The Thin Man
1934
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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 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 ...
William Powell. Actor: The Thin Man. William Powell was on the New York stage by 1912, but it would be ten years before his film career would begin. In 1924 he went to Paramount Pictures, where he was employed for the next seven years. During that time, he played in a number of interesting films, but stardom was elusive. He did finally attract attention with The Last Command (1928) as...
William Powell. Actor: The Thin Man. William Powell was on the New York stage by 1912, but it would be ten years before his film career would begin. In 1924 he went to Paramount Pictures, where he was employed for the next seven years. During that time, he played in a number of interesting films, but stardom was elusive. He did finally attract attention with The Last Command (1928) as...
Mar 6, 1984 · William Powell, the actor who personified the suave and sophisticated leading man in the 1930's and 40's, died yesterday at Desert Hospital in Palm Springs, Calif.
5 days ago · William Powell was a versatile American motion picture and stage actor who played villains in Hollywood silent films and intelligent, debonair leading men in the sound era. He is best remembered as Nick Charles in The Thin Man series of films. After graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic
William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with ...
William Powell was the American actor who played irresistibly suave characters on-screen. In real life, however, he was simply, irresistibly, unlucky in love.
William Powell. Producer: All American. William Powell was born on 27 February 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for All American (1953), Bonanza (1959) and Stagecoach West (1960). He was married to Patsy Parsons and Irene Mary Brodowski. He died on 13 March 1968 in the USA.
Wednesdays in May | 7 Movies What makes a Hollywood leading man? Gable embodied masculinity. Grant was the epitome of class and sophistication. And Stewart was everybody’s everyman.William Powell, the star of over 90 films from the silent era to the 1950s, seemed to possess some of each of these q
Who was debonair actor William Powell (1892-1984)? Born in Pittsburgh, the baritone voiced actor starred in 200 plays before moving to the silent screen and ...
