- Films
- 59
- Avg rating
- 6.95
- Peak run
- 1936’36
- Oscar noms
- 3
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
William by the numbers
Average
6.95
37 rated films
Vote weighted
7.00
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.52
rating spread
Career
34y
1922 to 1955
Total votes
261K
across every film
Best
7.9
The Thin Man
Worst
6.6
The Great Ziegfeld
Newest first
Filmography
| 1955 |  Mister Roberts | Doc | 7.6 | 19,869 |
| 1953 | The Girl Who Had Everything | Steve Latimer | · | 947 |
| 1953 |  How to Marry a Millionaire | J.D. Hanley | 6.8 | 27,202 |
| 1952 | The Treasure of Lost Canyon | Homer 'Doc' Brown | · | 267 |
| 1949 | Take One False Step | Andrew Gentling | · | 902 |
| 1948 | Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid | Mr. Arthur Peabody | 6.4 | 1,644 |
| 1947 | Life with Father | Clarence Day - Father | 7.1 | 7,163 |
| 1947 | The Senator Was Indiscreet | Senator Melvin G. Ashton | · | 769 |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man | Nick Charles | 6.9 | 6,377 |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill | · | 862 |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies | Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (segment: Prologue) | 6.4 | 4,069 |
| 1944 | The Heavenly Body | William S. Whitley | 6.1 | 1,228 |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Nick Charles | 7.3 | 7,032 |
| 1942 | Crossroads | David Talbot | 6.7 | 2,046 |
| 1941 | Love Crazy | Steve Ireland | 7.4 | 3,899 |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man | Nick | 7.2 | 7,712 |
| 1940 | I Love You Again | Larry Wilson aka George Carey | 7.4 | 4,303 |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man | Nick | 7.4 | 8,974 |
| 1938 | The Baroness and the Butler | Johann Porok | · | 800 |
| 1937 | Double Wedding | Charles Lodge | 6.9 | 2,893 |
Better together?
William Powell's regulars
- Myrna LoyCo-star · 13 films · 7.26 avg▲+0.35
- W.S. Van DykeDirector and actor · 6 films · 7.43 avg▲+0.51
- Kay FrancisCo-star · 5 films · 7.35 avg▲+0.43
- Eugene PalletteCo-star · 4 films · 7.35 avg▲+0.42
- Jack ConwayDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.25 avg▲+0.40
- Michael CurtizDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.87 avg●−0.03
- Jean ArthurCo-star · 4 films · 6.45 avg▼−0.64
- Frank McHughCo-star · 3 films · 7.17 avg▲+0.30
- Richard ThorpeDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.37
- Carole LombardCo-star · 3 films · 7.05 avg▲+0.21
- James GleasonCo-star · 3 films · 6.90 avg●+0.01
- John CromwellDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.80 avg▼−0.14
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On William Powell
3 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1948William Powell
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1937William Powell
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1935William Powell
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