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href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84" title="ويليام باول – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ويليام باول" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uilyam_Horatio_Pauel" title="Uilyam Horatio Pauel – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Uilyam Horatio Pauel" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84" title="ویلیام پاول – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ویلیام پاول" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2" title="উইলিয়াম পাওয়েল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইলিয়াম পাওয়েল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%8A%D0%BB" title="Уилям Пауъл – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Уилям Пауъл" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84" title="ویلیام پاول – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویلیام پاول" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%8C%EB%A6%AC%EC%97%84_%ED%8C%8C%EC%9B%94" title="윌리엄 파월 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="윌리엄 파월" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%88%D6%82%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B4_%D5%8A%D5%A1%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A5%D5%AC" title="Ուիլյամ Պաուել – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ուիլյամ Պաուել" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9D_%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%95%D7%95%D7%9C" title="ויליאם פאוול – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ויליאם פאוול" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A3%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="უილიამ პაუელი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="უილიამ პაუელი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viljams_Pauels" title="Viljams Pauels – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Viljams Pauels" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84_(%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7)" title="ويليام پول (ممثل افلام من امريكا) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ويليام پول (ممثل افلام من امريكا)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB" title="ウィリアム・パウエル – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ウィリアム・パウエル" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell" title="William Powell – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="William Powell" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/William_Powell_by_Hurrell.jpg/330px-William_Powell_by_Hurrell.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/William_Powell_by_Hurrell.jpg/440px-William_Powell_by_Hurrell.jpg 2x" data-file-width="801" data-file-height="1089" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">1936 portrait for <a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a> by George Hurrell</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">William Horatio Powell</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1892-07-29</span>)</span>July 29, 1892<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">March 5, 1984<span style="display:none">(1984-03-05)</span> (aged 91)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California" title="Palm Springs, California">Palm Springs, California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Desert_Memorial_Park" title="Desert Memorial Park">Desert Memorial Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_City,_California" title="Cathedral City, California">Cathedral City, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1911–1955</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Wilson_Powell" title="Eileen Wilson Powell">Eileen Wilson</a><br /></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1915; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1930)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Carole_Lombard" title="Carole Lombard">Carole Lombard</a><br /></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1931; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1933)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Diana_Lewis" title="Diana Lewis">Diana Lewis</a><br /></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1940)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Partner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jean_Harlow" title="Jean Harlow">Jean Harlow</a> (1934–1937)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_David_Powell" title="William David Powell">William David Powell</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Horatio Powell</b> (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with <a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a>, he was paired with <a href="/wiki/Myrna_Loy" title="Myrna Loy">Myrna Loy</a> in 14 films, including the <i><a href="/wiki/The_Thin_Man_(film)" title="The Thin Man (film)">Thin Man</a></i> series based on the <a href="/wiki/Nick_and_Nora_Charles" title="Nick and Nora Charles">Nick and Nora Charles</a> characters created by <a href="/wiki/Dashiell_Hammett" title="Dashiell Hammett">Dashiell Hammett</a>. Powell was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Actor">Academy Award for Best Actor</a> three times: for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Thin_Man_(film)" title="The Thin Man (film)">The Thin Man</a></i> (1934), <i><a href="/wiki/My_Man_Godfrey" title="My Man Godfrey">My Man Godfrey</a></i> (1936), and <i><a href="/wiki/Life_with_Father_(film)" title="Life with Father (film)">Life with Father</a></i> (1947). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powell&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Powell was born in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a> in 1892,<sup id="cite_ref-PSCemDis_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSCemDis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the only child of Nettie Manila (<a href="/wiki/N%C3%A9e" class="mw-redirect" title="Née">née</a> Brady) and Horatio Warren Powell, an <a href="/wiki/Accountant" title="Accountant">accountant</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ChicagoTrib._3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChicagoTrib.