 1925-10: Vol 28 Iss 5:124.</ref> || | '']'' || Scott Seddon<ref>'']'' 1925-10: Vol 28 Iss 5:124.</ref> ||
|- |-
| 1925 || '']'' || Nick Di Silva || lost film | '']'' || Nick Di Silva || Lost film
|- |-
| 1925 || '']''<ref>'']'' 17 September 1925, p. 35; '']'' 23 October 1925, p. 16</ref> || || uncredited lost film | '']''<ref>'']'' 17 September 1925, p. 35; '']'' 23 October 1925, p. 16</ref> || || Lost film<br />Uncredited
|- |-
| 1926 || '']'' || Roddy Forrester || | rowspan=8|1926 || '']'' || Roddy Forrester || Incomplete film
|- |-
| 1926 || '']'' || Lorenzo Salvia || lost film |'']'' || Lorenzo Salvia || Lost film
|- |-
| 1926 || '']'' || Snake Landree || | '']'' || Snake Landree || Lost film
|- |-
| 1926 || '']'' || Jack Harrison || lost film | '']'' || Jack Harrison || Lost film
|- |-
| 1926 || '']'' || Van Templeton || lost film | '']'' || Van Templeton || Lost film
|- |-
| 1926 || '']'' || Boldini || | '']'' || Boldini ||
|- |-
| 1926 || '']'' || George Wilson || lost film | '']'' || George Wilson || Lost film<br />Trailer extant
|- |-
| 1926 || '']'' || Tony Santelli || lost film | '']'' || Tony Santelli || Lost film
|- |-
| 1927 || '']'' || Trent Regan || lost film | rowspan=8|1927 || '']'' || Trent Regan || Lost film
|- |-
| 1927 || '']'' || Don Kendall || lost film | '']'' || Don Kendall || Lost film
|- |-
| 1927 || '']'' || Harold Jones || | '']'' || Harold Jones ||
|- |-
| 1927 || '']'' || Manuel Oliveros || | '']'' || Manuel Oliveros ||
|- |-
| 1927 || '']'' || Prince Alado || | '']'' || Prince Alado || Lost film
|- |-
| 1927 || '']'' || Prince Eric || | '']'' || Prince Eric ||
|- |-
| 1927 || '']'' || Clan Dillon || | '']'' || Clan Dillon ||
|- |-
| 1927 || '']'' || Kada || lost film | '']'' || Kada ||
|- |-
| 1928 || '']'' || Lev Andreyev || | rowspan=8|1928 || '']'' || Lev Andreyev ||
|- |-
| 1928 || '']'' || Becque || lost film | '']'' || Becque || Lost film<br />Trailer extant
|- |-
| 1928 || '']'' || Her Nemesis || | '']'' || Her Nemesis ||
|- |-
| 1928 || '']'' || Smith || | '']'' || Smith ||
|- |-
| 1928 || '']'' || Dapper Frank Trent || lost film | '']'' || Dapper Frank Trent || Lost film
|- |-
| 1928 || '']'' || John Murdock || lost film | '']'' || John Murdock || Lost film
|- |-
| 1928 || '']'' || Froggy || | '']'' || Froggy ||
|- |-
| 1928 || '']'' || Philip Voaze || Powell's sound debut | '']'' || Philip Voaze || Powell's sound debut
|- |-
| 1929 || '']'' || ] || | rowspan=5|1929 || '']'' || ] ||
|- |-
| 1929 || '']'' || Capt. William Trench || | '']'' || Capt. William Trench ||
|- |-
| 1929 || '']'' || Philo Vance || | '']'' || Philo Vance ||
|- |-
| 1929 || '']'' || Karl Kraley || | '']'' || Karl Kraley ||
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| 1929 || '']'' || Robert Courtland || | '']'' || Robert Courtland ||
|- |-
| 1930 || '']'' || Gardoni || | rowspan=6|1930 || '']'' || Gardoni ||
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| 1930 || '']'' || John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis || | '']'' || John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis ||
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| 1930 || '']'' || Philo Vance || | '']'' || Philo Vance ||
|- |-
| 1930 || '']'' || Philo Vance || | '']'' || Philo Vance ||
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| 1930 || '']'' || John Nelson || | '']'' || John Nelson ||
|- |-
| 1930 || '']'' || William Foster || | '']'' || William Foster ||
|- |-
| 1931 || '']'' || Michael Trevor || | rowspan=3|1931 || '']'' || Michael Trevor ||
|- |-
| 1931 || '']'' || Jamie Darricott || | '']'' || Jamie Darricott ||
|- |-
| 1931 || '']'' || Hugh Dawltry || | '']'' || Hugh Dawltry ||
|- |-
| 1932 || '']'' || Gar Evans || | rowspan=4|1932 || '']'' || Gar Evans ||
|- |-
| 1932 || '']'' || The Robber || | '']'' || The Robber ||
|- |-
| 1932 || '']'' || Dan Hardesty || | '']'' || Dan Hardesty ||
|- |-
| 1932 || '']'' || Anton Adam || | '']'' || Anton Adam ||
|- |-
| 1933 || '']'' || Free || | rowspan=3|1933 || '']'' || Free ||
|- |-
