William Powell

Actor. Born 29 July 1892 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 5 March 1984.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 3 titles

Oscar nominations

Born

29 July 1892, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

5 March 1984

Active

1934–1936

Frequently works with

Myrna Loy, Hunt Stromberg

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The spread

80 and above1

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 3 of 3 billed first or second
Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $6m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscar nominations
Active: 1934–1936

Genres

Comedy2
Romance2
Crime1
Drama1
Music1
Mystery1

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestThe Thin Man1934

64WorstThe Great Ziegfeld1936

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

401920s

361930s

171940s

51950s

11960s

11970s

11980s

11990s

22000s

Co-stars most worked with

Myrna Loy3 titles

Producers most worked with

Hunt Stromberg2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards3 nominated

Nominated1948Best Actor · Life with Father
Nominated1937Best Actor · My Man Godfrey
Nominated1935Best Actor · The Thin Man

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.