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Date of Death:
2 January 1963, West Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Mini Biography:
In the 1930s , Dick Powell was the juvenile lead in the Warner backstage... more
Trivia:
He was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures... more
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
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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 (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - In Search of a Son (1962) TV episode .... Alex Harper
  4. "The Law and Mr. Jones" .... Colonel Drayton (1 episode, 1961)
        - Everybody Versus Timmy Drayton (1961) TV episode .... Colonel Drayton
  5. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Himself--Host / ... (14 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
          (9 more)
  6. "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

  7. "Mr. Adams and Eve" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Backwash (1958) TV episode
  8. "The Best in Mystery" (1956) TV series .... Willie Dante (1956)
  9. "Four Star Playhouse" .... Willie Dante / ... (32 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 .... Dan Matson
        - The Stacked Deck (1956) TV episode .... Willie Dante
        - Watch the Sunset (1956) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - One Forty-Two (1956) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - A Long Way from Texas (1956) TV episode .... Willie Dante
          (27 more)
  10. "Climax!" .... Philip Marlowe (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
        - The Long Goodbye (1954) TV episode .... Philip Marlowe
  11. Susan Slept Here (1954) .... Mark Christopher
  12. "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
  13. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) .... James Lee Bartlow
  14. You Never Can Tell (1951) .... Rex Shepherd
    ... aka One Never Knows
    ... aka You Never Know (UK)
  15. The Tall Target (1951) .... John Kennedy
  16. Cry Danger (1951) .... 'Rocky' Mulloy
  17. Right Cross (1950) .... Rick Garvey
  18. The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) .... Andrew 'Andy' Rockton Hale

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

  36. Naughty But Nice (1939) .... Professor Donald 'Don' Hardwick
  37. Going Places (1938) .... Peter Mason
  38. Hard to Get (1938) .... Bill Davis
  39. Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) .... Elly Jordan, aka Wyoming Steve Gibson
    ... aka Romance and Rhythm (UK)
  40. Hollywood Hotel (1937) .... Ronnie Bowers
  41. Varsity Show (1937) .... Charles 'Chuck' Daly
  42. The Singing Marine (1937) .... Pfc. Robert 'Bob'/'Arkansas' Brent
  43. On the Avenue (1937) .... Gary Blake
  44. Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) .... Rosmer 'Rossi' Peck
  45. Stage Struck (1936) .... George Randall
  46. Hearts Divided (1936) .... Captain Jerome Bonaparte
  47. Colleen (1936) .... Donald Ames 3rd
  48. Thanks a Million (1935) .... Eric Land
  49. Shipmates Forever (1935) .... Richard John 'Dick' Melville III
  50. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) .... Lysander. In love with Hermia
  51. Page Miss Glory (1935) .... Bingo Nelson
  52. Broadway Gondolier (1935) .... Richard 'Dick' Purcell, aka Ricardo Purcelli
  53. Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) .... Dick Curtis
  54. Flirtation Walk (1934) .... Richard Palmer Grant 'Canary'/'Dick'/'Dickie Boy' Dorcy
  55. Happiness Ahead (1934) .... Bob Lane
  56. Dames (1934) .... James 'Jimmy' Higgens
  57. Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) .... Buddy Clayton
  58. Wonder Bar (1934) .... Tommy
  59. Convention City (1933) .... Jerry Ford
  60. College Coach (1933) .... Philip 'Phil'/'Sarge' Sargeant
    ... aka Football Coach (UK)
  61. Footlight Parade (1933) .... Scott 'Scotty' Blair
  62. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) .... Brad Roberts (Robert Treat Bradford)
  63. 42nd Street (1933) .... Billy Lawler
  64. The King's Vacation (1933) .... John Kent
  65. Just Around the Corner (1933) .... Jerry
  66. The Road Is Open Again (1933) .... The Songwriter
  67. Too Busy to Work (1932) .... Dan Hardy
    ... aka Jubilo
  68. Big City Blues (1932) (voice) (uncredited) .... Radio Announcer
  69. Blessed Event (1932) .... Bunny Harmon
Producer:
  1. Ghostbreakers (1967) (TV) (executive producer)
  2. "The Dick Powell Show" (executive producer) (51 episodes, 1961-1963)
    ... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - Last of the Private Eyes (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Old Man and the City (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Last of the Big Spenders (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Epilogue (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Third Side of a Coin (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
          (46 more)