| 1933 || '']'' || John Fletcher || |'']'' || John Fletcher ||
|- |-
| 1933 || '']'' || Philo Vance || |'']'' || Philo Vance ||
|- |-
| 1934 || '']'' || Sherwood Nash || | rowspan=5|1934 || '']'' || Sherwood Nash ||
|- |-
| 1934 || '']'' || Jim Wade || | '']'' || Jim Wade ||
|- |-
| 1934 || '']'' || ] || | '']'' || ] ||
|- |-
| 1934 || '']'' || Capt. Bill Tennant || | '']'' || Capt. Bill Tennant ||
|- |-
| 1934 || '']'' || John Prentice || | '']'' || John Prentice ||
|- |-
| 1935 || '']'' || Clay 'Dal' Dalzell || | rowspan=5|1935 || '']'' || Clay 'Dal' Dalzell ||
|- |-
| 1935 || '']'' || Ned Riley || | '']'' || Ned Riley ||
|- |-
| 1935 || '']'' || Fritz || | '']'' || Fritz ||
|- |-
| 1935 || '']'' || Lieutenant Bill Gordon || | '']'' || Lieutenant Bill Gordon ||
|- |-
| 1935 || '']'' || "A new man" || uncredited cameo | '']'' || "A new man" || uncredited cameo
|- |-
| 1936 || '']'' || ] || | rowspan=5|1936 || '']'' || ] ||
|- |-
| 1936 || '']'' || Dr. Lawrence Bradford || | '']'' || Dr. Lawrence Bradford ||
|- |-
| 1936 || '']'' || Godfrey || | '']'' || Godfrey Parke (aka Smith) ||
|- |-
| 1936 || '']'' || Bill Chandler || | '']'' || Bill Chandler ||
|- |-
| 1936 || '']'' || Nick Charles || | '']'' || Nick Charles ||
|- |-
| 1937 || '']'' || Charles || | rowspan=3|1937 || '']'' || Charles ||
|- |-
| 1937 || '']'' || Baron Stephan Wolensky || | '']'' || Baron Stephan Wolensky ||
|- |-
| 1937 || '']'' || Charles Lodge || | '']'' || Charles Lodge ||
|- |-
| 1938 || '']'' || Johann Porok || | 1938 || '']'' || Johann Porok ||
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|- |-
| 1941 || '']'' || Steve Ireland || | rowspan=2|1941 || '']'' || Steve Ireland ||
|- |-
| 1941 || '']'' || Nick Charles || | '']'' || Nick Charles ||
|- |-
| 1942 || '']'' || David Talbot, a.k.a. Jean Pelletier || | 1942 || '']'' || David Talbot, a.k.a. Jean Pelletier ||
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| 1944 || '']'' || William S. Whitley || | 1944 || '']'' || William S. Whitley ||
|- |-
| 1945 || '']'' || Nick Charles || | rowspan=2|1945 || '']'' || Nick Charles ||
|- |-
| 1945 || '']'' || Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. || | '']'' || Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. ||
|- |-
| 1946 || '']'' || Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill || | rowspan=2|1946 || '']'' || Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill ||
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| 1946 || '']'' || Himself || Voice, Uncredited | '']'' || Himself || Voice, Uncredited
|- |-
| 1947 || '']'' || Clarence Day || | rowspan=3|1947 || '']'' || Clarence Day ||
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| 1947 || '']'' || Nick Charles || | '']'' || Nick Charles ||
|- |-
| 1947 || '']'' || Senator Melvin G. Ashton || | '']'' || Senator Melvin G. Ashton ||
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| 1948 || '']'' || Mr. Arthur Peabody || | 1948 || '']'' || Mr. Arthur Peabody ||
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| 1949 || '']'' || Professor Andrew Gentling || | rowspan=2|1949 || '']'' || Professor Andrew Gentling ||
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| 1949 || '']'' || Emery Slade || | '']'' || Emery Slade ||
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| 1951 || '']'' || Professor || | 1951 || '']'' || Professor ||
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| 1952 || '']'' || Homer 'Doc' Brown || | 1952 || '']'' || Homer 'Doc' Brown ||
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| 1953 || '']'' || Steve Latimer || | rowspan=2|1953 || '']'' || Steve Latimer ||
|- |-
| 1953 || '']'' || J.D. Hanley || | '']'' || J.D. Hanley ||
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| 1955 || '']'' || Doc || (final film) | 1955 || '']'' || Doc || (final film)
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*1936 - 13th * 1936 - 13th
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American actor (1892–1984) For other people named William Powell, see William Powell (disambiguation).