-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1907, young William moved with his family to <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, Missouri</a>, where he graduated from <a href="/wiki/Central_High_School_(Kansas_City,_Missouri)" title="Central High School (Kansas City, Missouri)">Central High School</a> four years later.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powell&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Powell_-_When_Knighthood_Was_in_Flower_(1922).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/William_Powell_-_When_Knighthood_Was_in_Flower_%281922%29.jpg/170px-William_Powell_-_When_Knighthood_Was_in_Flower_%281922%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/William_Powell_-_When_Knighthood_Was_in_Flower_%281922%29.jpg/255px-William_Powell_-_When_Knighthood_Was_in_Flower_%281922%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/William_Powell_-_When_Knighthood_Was_in_Flower_%281922%29.jpg/340px-William_Powell_-_When_Knighthood_Was_in_Flower_%281922%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="981" data-file-height="755" /></a><figcaption>Powell in <i><a href="/wiki/When_Knighthood_Was_in_Flower_(1922_film)" title="When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922 film)">When Knighthood Was in Flower</a></i>, 1922</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phillips_Holmes,_William_Powell,_and_Fay_Wray_in_%27Pointed_Heels%27,_1929.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Phillips_Holmes%2C_William_Powell%2C_and_Fay_Wray_in_%27Pointed_Heels%27%2C_1929.jpg/170px-Phillips_Holmes%2C_William_Powell%2C_and_Fay_Wray_in_%27Pointed_Heels%27%2C_1929.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Phillips_Holmes%2C_William_Powell%2C_and_Fay_Wray_in_%27Pointed_Heels%27%2C_1929.jpg/255px-Phillips_Holmes%2C_William_Powell%2C_and_Fay_Wray_in_%27Pointed_Heels%27%2C_1929.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Phillips_Holmes%2C_William_Powell%2C_and_Fay_Wray_in_%27Pointed_Heels%27%2C_1929.jpg/340px-Phillips_Holmes%2C_William_Powell%2C_and_Fay_Wray_in_%27Pointed_Heels%27%2C_1929.jpg 2x" data-file-width="934" data-file-height="742" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Phillips_Holmes" title="Phillips Holmes">Phillips Holmes</a>, Powell and <a href="/wiki/Fay_Wray" title="Fay Wray">Fay Wray</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Pointed_Heels" title="Pointed Heels">Pointed Heels</a></i>, 1929</figcaption></figure> <p>After high school, Powell enrolled at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas" title="University of Kansas">University of Kansas</a> to study law, but after a week he relocated to New York City, where he attended the <a href="/wiki/American_Academy_of_Dramatic_Arts" title="American Academy of Dramatic Arts">American Academy of Dramatic Arts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ChicagoTrib._3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChicagoTrib.-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1912, Powell left the AADA, and began working in <a href="/wiki/Vaudeville" title="Vaudeville">vaudeville</a> and stock companies.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also appeared on <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Powell began his Hollywood career in 1922, in a production of <i><a href="/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_(1922_film)" title="Sherlock Holmes (1922 film)">Sherlock Holmes</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/John_Barrymore" title="John Barrymore">John Barrymore</a>. He performed as <a href="/wiki/Francis_I_of_France" title="Francis I of France">Francis I</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/When_Knighthood_Was_in_Flower_(1922_film)" title="When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922 film)">When Knighthood Was in Flower</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Marion_Davies" title="Marion Davies">Marion Davies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Powell remained under contract to Paramount throughout the 1920s, before signing with <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a> </p><p>Powell portrayed a vengeful film director in the silent movie <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Command_(1928_film)" title="The Last Command (1928 film)">The Last Command</a></i> (1928). His first starring role was <a href="/wiki/Philo_Vance" title="Philo Vance">Philo Vance</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Canary_Murder_Case_(film)" title="The Canary Murder Case (film)">The Canary Murder Case</a></i> (1929). He played Vance at <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a> four times. His strong stage-developed voice became a powerful asset when <a href="/wiki/Sound_film" title="Sound film">talking pictures</a> were introduced. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Thin-Man-Loy-Powell-Skippy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Thin-Man-Loy-Powell-Skippy.jpg/170px-Thin-Man-Loy-Powell-Skippy.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Thin-Man-Loy-Powell-Skippy.jpg/255px-Thin-Man-Loy-Powell-Skippy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Thin-Man-Loy-Powell-Skippy.jpg/340px-Thin-Man-Loy-Powell-Skippy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1522" data-file-height="1854" /></a><figcaption>Promotional photo for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Thin_Man_(film)" title="The Thin Man (film)">The Thin Man</a></i> (1934) with Powell, co-star <a href="/wiki/Myrna_Loy" title="Myrna Loy">Myrna Loy</a>, and Skippy as Asta</figcaption></figure> <p>Powell appeared as <a href="/wiki/Nick_and_Nora_Charles" title="Nick and Nora Charles">Nick Charles</a> in six <i>Thin Man</i> films, beginning with <i><a href="/wiki/The_Thin_Man_(film)" title="The Thin Man (film)">The Thin Man</a></i> in 1934, based upon <a href="/wiki/Dashiell_Hammett" title="Dashiell Hammett">Dashiell Hammett</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Thin_Man" title="The Thin Man">novel</a>. This movie provided Powell with his first <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Award</a> nomination, in 1935<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Powell starred in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Ziegfeld" title="The Great Ziegfeld">The Great Ziegfeld</a>,</i> (1936), opposite his <i>The Thin Man</i> co-star, <a href="/wiki/Myrna_Loy" title="Myrna Loy">Myrna Loy</a>, who played Ziegfeld's wife, <a href="/wiki/Billie_Burke" title="Billie Burke">Billie Burke</a>. In 1937, Powell received his second Academy Award nomination for the comedy <i><a href="/wiki/My_Man_Godfrey" title="My Man Godfrey">My Man Godfrey</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1935, he starred with <a href="/wiki/Jean_Harlow" title="Jean Harlow">Jean Harlow</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Reckless_(1935_film)" title="Reckless (1935 film)">Reckless</a></i>. In 1936, Harlow and Powell appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Libeled_Lady" title="Libeled Lady">Libeled Lady</a></i>, 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 <a href="/wiki/Clark_Gable" title="Clark Gable">Clark Gable</a>, and died before the film was completed, from <a href="/wiki/Uremia" title="Uremia">uremia</a>, at age 26 in June 1937.