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Dick Powell (I)

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Overview

Date of Death:
2 January 1963, West Los Angeles, California, USA (cancer of the lymph glands) more
Mini Biography:
In the 1930s , Dick Powell was the juvenile lead in the Warner backstage... more
Trivia:
Died on the same day, of the same cause, as Jack Carson. more
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more

Filmography

Actor:
  1. "Ensign O'Toole" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Operation Contest (1963) TV episode
  2. "G.E. True" .... Host (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Black-Robed Ghost (1963) TV episode .... Host
  3. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Alex Harper / ... (14 episodes, 1961-1962)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff (1962) TV episode .... Major Ed Clayborn
        - In Search of a Son (1962) TV episode .... Alex Harper
        - The Doomsday Boys (1962) TV episode .... Vincent T. Malloy
        - Special Assignment (1962) TV episode .... Paul Martin
        - No Strings Attached (1962) TV episode .... Mike Scott
          (9 more)
  4. "Car 54, Where Are You?" (1 episode, 1962)
        - One Sleepy People (1962) TV episode
  5. "The Law and Mr. Jones" .... Colonel Drayton (1 episode, 1961)
        - Everybody Versus Timmy Drayton (1961) TV episode .... Colonel Drayton
  6. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Ben Sanderson / ... (15 episodes, 1956-1961)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - The Silent Sentry (1961) TV episode .... Rebel
        - Ambush (1961) TV episode .... Colonel Blackburn
        - Desert Flight (1960) TV episode .... Brenner
        - A Small Town That Died (1960) TV episode .... Dave Cameron
        - Death in a Wood (1959) TV episode .... Lawrence
          (10 more)
  7. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Dr. Timothy McVey / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
    ... aka The June Allyson Show
        - The Doctor and the Redhead (1960) TV episode .... Dr. Timothy McVey
        - A Summer's Ending (1959) TV episode .... Paul Martin

  8. "Mr. Adams and Eve" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Backwash (1958) TV episode
  9. "The Best in Mystery" (1956) TV series .... Willie Dante (1956)
  10. "Four Star Playhouse" .... Various Characters / ... (31 episodes, 1952-1956)
    ... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
    ... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
        - Success Story (1956) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - The Stacked Deck (1956) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - Watch the Sunset (1956) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - One Forty-Two (1956) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - A Long Way from Texas (1956) TV episode .... Various Characters
          (26 more)
  11. "Climax!" .... Philip Marlowe (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
        - The Long Goodbye (1954) TV episode .... Philip Marlowe
  12. Susan Slept Here (1954) .... Mark Christopher
  13. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Cameo (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - Deadeye at the Golden Nugget (1954) TV episode .... Cameo
  14. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) .... James Lee
  15. Callaway Went Thataway (1951) (scenes deleted) .... Cameo appearance
    ... aka The Star Said No (UK)
  16. You Never Can Tell (1951) .... Rex Shepherd
    ... aka One Never Knows
    ... aka You Never Know (UK)
  17. The Tall Target (1951) .... John Kennedy
  18. Cry Danger (1951) .... Rocky Mulloy
  19. Right Cross (1950) .... Rick Garvey
  20. The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) .... Andrew 'Andy' Rockton Hale

  21. Mrs. Mike (1949) .... Sgt. Mike Flannigan
  22. Rogues' Regiment (1948) .... Whit Corbett
  23. Station West (1948) .... Haven (Military Intelligence department)
  24. Pitfall (1948) .... John Forbes
  25. Screen Snapshots 9860: Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel (1948) .... Speaker
  26. To the Ends of the Earth (1948) .... Commissioner Michael Barrows
  27. Johnny O'Clock (1947) .... Johnny O'Clock
  28. Cornered (1945) .... Laurence Gerard
  29. Murder, My Sweet (1944) .... Philip Marlowe
    ... aka Farewell My Lovely (UK)
  30. Meet the People (1944) .... William 'Swanee' Swanson
  31. It Happened Tomorrow (1944) .... Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens
  32. True to Life (1943) .... Link Ferris
  33. Riding High (1943) .... Steve Baird
    ... aka Melody Inn (UK)
  34. Happy Go Lucky (1943) .... Pete Hamilton
  35. In the Navy (1941) .... Thomas Halstead, aka Russ Raymond
  36. Model Wife (1941) .... Fred Chambers
  37. Christmas in July (1940) .... Jimmy MacDonald
  38. I Want a Divorce (1940) .... Alan MacNally
    ... aka The Tragedy of Divorce (Ireland: English title)