William Powell
1936 portrait for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by George Hurrell
BornWilliam Horatio Powell
(1892-07-29)July 29, 1892
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 5, 1984(1984-03-05) (aged 91)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Resting placeDesert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1911–1955
Spouses
Eileen Wilson
​ ​(m. 1915; div. 1930)​
Carole Lombard
​ ​(m. 1931; div. 1933)​
Diana Lewis
​ ​(m. 1940)​
PartnerJean Harlow (1934–1937)
ChildrenWilliam David Powell

William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with 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 Father (1947).

Early life

Powell was born in Pittsburgh in 1892, the only child of Nettie Manila (née Brady) and Horatio Warren Powell, an accountant. In 1907, young William moved with his family to Kansas City, Missouri, where he graduated from Central High School four years later.

Career

Powell in When Knighthood Was in Flower, 1922
Phillips Holmes, Powell and Fay Wray in Pointed Heels, 1929

After high school, Powell enrolled at the University of Kansas to study law, but after a week he relocated to New York City, where he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 1912, Powell left the AADA, and began working in vaudeville and stock companies. He also appeared on Broadway. Powell began his Hollywood career in 1922, in a production of Sherlock Holmes with John Barrymore. He performed as Francis I in When Knighthood Was in Flower with Marion Davies.

Powell remained under contract to Paramount throughout the 1920s, before signing with Warner Bros.

Powell portrayed a vengeful film director in the silent movie The Last Command (1928). His first starring role was Philo Vance in The Canary Murder Case (1929). He played Vance at Paramount Pictures four times. His strong stage-developed voice became a powerful asset when talking pictures were introduced.

Promotional photo for The Thin Man (1934) with Powell, co-star Myrna Loy, and Skippy as Asta

Powell appeared as Nick Charles in six Thin Man films, beginning with The Thin Man in 1934, based upon Dashiell Hammett's novel. This movie provided Powell with his first Academy Award nomination, in 1935

Powell starred in The Great Ziegfeld, (1936), opposite his The Thin Man co-star, Myrna Loy, who played Ziegfeld's wife, Billie Burke. In 1937, Powell received his second Academy Award nomination for the comedy My Man Godfrey.