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Powell received his third Academy Award nomination in 1947 for his role as Clarence Day Sr. in <i><a href="/wiki/Life_with_Father_(film)" title="Life with Father (film)">Life with Father</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His last film was playing the character Doc in 1955's <i><a href="/wiki/Mister_Roberts_(1955_film)" title="Mister Roberts (1955 film)">Mister Roberts</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Carole_Lombard_still.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Carole_Lombard_still.jpg/100px-Carole_Lombard_still.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Carole_Lombard_still.jpg/150px-Carole_Lombard_still.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Carole_Lombard_still.jpg/200px-Carole_Lombard_still.jpg 2x" data-file-width="565" data-file-height="595" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Carole_Lombard" title="Carole Lombard">Carole Lombard</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:102px;max-width:102px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harlow-publicity.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Harlow-publicity.jpg/100px-Harlow-publicity.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Harlow-publicity.jpg/150px-Harlow-publicity.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Harlow-publicity.jpg/200px-Harlow-publicity.jpg 2x" data-file-width="461" data-file-height="591" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Jean_Harlow" title="Jean Harlow">Jean Harlow</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:102px;max-width:102px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Diana_Lewis_in_Cry_Havoc_trailer_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Diana_Lewis_in_Cry_Havoc_trailer_cropped.jpg/100px-Diana_Lewis_in_Cry_Havoc_trailer_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Diana_Lewis_in_Cry_Havoc_trailer_cropped.jpg/150px-Diana_Lewis_in_Cry_Havoc_trailer_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Diana_Lewis_in_Cry_Havoc_trailer_cropped.jpg/200px-Diana_Lewis_in_Cry_Havoc_trailer_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="271" data-file-height="309" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Diana_Lewis" title="Diana Lewis">Diana Lewis</a></div></div></div></div></div> <p>On April 15, 1915, Powell married <a href="/wiki/Eileen_Wilson_Powell" title="Eileen Wilson Powell">Eileen Wilson</a>, who was born Julia Mary Tierney. The couple had a son, <a href="/wiki/William_David_Powell" title="William David Powell">William David Powell</a>. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 26, 1931, Powell married actress <a href="/wiki/Carole_Lombard" title="Carole Lombard">Carole Lombard</a>. They divorced in 1933, but starred in <i><a href="/wiki/My_Man_Godfrey" title="My Man Godfrey">My Man Godfrey</a></i> three years later. Powell was devastated by her death in an airplane crash in 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was romantically involved with <a href="/wiki/Jean_Harlow" title="Jean Harlow">Jean Harlow</a>, his co-star in <i><a href="/wiki/Reckless_(1935_film)" title="Reckless (1935 film)">Reckless</a></i> (1935), until her unexpected death from illness in 1937.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 6, 1940, three weeks after they met, Powell married his third wife, actress <a href="/wiki/Diana_Lewis" title="Diana Lewis">Diana Lewis</a>, who cancelled her film career to be his full-time wife. They remained married until his death in 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/United_States_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Republican Party">Republican</a>, Powell supported <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dewey" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Dewey">Thomas Dewey</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election" title="1944 United States presidential election">1944 United States presidential election</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election" title="1948 United States presidential election">1948 United States presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cancer">Cancer</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powell&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cancer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 1938, Powell was diagnosed with rectal cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powell&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Powell died in <a href="/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California" title="Palm Springs, California">Palm Springs, California</a>, on March 5, 1984, at the age of 91 from pneumonia. He is buried at the <a href="/wiki/Desert_Memorial_Park" title="Desert Memorial Park">Desert Memorial Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_City,_California" title="Cathedral City, California">Cathedral City, California</a>, near his third wife, Diana Lewis, and his only child, William David Powell.