  3. The Hunters (1958) (producer)
  4. The Enemy Below (1957) (producer)
  5. You Can't Run Away from It (1956) (producer)
  6. "Four Star Playhouse" (producer) (13 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)
        - The Stacked Deck (1956) TV episode (producer)
        - A Long Way from Texas (1956) TV episode (producer)
        - No Limit (1956) TV episode (producer)
        - High Stakes (1956) TV episode (producer)
        - The House Always Wins (1955) TV episode (producer)
          (8 more)
  7. The Conqueror (1956) (producer)
    ... aka Conqueror of the Desert
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. In the Gloaming (1997) (TV) (performer: "Young and Healthy")
  5. Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV) (performer: "Pettin' in the Park")

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

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

  8. "The Jack Benny Program" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
        - The Jam Session Show (1954) TV episode (performer: "Basin Street Blues" (uncredited))

  9. Meet the People (1944) (performer: "Meet the People" (1940), "In Times Like These" (1944), "It's Smart to Be People" (1944))
  10. True to Life (1943) (performer: "Old Music Master", "There She Was")
  11. Three Cheers for the Girls (1943) (performer: "The Song of the Marines" (uncredited))
    ... aka Broadway Brevities: Three Cheers for the Girls (USA: series title)
  12. Happy Go Lucky (1943) (performer: "Sing a Tropical Song, "Happy Go Lucky")
  13. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) (performer: "Hit the Road to Dreamland")
  14. In the Navy (1941) (performer: "Starlight, Starbright" (1941), "A Sailor's Life for Me" (1941), "We're in the Navy" (1941)) ("Starlight, Starbright" (1941))