In 1935, he starred with Jean Harlow in Reckless. In 1936, Harlow and Powell appeared in Libeled Lady, and they became romantically involved off-set. He gave her a handsome ring, but did not ask her to marry him, so she referred to it as her "unengagement ring". Powell had been unhappy with his previous marriage to popular actor Carole Lombard, and this apparently kept him from entering a similar arrangement with Harlow, who was a sex symbol to the film-going public during that time. They kept company but did not live together. Harlow fell ill from undiagnosed kidney failure while working on a film with Clark Gable, and died before the film was completed, from uremia, at age 26 in June 1937.

Powell received his third Academy Award nomination in 1947 for his role as Clarence Day Sr. in Life with Father. His last film was playing the character Doc in 1955's Mister Roberts.

Personal life

Carole LombardJean HarlowDiana Lewis

On April 15, 1915, Powell married Eileen Wilson, who was born Julia Mary Tierney. The couple had a son, William David Powell. They divorced in 1930. Powell's son became a television writer and producer before a period of ill health and depression led to his suicide in 1968.

On June 26, 1931, Powell married actress Carole Lombard. They divorced in 1933, but starred in My Man Godfrey three years later. Powell was devastated by her death in an airplane crash in 1942. He was romantically involved with Jean Harlow, his co-star in Reckless (1935), until her unexpected death from illness in 1937. On January 6, 1940, three weeks after they met, Powell married his third wife, actress Diana Lewis, who cancelled her film career to be his full-time wife. They remained married until his death in 1984.

A Republican, Powell supported Thomas Dewey in the 1944 United States presidential election and the 1948 United States presidential election.

Cancer

In March 1938, Powell was diagnosed with rectal cancer. He underwent surgery and experimental radium treatment, which put the disease in full remission within two years. Given his own health and sorrow over Jean Harlow's death, Powell did not undertake any film roles for more than a year during this period.

Death

Powell died in Palm Springs, California, on March 5, 1984, at the age of 91 from pneumonia. He is buried at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California, near his third wife, Diana Lewis, and his only child, William David Powell.

Honors

Academy Awards nominations

Other awards

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in 1947 for Life with Father and The Senator Was Indiscreet.

William Powell has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1636 Vine Street.

In 1992, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.

Radio appearances

Year Program Episode/source
1936 Lux Radio Theatre The Thin Man
1938 Lux Radio Theatre My Man Godfrey
1939 Lux Radio Theatre One Way Passage
1939 Lux Radio Theatre The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1940 The Campbell Playhouse It Happened One Night
1940 Lux Radio Theatre Love Affair
1940 Lux Radio Theatre After the Thin Man
1940 Lux Radio Theatre Manhattan Melodrama
1941 Lux Radio Theatre Hired Wife
1942 Lux Radio Theatre Love Crazy
1943 Lux Radio Theatre The Lady Has Plans
1944 Lux Radio Theatre Shadow of a Doubt
1944 Lux Radio Theatre Suspicion
1946 Reader's Digest Radio Edition He Fell in Love with a Picture
1948 Lux Radio Theatre I Love You Again
1948 Lux Radio Theatre Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
1949 Screen Directors Playhouse Love Crazy
1953 Suspense "The Man Who Cried Wolf"