  39. Naughty But Nice (1939) .... Professor Donald 'Don' Hardwick
  40. Going Places (1938) .... Peter Mason
  41. Hard to Get (1938) .... Bill Davis
  42. Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) .... Elly Jordan, aka Wyoming Steve Gibson
    ... aka Romance and Rhythm (UK)
  43. Hollywood Hotel (1937) .... Ronnie Bowers
  44. Varsity Show (1937) .... Charles 'Chuck' Daly
  45. The Singing Marine (1937) .... Pfc. Robert 'Bob'/'Arkansas' Brent
  46. On the Avenue (1937) .... Gary Blake
  47. Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) .... Rosmer 'Rossi' Peck
  48. Stage Struck (1936) .... George Randall
  49. Hearts Divided (1936) .... Captain Jerome Bonaparte
  50. Colleen (1936) .... Donald Ames 3rd
  51. Thanks a Million (1935) .... Eric Land
  52. Shipmates Forever (1935) .... Richard John 'Dick' Melville III
  53. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) .... Lysander - In love with Hermia
  54. Page Miss Glory (1935) .... Bingo Nelson
  55. Broadway Gondolier (1935) .... Richard 'Dick' Purcell, aka Ricardo Purcelli
  56. Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) .... Dick Curtis
  57. Flirtation Walk (1934) .... Richard Palmer Grant 'Canary'/'Dick'/'Dickie Boy' Dorcy
  58. Happiness Ahead (1934) .... Bob Lane
  59. Dames (1934) .... James 'Jimmy' Higgens
  60. Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) .... Buddy Clayton
  61. Wonder Bar (1934) .... Tommy
  62. Convention City (1933) .... Jerry Ford
  63. College Coach (1933) .... Philip 'Phil'/'Sarge' Sargeant
    ... aka Football Coach (UK)
  64. Footlight Parade (1933) .... Scott 'Scotty' Blair
  65. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) .... Brad Roberts (Robert Treat Bradford)
  66. 42nd Street (1933) .... Billy Lawler
  67. The King's Vacation (1933) .... John Kent
  68. The Road Is Open Again (1933) .... The Songwriter
  69. Just Around the Corner (1933) .... Jerry
  70. Too Busy to Work (1932) .... Dan Hardy
    ... aka Jubilo
  71. Big City Blues (1932) (voice) (uncredited) .... Radio Announcer
  72. Blessed Event (1932) .... Bunny Harmon
Soundtrack:
  1. Hollywood Ending (2002) (performer: "Hooray for Hollywood")
  2. Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) (performer: "I Only Have Eyes For You")
    ... aka A.I. Artificial Intelligence (USA: poster title)
  3. The Wedding Planner (2001) (performer: "Mr. and Mrs. Is The Name")
    ... aka Wedding Planner - verliebt, verlobt, verplant (Germany)

  4. That's Dancing! (1985) (performer: "Dames")

  5. Paper Moon (1973) (performer: "Flirtation Walk")

  6. Meet the People (1944) (performer: "Meet the People" (1940), "In Times Like These" (1944), "It's Smart to Be People" (1944))
  7. True to Life (1943) (performer: "Old Music Master", "There She Was")
  8. Happy Go Lucky (1943) (performer: "Sing a Tropical Song, "Happy Go Lucky")
  9. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) (performer: "Hit the Road to Dreamland")
  10. In the Navy (1941) (performer: "Starlight, Starbright" (1941), "A Sailor's Life for Me" (1941), "We're in the Navy" (1941)) ("Starlight, Starbright" (1941))