<sup id="cite_ref-PSCemDis_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSCemDis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors">Honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powell&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academy_Awards_nominations">Academy Awards nominations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powell&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Academy Awards nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1934 <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Actor">Best Actor</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Thin_Man_(film)" title="The Thin Man (film)">The Thin Man</a></i></li> <li>1936 Best Actor – <i><a href="/wiki/My_Man_Godfrey" title="My Man Godfrey">My Man Godfrey</a></i></li> <li>1947 Best Actor – <i><a href="/wiki/Life_with_Father_(film)" title="Life with Father (film)">Life with Father</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_awards">Other awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powell&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/New_York_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor">New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor</a> in 1947 for <i><a href="/wiki/Life_with_Father_(film)" title="Life with Father (film)">Life with Father</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Senator_Was_Indiscreet" title="The Senator Was Indiscreet">The Senator Was Indiscreet</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>William Powell has a star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> at 1636 Vine Street. </p><p>In 1992, a Golden Palm Star on the <a href="/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California" title="Palm Springs, California">Palm Springs, California</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palm_Springs_Walk_of_Stars" title="Palm Springs Walk of Stars">Walk of Stars</a> was dedicated to him.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Radio_appearances">Radio appearances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powell&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Radio appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Program</th> <th>Episode/source </th></tr> <tr> <td>1936</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lux_Radio_Theatre" title="Lux Radio Theatre">Lux Radio Theatre</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Thin_Man_(film)" title="The Thin Man (film)">The Thin Man</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Man_Godfrey" title="My Man Godfrey">My Man Godfrey</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/One_Way_Passage" title="One Way Passage">One Way Passage</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ex-Mrs._Bradford" title="The Ex-Mrs. Bradford">The Ex-Mrs. Bradford</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Campbell_Playhouse_(radio_series)" title="The Campbell Playhouse (radio series)">The Campbell Playhouse</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It_Happened_One_Night" title="It Happened One Night">It Happened One Night</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Affair_(1939_film)" title="Love Affair (1939 film)">Love Affair</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/After_the_Thin_Man" title="After the Thin Man">After the Thin Man</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Melodrama" title="Manhattan Melodrama">Manhattan Melodrama</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-ndw11_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndw11-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hired_Wife" title="Hired Wife">Hired Wife</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Crazy_(1941_film)" title="Love Crazy (1941 film)">Love Crazy</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lady_Has_Plans" title="The Lady Has Plans">The Lady Has Plans</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_of_a_Doubt" title="Shadow of a Doubt">Shadow of a Doubt</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Suspicion_(1941_film)" title="Suspicion (1941 film)">Suspicion</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946</td> <td><i>Reader's Digest Radio Edition</i></td> <td><i>He Fell in Love with a Picture</i><sup id="cite_ref-ndw11_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndw11-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 33">: 33 </span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_You_Again" title="I Love You Again">I Love You Again</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948</td> <td><i>Lux Radio Theatre</i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Peabody_and_the_Mermaid" title="Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid">Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1949</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Screen_Directors_Playhouse" title="Screen Directors Playhouse">Screen Directors Playhouse</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Crazy_(1941_film)" title="Love Crazy (1941 film)">Love Crazy</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Suspense_(radio_drama)" title="Suspense (radio drama)">Suspense</a></i></td> <td>"The Man Who Cried Wolf"<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Powell&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Powell-John_Barrymore_in_Sherlock_Holmes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/William_Powell-John_Barrymore_in_Sherlock_Holmes.jpg/220px-William_Powell-John_Barrymore_in_Sherlock_Holmes.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/William_Powell-John_Barrymore_in_Sherlock_Holmes.jpg/330px-William_Powell-John_Barrymore_in_Sherlock_Holmes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/William_Powell-John_Barrymore_in_Sherlock_Holmes.jpg/440px-William_Powell-John_Barrymore_in_Sherlock_Holmes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="982" data-file-height="679" /></a><figcaption>Powell and <a href="/wiki/John_Barrymore" title="John Barrymore">John Barrymore</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_(1922_film)" title="Sherlock Holmes (1922 film)">Sherlock Holmes</a></i> (1922)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Powell,_silent_film_actor_(SAYRE_8851).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/William_Powell%2C_silent_film_actor_%28SAYRE_8851%29.jpg/220px-William_Powell%2C_silent_film_actor_%28SAYRE_8851%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/William_Powell%2C_silent_film_actor_%28SAYRE_8851%29.jpg/330px-William_Powell%2C_silent_film_actor_%28SAYRE_8851%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/William_Powell%2C_silent_film_actor_%28SAYRE_8851%29.jpg/440px-William_Powell%2C_silent_film_actor_%28SAYRE_8851%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2187" data-file-height="2728" /></a><figcaption>Powell as George Wilson in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby_(1926_film)" title="The Great Gatsby (1926 film)">The Great Gatsby</a></i> (1926)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Powell_Marion_Shilling_Regis_Toomey_Natalie_Moorhead_Shadow_of_the_Law_1930.