  15. Naughty But Nice (1939) (performer: "I'm Happy About the Whole Thing" (1939)) ("In a Moment of Weakness" (1939))
  16. 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))
  17. 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))
  18. 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)
  19. For Auld Lang Syne (1938) (performer: "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride")
    ... aka For Auld Lang Syne #3 (USA: series title)
  20. Varsity Show (1937) (performer: "We're Working Our Way Through College" (1937) (uncredited), "You've Got Something There" (1937) (uncredited))
  21. The Singing Marine (1937) (performer: "The Song of the Marines" (1937), "U.S. Marine Corps Hymn" (uncredited), "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))
  22. Hollywood Hotel (1937) (performer: "I'm Like a Fish out of Water" (1937) (uncredited), "Let That Be a Lesson to You" (1937) (uncredited), "I've Hitched My Wagon to a Star" (1937) (uncredited), "Sing, You Son of a Gun" (1937) (uncredited))
  23. 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))
  24. Stage Struck (1936) (performer: "Fancy Meeting You" (1936), "In Your Own Quiet Way" (1936))
  25. Hearts Divided (1936) ("My Kingdom For A Kiss (Pour Un Baiser)" (1936), "Two Hearts Divided (Deux Coeurs Navrés)" (1936))
  26. 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))
  27. 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")
  28. Thanks a Million (1935) (performer: "Thanks a Million" (1935), "Sittin' on a Hilltop" (1935), "Pocketful of Sunshine" (1935)) ("Square Deal Party" (1935) (uncredited))
  29. 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))
  30. 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") ("Abdulla Bulbul Amir")
  31. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) (performer: "Scottish Symphony") ("Spring Song")
  32. Page Miss Glory (1935) (performer: "Page Miss Glory")
  33. Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) (performer: "I'm Goin' Shoppin' with You", "The Words Are in My Heart")
  34. 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))
  35. Flirtation Walk (1934) (performer: "Flirtation Walk", "Mr. and Mrs. is the Name", "No Horse, No Wife, No Mustache", "Aloha Oe" (uncredited))
  36. Happiness Ahead (1934) (performer: "Beauty Must Be Loved", "Happiness Ahead", "Pop! Goes Your Heart", "All on Account of a Strawberry Sundae")
  37. 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")
  38. Wonder Bar (1934) (performer: "Don't Say Good-Night", "Why Do I Dream Those Dreams?", "Wonder Bar")
  39. And She Learned About Dames (1934) (performer: "I Only Have Eyes for You")
  40. College Coach (1933) (performer: "Lonely Lane" (1933))
    ... aka Football Coach (UK)
  41. Footlight Parade (1933) (performer: "Ah! The Moon Is Here" (uncredited), "Honeymoon Hotel" (uncredited), "By a Waterfall" (uncredited))
  42. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) (performer: "Shadow Waltz", "I've Got to Sing a Torch Song", "Pettin' in the Park")
  43. 42nd Street (1933) (performer: "Forty-Second Street" (1932) (uncredited), "It Must Be June" (1932) (uncredited), "Young and Healthy" (1932) (uncredited))
  44. 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")
Director:
  1. Woman on the Run (1959) (TV)
  2. The Hunters (1958)
  3. The Enemy Below (1957)
  4. You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
  5. The Conqueror (1956)
    ... aka Conqueror of the Desert
  6. Split Second (1953)
Thanks:
  1. Paper Moon (1973) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Himself--Host / ... (41 episodes, 1961-1963)
    ... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - The Honorable Albert Higgins (1963) TV episode .... Himself--Host
        - The Big Day (1962) TV episode .... Himself--Host
        - The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff (1962) TV episode .... Himself--Host/Major Ed Clayborn
        - Borderline (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Days of Glory (1962) TV episode .... Himself--Host
          (36 more)
  2. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest / ... (6 episodes, 1954-1962)
        - Episode dated 9 September 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 17 September 1961 (1961) 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 24 August 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
          (1 more)
  3. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Himself - Host / ... (46 episodes, 1956-1961)
    ... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Scar (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Deception (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Wayfarers (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Miss Jenny (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - The Grubstake (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (41 more)
  5. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Mervyn LeRoy (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  6. The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
  7. "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
  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" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
        - The Jam Session Show (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Callaway Went Thataway (1951) (scenes deleted) .... Himself
    ... aka The Star Said No (UK)

  12. Screen Snapshots 9860: Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel (1948) .... Himself - Speaker
  13. Screen Snapshots: Photoplay Gold Medal Awards (1948) .... Himself
  14. Show Business at War (1943) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
  15. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) .... Himself - Hit the Road to Dreamland Number

  16. Hollywood Hobbies (1939) (uncredited) .... Himself
  17. Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself (Cowboy from Brooklyn outtakes)
  18. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 2 (1937) .... Himself
  19. Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 11 (1936) .... Himself
  20. Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 5 (1936) .... Himself
  21. Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 3 (1935) .... Himself
  22. A Dream Comes True (1935) (also archive footage) .... Himself
  23. Hollywood Newsreel (1934) (uncredited) .... Himself
  24. And She Learned About Dames (1934) (also archive footage) (uncredited) .... Himself
  25. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) TV episode .... Billy Lawler
  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. Three Cheers for the Girls (1943) (uncredited) .... Singer (Marine Hymn)
  15. For Auld Lang Syne (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself (sings "Ride - Tenderfoot - Ride" from "Cowboy from Brooklyn")


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Other Works:
Radio: Starred in the detective series "Richard Diamond Private Detective", as Richard Diamond, 1949-55 (NBC). The series was written and directed by future film director Blake Edwards. more
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2 Portrayals | 1 Print Biography more
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Western | Musical more

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