  11. Naughty But Nice (1939) (performer: "I'm Happy About the Whole Thing" (1939)) ("In a Moment of Weakness" (1939))
  12. Going Places (1938) (performer: "Say It With a Kiss" (1938) (uncredited), "Oh, What a Horse Was Charlie" (1938) (uncredited), "Mutiny in the Nursery" (1938) (uncredited)) ("Jeepers Creepers" (1938) (uncredited))
  13. Hard to Get (1938) (performer: "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" (1938), "Sonny Boy" (1928)) ("There's a Sunny Side to Every Situation" (1938))
  14. Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) (performer: "Cowboy from Brooklyn", "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride", "I've Got a Heartful of Music", "The Last Round-Up (Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along)" (1933), "I'll Dream of You Tonight") ("Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride", "I'll Dream of You Tonight")
    ... aka Romance and Rhythm (UK)
  15. For Auld Lang Syne (1938) (performer: "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride")
    ... aka For Auld Lang Syne #3 (USA: series title)
  16. On the Avenue (1937) (performer: "The Girl on the Police Gazette" (1937) (uncredited), "You're Laughing at Me" (1937) (uncredited), "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (1937) (uncredited)) ("Slumming on Park Avenue" (1937) (uncredited))
  17. The Singing Marine (1937) (performer: "The Song of the Marines" (1937), "U.S. Marine Corps Hymn", "You Can't Run Away from Love Tonight" (1937), "'Cause My Baby Says It's So" (1937), "The Lady Who Couldn't Be Kissed" (1937), "Night over Shanghai" (1937)) ("You Can't Run Away from Love Tonight" (1937), "'Cause My Baby Says It's So" (1937))
  18. Varsity Show (1937) (performer: "We're Working Our Way Through College" (1937), "You've Got Something There" (1937))
  19. Hollywood Hotel (1937) (performer: "I'm Like a Fish out of Water", "Let That Be a Lesson to You", "I've Hitched My Wagon to a Star", "Sing, You Son of a Gun")
  20. Colleen (1936) (lyrics: "You Gotta Know How to Dance" (1936)) (performer: "An Evening with You" (1936), "I Don't Have to Dream Again" (1936), "You Gotta Know How to Dance" (1936)) ("Summer Night" (1935))
  21. Hearts Divided (1936) ("My Kingdom For A Kiss (Pour Un Baiser)" (1936), "Two Hearts Divided (Deux Coeurs Navrés)" (1936))
  22. Stage Struck (1936) (performer: "Fancy Meeting You" (1936), "In Your Own Quiet Way" (1936))
  23. Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) (performer: "With Plenty of Money and You", "Life Insurance Song", "Speaking of the Weather", "Let's Put Our Heads Together", "All's Fair in Love and War")
  24. Broadway Gondolier (1935) (performer: "Lonely Gondolier" (aka "Il-Gondoliere") (1935), "Lulu's Back In Town" (1935), "Outside Of You" (1935), "The Rose In Her Hair" (aka "Rosa D'Amor") (1935), "Rigoletto" (1851)) ("Flagenheim's Odorless Cheese" (1935), "Lulu's Back In Town" (1935), "The Pig And The Cow (And The Dog And Cat)" (1935), "The Rose In Her Hair" (aka "Rosa D'Amor") (1935))
  25. Thanks a Million (1935) (performer: "Thanks a Million", "Sittin' on a Hilltop", "A Pocketful of Sunshine")
  26. Shipmates Forever (1935) (performer: "Don't Give Up The Ship", "I'd Love To Take Orders From You", "I'd Rather Listen To Your Eyes") ("Abdul the Bulbul Amir")
  27. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) (performer: "Scotch Symphony") ("Spring Song")
  28. Page Miss Glory (1935) (performer: "Page Miss Glory")
  29. Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) (performer: "I'm Goin' Shoppin' with You", "Lullaby Of Broadway", "The Words Are In My Heart") ("The Words Are In My Heart")
  30. Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) (performer: "Fair And Warmer" (1934), "I'll String Along With You" (1934), "(The Man on) The Flying Trapeze" (1868)) ("I'll String Along With You" (1934), "Out For No Good" (1934))
  31. Flirtation Walk (1934) (performer: "Flirtation Walk", "Mr. and Mrs. is the Name", "No Horse, No Wife, No Mustache", "Aloha Oe")
  32. Happiness Ahead (1934) (performer: "Beauty Must Be Loved", "Happiness Ahead", "Pop! Goes Your Heart", "All on Account of a Strawberry Sundae")
  33. Dames (1934) (performer: "Dames", "I Only Have Eyes For You", "When You Were a Smile on Your Mother's Lips (and a Twinkle in Your Daddy's Eye)", "Try To See It My Way") ("I Only Have Eyes For You")
  34. Wonder Bar (1934) (performer: "Don't Say Good-Night", "Why Do I Dream Those Dreams?", "Wonder Bar")
  35. And She Learned About Dames (1934) (performer: "I Only Have Eyes for You")
  36. College Coach (1933) (performer: "Lonely Lane" (1933))
    ... aka Football Coach (UK)
  37. Footlight Parade (1933) (performer: "Ah! The Moon Is Here", "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall")
  38. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) (performer: "Shadow Waltz", "I've Got to Sing a Torch Song", "Pettin' in the Park")
  39. 42nd Street (1933) (performer: "Forty-Second Street" (uncredited), "It Must Be June" (uncredited), "Young and Healthy" (uncredited)) ("Love Theme" (uncredited))
  40. Blessed Event (1932) (performer: "How Can You Say "No" (When All the World is Saying 'Yes')?", "Shapiro Shoes", "Too Many Tears", "I'm Makin' Hay in the Moonlight")
Producer:
  1. Ghostbreakers (1967) (TV) (executive producer)
  2. "The Dick Powell Show" (executive producer) (2 episodes, 1962-1963) (producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Luxury Liner (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
        - No Strings Attached (1962) TV episode (executive producer)