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/William_Powell_Marion_Shilling_Regis_Toomey_Natalie_Moorhead_Shadow_of_the_Law_1930.jpg/220px-William_Powell_Marion_Shilling_Regis_Toomey_Natalie_Moorhead_Shadow_of_the_Law_1930.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/William_Powell_Marion_Shilling_Regis_Toomey_Natalie_Moorhead_Shadow_of_the_Law_1930.jpg/330px-William_Powell_Marion_Shilling_Regis_Toomey_Natalie_Moorhead_Shadow_of_the_Law_1930.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/William_Powell_Marion_Shilling_Regis_Toomey_Natalie_Moorhead_Shadow_of_the_Law_1930.jpg/440px-William_Powell_Marion_Shilling_Regis_Toomey_Natalie_Moorhead_Shadow_of_the_Law_1930.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1459" data-file-height="1084" /></a><figcaption>Powell, <a href="/wiki/Marion_Shilling" title="Marion Shilling">Marion Shilling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Regis_Toomey" title="Regis Toomey">Regis Toomey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natalie_Moorhead" title="Natalie Moorhead">Natalie Moorhead</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Law_(1930_film)" title="Shadow of the Law (1930 film)">Shadow of the Law</a></i> (1930)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Man_of_the_World_lobby_card_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Man_of_the_World_lobby_card_2.jpg/220px-Man_of_the_World_lobby_card_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Man_of_the_World_lobby_card_2.jpg/330px-Man_of_the_World_lobby_card_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Man_of_the_World_lobby_card_2.jpg/440px-Man_of_the_World_lobby_card_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1603" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lobby_card" class="mw-redirect" title="Lobby card">Lobby card</a> with <a href="/wiki/Carole_Lombard" title="Carole Lombard">Carole Lombard</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Man_of_the_World_(1931_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Man of the World (1931 film)">Man of the World</a></i> (1931)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_of_Midnight_lobby_card.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Star_of_Midnight_lobby_card.jpg/220px-Star_of_Midnight_lobby_card.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Star_of_Midnight_lobby_card.jpg/330px-Star_of_Midnight_lobby_card.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Star_of_Midnight_lobby_card.jpg/440px-Star_of_Midnight_lobby_card.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2025" data-file-height="1531" /></a><figcaption>Lobby card with Powell and <a href="/wiki/Ginger_Rogers" title="Ginger Rogers">Ginger Rogers</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Star_of_Midnight" title="Star of Midnight">Star of Midnight</a></i> (1935)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Poster_-_Libeled_Lady_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Poster_-_Libeled_Lady_03.jpg/220px-Poster_-_Libeled_Lady_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Poster_-_Libeled_Lady_03.jpg/330px-Poster_-_Libeled_Lady_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Poster_-_Libeled_Lady_03.jpg/440px-Poster_-_Libeled_Lady_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2444" data-file-height="1902" /></a><figcaption>Lobby card with Powell, <a href="/wiki/Jean_Harlow" title="Jean Harlow">Jean Harlow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Tracy" title="Spencer Tracy">Spencer Tracy</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Libeled_Lady" title="Libeled Lady">Libeled Lady</a></i> (1936)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:After-the-Thin-Man-LC-title.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/After-the-Thin-Man-LC-title.jpg/220px-After-the-Thin-Man-LC-title.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/After-the-Thin-Man-LC-title.jpg/330px-After-the-Thin-Man-LC-title.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/After-the-Thin-Man-LC-title.jpg/440px-After-the-Thin-Man-LC-title.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2600" data-file-height="2037" /></a><figcaption>Lobby card featuring Myrna Loy and Powell in <i><a href="/wiki/After_the_Thin_Man" title="After the Thin Man">After the Thin Man</a></i> (1936)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:My_Man_Godfrey_promo_still_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/My_Man_Godfrey_promo_still_2.jpg/220px-My_Man_Godfrey_promo_still_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/My_Man_Godfrey_promo_still_2.jpg/330px-My_Man_Godfrey_promo_still_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/My_Man_Godfrey_promo_still_2.jpg/440px-My_Man_Godfrey_promo_still_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="362" /></a><figcaption>Carole Lombard and Powell in <i><a href="/wiki/My_Man_Godfrey" title="My Man Godfrey">My Man Godfrey</a></i> (1936)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Life_with_Father_(1947).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Life_with_Father_%281947%29.jpg/220px-Life_with_Father_%281947%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Life_with_Father_%281947%29.jpg/330px-Life_with_Father_%281947%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Life_with_Father_%281947%29.jpg/440px-Life_with_Father_%281947%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="771" data-file-height="573" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Irene_Dunne" title="Irene Dunne">Irene Dunne</a> and Powell in <i><a href="/wiki/Life_with_Father_(film)" title="Life with Father (film)">Life with Father</a></i> (1947)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Powell,_Lauren_Bacall,_Betty_Grable_and_Marilyn_Monroe_in_How_to_Marry_a_Millionaire_trailer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/William_Powell%2C_Lauren_Bacall%2C_Betty_Grable_and_Marilyn_Monroe_in_How_to_Marry_a_Millionaire_trailer.jpg/220px-William_Powell%2C_Lauren_Bacall%2C_Betty_Grable_and_Marilyn_Monroe_in_How_to_Marry_a_Millionaire_trailer.