William Powell Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has William Powell been in? This complete William Powell filmography lists 33 credited roles (33 films, 0 TV series), in chronological order from 1922 to 1976, with links to our full guides where available.

William Powell movies in order

• Sherlock Holmes (1922) as Forman Wells
• The Last Command (1928) as Lev Andreyev
• The Canary Murder Case (1929) as Philo Vance
• Man of the World (1931) as Michael Trevor
• Jewel Robbery (1932) as The Robber
• One Way Passage (1932) as Dan Hardesty
• Private Detective 62 (1933) as Donald Free
• The Kennel Murder Case (1933) as Philo Vance
• Fashions of 1934 (1934) as Sherwood Nash
• Manhattan Melodrama (1934) as Jim Wade
• The Thin Man (1934) as Nick Charles
• Evelyn Prentice (1934) as John Prentice
• Star of Midnight (1935) as Clay Dalzell
• The Great Ziegfeld (1936) as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
• The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) as Dr. Lawrence 'Brad' Bradford
• My Man Godfrey (1936) as Godfrey
• Libeled Lady (1936) as Bill Chandler
• After the Thin Man (1936) as Nick Charles
• The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) as Charles
• Double Wedding (1937) as Charles Lodge
• Another Thin Man (1939) as Nick Charles
• I Love You Again (1940) as Larry Wilson aka George Carey
• Love Crazy (1941) as Steve Ireland
• Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) as Nick Charles
• Crossroads (1942) as David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
• The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) as Nick Charles
• Ziegfeld Follies (1945) as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
• Song of the Thin Man (1947) as Nick Charles
• Life with Father (1947) as Clarence Day Sr.
• Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) as Arthur Peabody
• How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) as J.D. Hanley
• Mister Roberts (1955) as Doc
• That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)

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