  3. The Hunters (1958) (producer)
  4. The Enemy Below (1957) (producer)
  5. You Can't Run Away from It (1956) (producer)
  6. The Conqueror (1956) (producer)
    ... aka Conqueror of the Desert
  7. "Four Star Playhouse" (producer) (3 episodes, 1953)
    ... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
    ... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
        - The Hard Way (1953) TV episode (producer)
        - The Witness (1953) TV episode (producer)
        - The Squeeze (1953) TV episode (producer)
Director:
  1. The Hunters (1958)
  2. The Enemy Below (1957)
  3. You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
  4. The Conqueror (1956)
    ... aka Conqueror of the Desert
  5. Split Second (1953)
Thanks:
  1. Paper Moon (1973) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Borderline (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  2. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest / ... (4 episodes, 1954-1962)
        - Episode dated 9 September 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 10 September 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 11 January 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 7 November 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  3. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Mervyn LeRoy (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  5. The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
  6. "Toast of the Town" .... Guest Host / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1958)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #11.49 (1958) TV episode .... Guest Host
        - Episode #8.1 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Himself - Host (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Wire (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Time of Decision (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  8. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Himself - Intermission Guest (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Night Song (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Intermission Guest
  9. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Episode #3.1 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka The Jack Benny Show
        - The Jam Session Show (1954) TV episode .... Himself

  11. Screen Snapshots: Photoplay Gold Medal Awards (1948) .... Himself
  12. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) .... Himself - Hit the Road to Dreamland Number

  13. Hollywood Hobbies (1939) (uncredited) .... Himself
  14. For Auld Lang Syne (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself - sings song from 'Cowboy from Brooklyn'
    ... aka For Auld Lang Syne #3 (USA: series title)
  15. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 2 (1937) .... Himself
  16. Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 11 (1936) .... Himself
  17. Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 5 (1936) .... Himself
  18. Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 3 (1935) .... Himself
  19. A Dream Comes True (1935) (also archive footage) .... Himself
  20. Hollywood Newsreel (1934) (uncredited) .... Himself
  21. And She Learned About Dames (1934) .... Himself
  22. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Broadway: The American Musical" (2004) .... Billy Lawler in '42nd Street'
  2. "Great Performances"
        - The Great American Songbook (2003) TV episode
  3. Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  4. The Celluloid Closet (1995) (uncredited) .... Standing beside Al Jolson at grandstand
  5. That's Dancing! (1985) .... Himself (clips from "42nd Street"/"Dames")
  6. Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) .... Actor in film clip (edited from: Footlight Parade)
  7. It's Showtime (1976)
  8. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
  9. The Love Goddesses (1965) .... Himself
  10. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
  11. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  12. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
  13. Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) (uncredited) .... Himself
  14. Gobs in a Mess (1953) (scenes deleted)
  15. Three Cheers for the Girls (1943) (uncredited) .... Singer (Marine Hymn)


Additional Details

Other Works:
Radio series "Richard Diamond Private Detective", as Richard Diamond (lead); 1949-55 (NBC) more
Publicity Listings:
2 Portrayals | 1 Print Biography more
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance more
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