Filmography

Powell and John Barrymore in Sherlock Holmes (1922)
Powell as George Wilson in The Great Gatsby (1926)
Powell, Marion Shilling, Regis Toomey, Natalie Moorhead in Shadow of the Law (1930)
Lobby card with Carole Lombard in Man of the World (1931)
Lobby card with Powell and Ginger Rogers in Star of Midnight (1935)
Lobby card with Powell, Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy in Libeled Lady (1936)
Lobby card featuring Myrna Loy and Powell in After the Thin Man (1936)
Carole Lombard and Powell in My Man Godfrey (1936)
Irene Dunne and Powell in Life with Father (1947)
Powell, Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, and Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Year Title Role Notes
1922 Sherlock Holmes Foreman Wells
When Knighthood Was in Flower Francis I
Outcast DeValle Lost film
1923 The Bright Shawl Gaspar De Vaca
Under the Red Robe Duke of Orleans
1924 Dangerous Money Prince Arnolfo da Pescia Lost film
Romola Tito Melema
1925 Too Many Kisses Julio
Faint Perfume Barnaby Powers Lost film
My Lady's Lips Scott Seddon
The Beautiful City Nick Di Silva Lost film
The New Commandment Lost film
Uncredited
1926 White Mice Roddy Forrester Incomplete film
Sea Horses Lorenzo Salvia Lost film
Desert Gold Snake Landree Lost film
The Runaway Jack Harrison Lost film
Aloma of the South Seas Van Templeton Lost film
Beau Geste Boldini
The Great Gatsby George Wilson Lost film
Trailer extant
Tin Gods Tony Santelli Lost film
1927 New York Trent Regan Lost film
Love's Greatest Mistake Don Kendall Lost film
Special Delivery Harold Jones
Senorita Manuel Oliveros
Time to Love Prince Alado Lost film
Paid to Love Prince Eric
Nevada Clan Dillon
She's a Sheik Kada
1928 The Last Command Lev Andreyev
Beau Sabreur Becque Lost film
Trailer extant
Feel My Pulse Her Nemesis
Partners in Crime Smith
The Drag Net Dapper Frank Trent Lost film
The Vanishing Pioneer John Murdock Lost film
Forgotten Faces Froggy
Interference Philip Voaze Powell's sound debut
1929 The Canary Murder Case Philo Vance
The Four Feathers Capt. William Trench
The Greene Murder Case Philo Vance
Charming Sinners Karl Kraley
Pointed Heels Robert Courtland
1930 Behind the Make-Up Gardoni
Street of Chance John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis
The Benson Murder Case Philo Vance
Paramount on Parade Philo Vance
Shadow of the Law John Nelson
For the Defense William Foster
1931 Man of the World Michael Trevor
Ladies' Man Jamie Darricott
The Road to Singapore Hugh Dawltry
1932 High Pressure Gar Evans
Jewel Robbery The Robber
One Way Passage Dan Hardesty
Lawyer Man Anton Adam
1933 Private Detective 62 Free
Double Harness John Fletcher
The Kennel Murder Case Philo Vance
1934 Fashions of 1934 Sherwood Nash
Manhattan Melodrama Jim Wade
The Thin Man Nick Charles
The Key Capt. Bill Tennant
Evelyn Prentice John Prentice
1935 Star of Midnight Clay 'Dal' Dalzell
Reckless Ned Riley
Escapade Fritz
Rendezvous Lieutenant Bill Gordon
The Casino Murder Case "A new man" uncredited cameo
1936 The Great Ziegfeld Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Dr. Lawrence Bradford
My Man Godfrey Godfrey Parke (aka Smith)
Libeled Lady Bill Chandler
After the Thin Man Nick Charles
1937 The Last of Mrs. Cheney Charles
The Emperor's Candlesticks Baron Stephan Wolensky
Double Wedding Charles Lodge
1938 The Baroness and the Butler Johann Porok
1939 Another Thin Man Nick Charles
1940 I Love You Again Larry Wilson a.k.a. George Carey
1941 Love Crazy Steve Ireland
Shadow of the Thin Man Nick Charles
1942 Crossroads David Talbot, a.k.a. Jean Pelletier
1943 The Youngest Profession Himself
1944 The Heavenly Body William S. Whitley
1945 The Thin Man Goes Home Nick Charles
Ziegfeld Follies Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
1946 The Hoodlum Saint Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill
The Great Morgan Himself Voice, Uncredited
1947 Life with Father Clarence Day
Song of the Thin Man Nick Charles
The Senator Was Indiscreet Senator Melvin G. Ashton
1948 Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid Mr. Arthur Peabody
1949 Take One False Step Professor Andrew Gentling
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
How to Marry a Millionaire J.D. Hanley
1955 Mister Roberts Doc (final film)

Short subjects

  • Screen Snapshots (1932)
  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (1933)
  • Screen Snapshots: The Skolsky Party (1946)

Box office rankings

See also: Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll
  • 1935 - 15th
  • 1936 - 13th
  • 1937 - 5th, 6th (UK)
  • 1938 - 25th, 10th (UK)
  • 1940 - 25th
  • 1941 - 25th

See also

References

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  17. "Obituary: Diana Lewis". The Independent. January 31, 1997.
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