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/William_Powell%2C_Lauren_Bacall%2C_Betty_Grable_and_Marilyn_Monroe_in_How_to_Marry_a_Millionaire_trailer.jpg/330px-William_Powell%2C_Lauren_Bacall%2C_Betty_Grable_and_Marilyn_Monroe_in_How_to_Marry_a_Millionaire_trailer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/William_Powell%2C_Lauren_Bacall%2C_Betty_Grable_and_Marilyn_Monroe_in_How_to_Marry_a_Millionaire_trailer.jpg/440px-William_Powell%2C_Lauren_Bacall%2C_Betty_Grable_and_Marilyn_Monroe_in_How_to_Marry_a_Millionaire_trailer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="366" /></a><figcaption>Powell, <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Bacall" title="Lauren Bacall">Lauren Bacall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Betty_Grable" title="Betty Grable">Betty Grable</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe" title="Marilyn Monroe">Marilyn Monroe</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/How_to_Marry_a_Millionaire" title="How to Marry a Millionaire">How to Marry a Millionaire</a></i> (1953)</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" width="65%"> <tbody><tr> <th class="unsortable" width="5%">Year</th> <th width="40%">Title</th> <th width="40%">Role</th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1922</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_(1922_film)" title="Sherlock Holmes (1922 film)">Sherlock Holmes</a></i></td> <td>Foreman Wells</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/When_Knighthood_Was_in_Flower_(1922_film)" title="When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922 film)">When Knighthood Was in Flower</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_I_of_France" title="Francis I of France">Francis I</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Outcast_(1922_film)" title="Outcast (1922 film)">Outcast</a></i></td> <td>DeValle</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1923</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bright_Shawl" title="The Bright Shawl">The Bright Shawl</a></i></td> <td>Gaspar De Vaca</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Under_the_Red_Robe_(1923_film)" title="Under the Red Robe (1923 film)">Under the Red Robe</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gaston,_Duke_of_Orl%C3%A9ans" title="Gaston, Duke of Orléans">Duke of Orleans</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1924</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dangerous_Money_(1924_film)" title="Dangerous Money (1924 film)">Dangerous Money</a></i></td> <td>Prince Arnolfo da Pescia</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Romola_(film)" title="Romola (film)">Romola</a></i></td> <td>Tito Melema</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1925</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Too_Many_Kisses" title="Too Many Kisses">Too Many Kisses</a></i></td> <td>Julio</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Faint_Perfume" title="Faint Perfume">Faint Perfume</a></i></td> <td>Barnaby Powers</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Lady%27s_Lips" title="My Lady's Lips">My Lady's Lips</a></i></td> <td>Scott Seddon<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Beautiful_City_(1925_film)" title="The Beautiful City (1925 film)">The Beautiful City</a></i></td> <td>Nick Di Silva</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Commandment_(film)" title="The New Commandment (film)">The New Commandment</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td>Lost film<br />Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8">1926</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/White_Mice_(film)" title="White Mice (film)">White Mice</a></i></td> <td>Roddy Forrester</td> <td>Incomplete film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sea_Horses_(film)" title="Sea Horses (film)">Sea Horses</a></i></td> <td>Lorenzo Salvia</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Desert_Gold_(1926_film)" title="Desert Gold (1926 film)">Desert Gold</a></i></td> <td>Snake Landree</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Runaway_(1926_film)" title="The Runaway (1926 film)">The Runaway</a></i></td> <td>Jack Harrison</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aloma_of_the_South_Seas_(1926_film)" title="Aloma of the South Seas (1926 film)">Aloma of the South Seas</a></i></td> <td>Van Templeton</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Beau_Geste_(1926_film)" title="Beau Geste (1926 film)">Beau Geste</a></i></td> <td>Boldini</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby_(1926_film)" title="The Great Gatsby (1926 film)">The Great Gatsby</a></i></td> <td>George Wilson</td> <td>Lost film<br />Trailer extant </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tin_Gods" title="Tin Gods">Tin Gods</a></i></td> <td>Tony Santelli</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8">1927</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/New_York_(1927_film)" title="New York (1927 film)">New York</a></i></td> <td>Trent Regan</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love%27s_Greatest_Mistake" title="Love's Greatest Mistake">Love's Greatest Mistake</a></i></td> <td>Don Kendall</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Special_Delivery_(1927_film)" title="Special Delivery (1927 film)">Special Delivery</a></i></td> <td>Harold Jones</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Senorita_(film)" title="Senorita (film)">Senorita</a></i></td> <td>Manuel Oliveros</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Time_to_Love_(1927_film)" title="Time to Love (1927 film)">Time to Love</a></i></td> <td>Prince Alado</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Paid_to_Love" title="Paid to Love">Paid to Love</a></i></td> <td>Prince Eric</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nevada_(1927_film)" title="Nevada (1927 film)">Nevada</a></i></td> <td>Clan Dillon</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/She%27s_a_Sheik" title="She's a Sheik">She's a Sheik</a></i></td> <td>Kada</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8">1928</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Command_(1928_film)" title="The