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William Powell

1892 - 1984

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William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with Father (1947). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Powell is the 1,840th most popular actor, the 3,349th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,022nd in 2019) and the 898th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, William Powell ranks 1,840 out of 13,578. Before him are Earl Boen, Zbigniew Cybulski, Bob Hastings, Vijay, Will Ferrell, and Terry Crews. After him are John Mills, Tom Cavanagh, Roy Chiao, Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Stephen Baldwin, and Marianne Sägebrecht.

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Among people born in 1892, William Powell ranks 112. Before him are Ludwig Crüwell, Chen Gongbo, Branislaw Tarashkyevich, Reiner Stahel, Liu Bocheng, and Nikolai Polikarpov. After him are Alice Ball, Helmuth Plessner, Harry Dexter White, Stanisław Maczek, Djuna Barnes, and James M. Cain. Among people deceased in 1984, William Powell ranks 87. Before him are Faina Ranevskaya, Ken Carpenter, Jean Prouvé, Christa Schroeder, Aurelio Peccei, and Richard Brautigan. After him are Vladimir Chelomey, Richard Basehart, Lee Krasner, Andy Kaufman, Karl-August Fagerholm, and Edith Massey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Powell ranks 3,349 out of 20,380. Before him are Susan Helms (1958), Donald Judd (1928), August Derleth (1909), Will Ferrell (1967), Terry Crews (1968), and Ed Ablowich (1913). After him are Edgar Snow (1905), Cornell Woolrich (1903), Stephen Baldwin (1966), Jimmy McLane (1930), Murray Perahia (1947), and Harriet Quimby (1875).

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Among actors born in United States, William Powell ranks 898. Before him are Dan Hedaya (1940), Mercedes McCambridge (1916), Earl Boen (1945), Bob Hastings (1925), Will Ferrell (1967), and Terry Crews (1968). After him are Stephen Baldwin (1966), Jim Kelly (1946), Tom Hulce (1953), Katie Holmes (1978), Cicely Tyson (1924), and Joel Grey (1932).

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