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Dick Powell

Dick Powell

ActorCrewProducerDirector Nov 14 (died age 58) Mountain View, Arkansas, USA 1932–2024 (92 year career)
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Biography

Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss. Born in Mountain View, the seat of Stone County in northern Arkansas, Powell attended the former Little Rock College in the state capital, before he started his entertainment career as a singer with the Charlie Davis Orchestra, based in the midwest. He recorded a number of records with Davis and on his own, for the Vocalion label in the late 1920s. Powell moved t…

Known For

Paper Moon
Film

Paper Moon

Thanks
The Bad and the Beautiful
Film

The Bad and the Beautiful

James Lee Bartlow
Murder, My Sweet
Film

Murder, My Sweet

Philip Marlowe
The Enemy Below
Film

The Enemy Below

Director
42nd Street
Film

42nd Street

Billy Lawler
Gold Diggers of 1933
Film

Gold Diggers of 1933

Brad
Footlight Parade
Film

Footlight Parade

Scotty Blair
Christmas in July
Film

Christmas in July

Jimmy McDonald

Filmography

Acting (104)

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Movies (90)

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

2024

as Self (archive footage)

5.3
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013

as Self (archive footage)

5.5
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

2012

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

2006

as Self (archive footage)

4.9
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

as Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985
7.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as (archive footage)

10.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5
It's Showtime

It's Showtime

1976

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
One Must Die

One Must Die

1961
Ricochet

Ricochet

1961

as Self - Host

Who Killed Julie Greer?

Who Killed Julie Greer?

1961

as Host / Inspector Amos Burke

The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958

as Self

6.0
Susan Slept Here

Susan Slept Here

1954

as Mark Christopher

6.0
The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

as James Lee Bartlow

7.3
You Never Can Tell

You Never Can Tell

1951

as Rex Shepherd

6.8
Cry Danger

Cry Danger

1951

as Rocky Mulloy

6.6
The Tall Target

The Tall Target

1951

as John Kennedy

6.8
Right Cross

Right Cross

1950

as Rick Garvey

7.0
The Reformer and the Redhead

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950

as Andrew Hale

6.3
Mrs. Mike

Mrs. Mike

1949

as Sgt. Mike Flannigan

2.0
Pitfall

Pitfall

1948

as John Forbes

6.8
Station West

Station West

1948

as Lt. John Martin Haven

6.2
To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

1948

as Commissioner Michael Barrows

5.7
Rogues' Regiment

Rogues' Regiment

1948

as Whit Corbett

6.5
Johnny O'Clock

Johnny O'Clock

1947

as Johnny O'Clock

6.3
Blow-Ups of 1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

1947

as Self

6.3
Cornered

Cornered

1945

as Laurence Gerard

6.1
Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet

1944

as Philip Marlowe

7.3
It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

1944

as Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens

6.7
Meet the People

Meet the People

1944

as William 'Swanee' Swanson

5.4
Riding High

Riding High

1943

as Steve Baird

4.5
Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky

1943

as Pete Hamilton

4.0
True to Life

True to Life

1943

as Link Ferris

7.0
Three Cheers for the Girls

Three Cheers for the Girls

1943

as Singer (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.2
Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

as Dick Powell

6.0
Model Wife

Model Wife

1941

as Frederick "Fred" Chambers

5.0
In the Navy

In the Navy

1941

as Thomas Halstead

6.3
I Want a Divorce

I Want a Divorce

1940

as Alan MacNally

Christmas in July

Christmas in July

1940

as Jimmy McDonald

6.9
Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice

1939

as Professor Donald Hardwick

6.2
Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies

1939

as Self (uncredited)

5.3
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

as Elly Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)

4.7
Cowboy from Brooklyn

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938

as Elly Jordan

4.5
Going Places

Going Places

1938

as Peter Mason

6.3
Hard to Get

Hard to Get

1938

as Bill Davis

6.0
Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel

1938

as Ronnie Bowers

5.4
The Singing Marine

The Singing Marine

1937

as Bob Brent

4.0
Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1937

1937

as Self

6.0
Varsity Show

Varsity Show

1937

as Charles 'Chuck' Daly

6.3
On the Avenue

On the Avenue

1937

as Gary Blake

6.7
Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1936

as George Randall

4.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

as Self

6.0
One And One Is One

One And One Is One

1936

as Himself

5.0
Gold Diggers of 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936

as Rosmer Peck

5.8
Colleen

Colleen

1936

as Donald Ames

5.3
Hearts Divided

Hearts Divided

1936

as Jerome Bonaparte

5.0
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie"

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie"

1936
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"

1936
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5"

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5"

1936
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

as Lysander

6.3
Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935

as Dick Curtis

6.4
Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

1935

as Bingo Nelson

6.3
A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True

1935

as Himself (uncredited)

5.5
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935

as Richard 'Dick' Purcell, aka Ricardo Purcelli

5.4
Shipmates Forever

Shipmates Forever

1935

as Richard 'Dick' Melville III

6.5
Thanks a Million

Thanks a Million

1935

as Eric Land

6.1
Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

as Self

5.0
Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934

as Tommy

5.9
Hollywood Newsreel

Hollywood Newsreel

1934

as Himself

4.0
Dames

Dames

1934

as Jimmy Higgens

6.4
And She Learned About Dames

And She Learned About Dames

1934

as Himself

6.0
Studio Highlights

Studio Highlights

1934

as Self (archive footage)

Flirtation Walk

Flirtation Walk

1934

as Dick "Canary" Dorcy

5.6
Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

1934

as Bob Lane

6.0
Twenty Million Sweethearts

Twenty Million Sweethearts

1934

as Buddy Clayton

6.0
The Road Is Open Again

The Road Is Open Again

1933

as The Songwriter

Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

1933

as Scotty Blair

6.8
Convention City

Convention City

1933

as Jerry Ford

3.0
42nd Street

42nd Street

1933

as Billy Lawler

6.9
The King's Vacation

The King's Vacation

1933

as John Kent

5.0
Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

as Brad

7.2
College Coach

College Coach

1933

as Phil "Sarge" Sargeant

4.1
Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

1933

as Jerry

6.0
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

1933

as Self

Blessed Event

Blessed Event

1932

as Bunny Harmon

6.5
Big City Blues

Big City Blues

1932

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

5.3
Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work

1932

as Dan Hardy

4.0