Last Command (1928 film)">The Last Command</a></i></td> <td>Lev Andreyev</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Beau_Sabreur" title="Beau Sabreur">Beau Sabreur</a></i></td> <td>Becque</td> <td>Lost film<br />Trailer extant </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Feel_My_Pulse" title="Feel My Pulse">Feel My Pulse</a></i></td> <td>Her Nemesis</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Partners_in_Crime_(1928_film)" title="Partners in Crime (1928 film)">Partners in Crime</a></i></td> <td>Smith</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Drag_Net" title="The Drag Net">The Drag Net</a></i></td> <td>Dapper Frank Trent</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Vanishing_Pioneer" title="The Vanishing Pioneer">The Vanishing Pioneer</a></i></td> <td>John Murdock</td> <td>Lost film </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Forgotten_Faces_(1928_film)" title="Forgotten Faces (1928 film)">Forgotten Faces</a></i></td> <td>Froggy</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Interference_(film)" title="Interference (film)">Interference</a></i></td> <td>Philip Voaze</td> <td>Powell's sound debut </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1929</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Canary_Murder_Case_(film)" title="The Canary Murder Case (film)">The Canary Murder Case</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philo_Vance" title="Philo Vance">Philo Vance</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Four_Feathers_(1929_film)" title="The Four Feathers (1929 film)">The Four Feathers</a></i></td> <td>Capt. William Trench</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Greene_Murder_Case_(film)" title="The Greene Murder Case (film)">The Greene Murder Case</a></i></td> <td>Philo Vance</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Charming_Sinners" title="Charming Sinners">Charming Sinners</a></i></td> <td>Karl Kraley</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pointed_Heels" title="Pointed Heels">Pointed Heels</a></i></td> <td>Robert Courtland</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">1930</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Behind_the_Make-Up" title="Behind the Make-Up">Behind the Make-Up</a></i></td> <td>Gardoni</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Street_of_Chance_(1930_film)" title="Street of Chance (1930 film)">Street of Chance</a></i></td> <td>John D. Marsden / 'Natural' Davis</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Benson_Murder_Case_(film)" title="The Benson Murder Case (film)">The Benson Murder Case</a></i></td> <td>Philo Vance</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Paramount_on_Parade" title="Paramount on Parade">Paramount on Parade</a></i></td> <td>Philo Vance</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Law_(1930_film)" title="Shadow of the Law (1930 film)">Shadow of the Law</a></i></td> <td>John Nelson</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/For_the_Defense_(1930_film)" title="For the Defense (1930 film)">For the Defense</a></i></td> <td>William Foster</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1931</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Man_of_the_World_(film)" title="Man of the World (film)">Man of the World</a></i></td> <td>Michael Trevor</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ladies%27_Man_(1931_film)" title="Ladies' Man (1931 film)">Ladies' Man</a></i></td> <td>Jamie Darricott</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Road_to_Singapore" title="The Road to Singapore">The Road to Singapore</a></i></td> <td>Hugh Dawltry</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1932</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/High_Pressure_(film)" title="High Pressure (film)">High Pressure</a></i></td> <td>Gar Evans</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jewel_Robbery" title="Jewel Robbery">Jewel Robbery</a></i></td> <td>The Robber</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/One_Way_Passage" title="One Way Passage">One Way Passage</a></i></td> <td>Dan Hardesty</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lawyer_Man" title="Lawyer Man">Lawyer Man</a></i></td> <td>Anton Adam</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1933</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Private_Detective_62" title="Private Detective 62">Private Detective 62</a></i></td> <td>Free</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Double_Harness" title="Double Harness">Double Harness</a></i></td> <td>John Fletcher</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Kennel_Murder_Case_(film)" title="The Kennel Murder Case (film)">The Kennel Murder Case</a></i></td> <td>Philo Vance</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1934</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fashions_of_1934" title="Fashions of 1934">Fashions of 1934</a></i></td> <td>Sherwood Nash</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Melodrama" title="Manhattan Melodrama">Manhattan Melodrama</a></i></td> <td>Jim Wade</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Thin_Man_(film)" title="The Thin Man (film)">The Thin Man</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_and_Nora_Charles" title="Nick and Nora Charles">Nick Charles</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Key_(1934_film)" title="The Key (1934 film)">The Key</a></i></td> <td>Capt. Bill Tennant</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Evelyn_Prentice" title="Evelyn Prentice">Evelyn Prentice</a></i></td> <td>John Prentice</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1935</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Star_of_Midnight" title="Star of Midnight">Star of Midnight</a></i></td> <td>Clay 'Dal' Dalzell</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Reckless_(1935_film)" title="Reckless (1935 film)">Reckless</a></i></td> <td>Ned Riley</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Escapade_(1935_film)" title="Escapade (1935 film)">Escapade</a></i></td> <td>Fritz</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rendezvous_(1935_film)" title="Rendezvous (1935 film)">Rendezvous</a></i></td> <td>Lieutenant Bill