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Dick Powell

1904 - 1963

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Richard Ewing Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility and successfully transformed into a hardboiled leading man, starring in projects of a more dramatic nature. He was the first actor to portray private detective Philip Marlowe on screen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Powell is the 3,692nd most popular actor (up from 3,877th in 2019), the 6,032nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,783rd in 2019) and the 1,734th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Dick Powell ranks 3,692 out of 13,578. Before him are JoAnna Garcia, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Lou Costello, Eric Bogosian, Joachim Hansen, and Marc Lawrence. After him are Mark Damon, Jean-Marc Barr, Lupita Nyong'o, Terrence Howard, Supriya Pathak, and Émilie Dequenne.

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Among people born in 1904, Dick Powell ranks 207. Before him are Clarence Nash, Edgar G. Ulmer, Yulii Khariton, Pinhas Lavon, Ancel Keys, and José Ruiz. After him are Jānis Daliņš, Kenneth Bainbridge, Ladislav Ženíšek, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sven Thofelt, and Gavriil Popov. Among people deceased in 1963, Dick Powell ranks 130. Before him are Erich Ollenhauer, Lee Wallard, Edwin Linkomies, Richard Oswald, Jean Decoux, and Aleksandr Gauk. After him are Thoralf Skolem, Learco Guerra, Jason Robards Sr., Georg Braun, Gustav Machatý, and Wladimir Aïtoff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Powell ranks 6,032 out of 20,380. Before him are Virginia Dare (1587), Lou Costello (1906), Eric Bogosian (1953), Margaret Osborne duPont (1918), Stephen A. Douglas (1813), and Marc Lawrence (1910). After him are Mark Damon (1933), Suge Knight (1965), Nat Turner (1800), Louis Bromfield (1896), Vanilla Ice (1967), and Dean Phillips (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dick Powell ranks 1,734. Before him are Charles Avery (1873), JoAnna Garcia (1979), Ricardo Antonio Chavira (1971), Lou Costello (1906), Eric Bogosian (1953), and Marc Lawrence (1910). After him are Mark Damon (1933), Terrence Howard (1969), Sandy Martin (1949), Dixie Carter (1939), Harrison Ford (1884), and Cassady McClincy (2000).

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