Gordon</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Casino_Murder_Case_(film)" title="The Casino Murder Case (film)">The Casino Murder Case</a></i></td> <td>"A new man"</td> <td>uncredited cameo </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1936</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Ziegfeld" title="The Great Ziegfeld">The Great Ziegfeld</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florenz_Ziegfeld_Jr." title="Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.">Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ex-Mrs._Bradford" title="The Ex-Mrs. Bradford">The Ex-Mrs. Bradford</a></i></td> <td>Dr. Lawrence Bradford</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Man_Godfrey" title="My Man Godfrey">My Man Godfrey</a></i></td> <td>Godfrey Parke (aka Smith)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Libeled_Lady" title="Libeled Lady">Libeled Lady</a></i></td> <td>Bill Chandler</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/After_the_Thin_Man" title="After the Thin Man">After the Thin Man</a></i></td> <td>Nick Charles</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1937</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Mrs._Cheyney_(1937_film)" title="The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937 film)">The Last of Mrs. Cheney</a></i></td> <td>Charles</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Emperor%27s_Candlesticks_(1937_film)" title="The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937 film)">The Emperor's Candlesticks</a></i></td> <td>Baron Stephan Wolensky</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Double_Wedding_(1937_film)" title="Double Wedding (1937 film)">Double Wedding</a></i></td> <td>Charles Lodge</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Baroness_and_the_Butler" title="The Baroness and the Butler">The Baroness and the Butler</a></i></td> <td>Johann Porok</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Another_Thin_Man" title="Another Thin Man">Another Thin Man</a></i></td> <td>Nick Charles</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_You_Again" title="I Love You Again">I Love You Again</a></i></td> <td>Larry Wilson a.k.a. George Carey</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1941</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Crazy_(1941_film)" title="Love Crazy (1941 film)">Love Crazy</a></i></td> <td>Steve Ireland</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Thin_Man" title="Shadow of the Thin Man">Shadow of the Thin Man</a></i></td> <td>Nick Charles</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Crossroads_(1942_film)" title="Crossroads (1942 film)">Crossroads</a></i></td> <td>David Talbot, a.k.a. Jean Pelletier</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Youngest_Profession" title="The Youngest Profession">The Youngest Profession</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Heavenly_Body" title="The Heavenly Body">The Heavenly Body</a></i></td> <td>William S. Whitley</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1945</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Thin_Man_Goes_Home" title="The Thin Man Goes Home">The Thin Man Goes Home</a></i></td> <td>Nick Charles</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ziegfeld_Follies_(film)" title="Ziegfeld Follies (film)">Ziegfeld Follies</a></i></td> <td>Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1946</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hoodlum_Saint" title="The Hoodlum Saint">The Hoodlum Saint</a></i></td> <td>Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Morgan" title="The Great Morgan">The Great Morgan</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td>Voice, Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1947</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Life_with_Father_(film)" title="Life with Father (film)">Life with Father</a></i></td> <td>Clarence Day</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Song_of_the_Thin_Man" title="Song of the Thin Man">Song of the Thin Man</a></i></td> <td>Nick Charles</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Senator_Was_Indiscreet" title="The Senator Was Indiscreet">The Senator Was Indiscreet</a></i></td> <td>Senator Melvin G. Ashton</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Peabody_and_the_Mermaid" title="Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid">Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid</a></i></td> <td>Mr. Arthur Peabody</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1949</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Take_One_False_Step" title="Take One False Step">Take One False Step</a></i></td> <td>Professor Andrew Gentling</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dancing_In_the_Dark_(1949_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dancing In the Dark (1949 film)">Dancing in the Dark</a></i></td> <td>Emery Slade</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Big_Country" title="It's a Big Country">It's a Big Country</a></i></td> <td>Professor</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Treasure_of_Lost_Canyon" title="The Treasure of Lost Canyon">The Treasure of Lost Canyon</a></i></td> <td>Homer 'Doc' Brown</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1953</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Girl_Who_Had_Everything" title="The Girl Who Had Everything">The Girl Who Had Everything</a></i></td> <td>Steve Latimer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/How_to_Marry_a_Millionaire" title="How to Marry a Millionaire">How to Marry a Millionaire</a></i></td> <td>J.D. 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Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2006. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7864-2602-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-7864-2602-0">0-7864-2602-0</a>.</li> <li>Christensen, Lawrence O., et al. <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=6gyxWHRLAWgC">Dictionary of Missouri Biography</a></i>. Columbia, Maryland: University of Missouri Press, 1999. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8262-1222-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-8262-1222-0">0-8262-1222-0</a>.</li> <li>Francisco, Charles. <i>Gentleman: The William Powell Story </i>. 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