11/14/1904
Mountain View, Arkansas, USA:
Dick Powell, né le 14 novembre 1904 à Mountain View, Arkansas et mort le 2 janvier 1963 (à 58 ans) à West Los Angeles, Californie est un acteur et un réalisateur américain. Doué pour le chant dès son plus jeune âge, Dick Powell débute dans la chorale de l'église protestante de Mountain View avant de devenir ténor dans plusieurs formations musicales. Repéré par les studios hollywoodiens, Dick Powell débute au cinéma en 1932 dans Blessed event de Roy del Ruth. S'appuyant sur ses qualités de chanteur, l'acteur s'illustre essentiellement dans des comédies musicales dont certaines, comme 42e rue (Lloyd Bacon, 1933), Les Chercheuses d'or (Mervyn LeRoy, 1933), Mademoiselle Général (Frank Borzage, 1934), lui assurent la notoriété. Lassé du genre, il s'essaie avec succès au milieu des années 1940 au film noir avec Murder my sweet (Edward Dmytryk, 1944) où il incarne un détective privé. Fini les rôles de jeunes premiers chantants, l'acteur s'impose dès lors dans des films de gangsters tels Johnny o'clock (Robert Rossen, 1947) et Cry danger (Robert Parrish, 1951). Attiré par la réalisation, il signe en 1953 son premier long métrage, Split second. En dépit de son interprétation remarquée dans Les Ensorcelés (1952), de Vincente Minnelli, Dick Powell abandonne définitivement le métier d'acteur au profit de celui de cinéaste. Il réalise notamment une biographie de Genghis Khan, avec John Wayne, et plusieurs films de guerre, dont Torpilles sous l'Atlantique (1957).
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The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout (2024) as Self (archive footage) |
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Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013) as Self (archive footage) |
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Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012) as Self (archive footage) |
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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006) as Self (archive footage) |
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Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound (2006) as Self (archive footage) |
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Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) as Self (archive footage) |
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That's Dancing! (1985) as |
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Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage) |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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It's Showtime (1976) as Self (archive footage) |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage) |
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Ricochet (1961) as Self - Host |
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Who Killed Julie Greer? (1961) as Host / Inspector Amos Burke |
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One Must Die (1961) as |
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The All-Star Christmas Show (1958) as Self |
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Susan Slept Here (1954) as Mark Christopher |
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The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) as James Lee Bartlow |
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You Never Can Tell (1951) as Rex Shepherd |
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The Tall Target (1951) as John Kennedy |
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Cry Danger (1951) as Rocky Mulloy |
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Right Cross (1950) as Rick Garvey |
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The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) as Andrew Hale |
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Mrs. Mike (1949) as Sgt. Mike Flannigan |
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Rogues' Regiment (1948) as Whit Corbett |
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Station West (1948) as Lt. John Martin Haven |
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Pitfall (1948) as John Forbes |
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To the Ends of the Earth (1948) as Commissioner Michael Barrows |
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Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947) as Self |
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Johnny O'Clock (1947) as Johnny O'Clock |
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Cornered (1945) as Laurence Gerard |
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Murder, My Sweet (1944) as Philip Marlowe |
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Meet the People (1944) as William 'Swanee' Swanson |
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It Happened Tomorrow (1944) as Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens |
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True to Life (1943) as Link Ferris |
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Riding High (1943) as Steve Baird |
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Three Cheers for the Girls (1943) as Singer (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Happy Go Lucky (1943) as Pete Hamilton |
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Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) as Dick Powell |
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In the Navy (1941) as Thomas Halstead |
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Model Wife (1941) as Frederick "Fred" Chambers |
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Christmas in July (1940) as Jimmy McDonald |
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I Want a Divorce (1940) as Alan MacNally |
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Naughty But Nice (1939) as Professor Donald Hardwick |
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Hollywood Hobbies (1939) as Self (uncredited) |
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Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) as Elly Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Going Places (1938) as Peter Mason |
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Hard to Get (1938) as Bill Davis |
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Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) as Elly Jordan |
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Hollywood Hotel (1938) as Ronnie Bowers |
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Breakdowns of 1937 (1937) as Self |
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Varsity Show (1937) as Charles 'Chuck' Daly |
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The Singing Marine (1937) as Bob Brent |
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On the Avenue (1937) as Gary Blake |
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Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) as Rosmer Peck |
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Stage Struck (1936) as George Randall |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936) as Self |
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Hearts Divided (1936) as Jerome Bonaparte |
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Colleen (1936) as Donald Ames |
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Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5" (1936) as |
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Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning" (1936) as |
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Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie" (1936) as |
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One And One Is One (1936) as Himself |
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A Dream Comes True (1935) as Himself (uncredited) |
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Things You Never See on the Screen (1935) as Self |
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Thanks a Million (1935) as Eric Land |
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Shipmates Forever (1935) as Richard 'Dick' Melville III |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) as Lysander |
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Page Miss Glory (1935) as Bingo Nelson |
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Broadway Gondolier (1935) as Richard 'Dick' Purcell, aka Ricardo Purcelli |
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Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) as Dick Curtis |
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Flirtation Walk (1934) as Dick "Canary" Dorcy |
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Happiness Ahead (1934) as Bob Lane |
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Dames (1934) as Jimmy Higgens |
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Studio Highlights (1934) as Self (archive footage) |
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Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) as Buddy Clayton |
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 (1934) as Self |
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Wonder Bar (1934) as Tommy |
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And She Learned About Dames (1934) as Himself |
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Hollywood Newsreel (1934) as Himself |
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Convention City (1933) as Jerry Ford |
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College Coach (1933) as Phil "Sarge" Sargeant |
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Footlight Parade (1933) as Scotty Blair |
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Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) as Brad |
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42nd Street (1933) as Billy Lawler |
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The King's Vacation (1933) as John Kent |
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The Road Is Open Again (1933) as The Songwriter |
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Just Around the Corner (1933) as Jerry |
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Too Busy to Work (1932) as Dan Hardy |
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Big City Blues (1932) as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
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Blessed Event (1932) as Bunny Harmon |
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Paper Moon (1973) Thanks |
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Ghostbreakers (1967) Executive Producer |
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The Losers (1963) Executive Producer |
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Ricochet (1961) Executive Producer |
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Who Killed Julie Greer? (1961) Executive Producer |
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Woman on the Run (1959) Director |
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The Hunters (1958) Director |
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The Hunters (1958) Producer |
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The Enemy Below (1957) Director |
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The Enemy Below (1957) Producer |
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You Can't Run Away from It (1956) Director |
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The Conqueror (1956) Director |
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The Conqueror (1956) Producer |
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Split Second (1953) Director |
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Cry Danger (1951) Director |
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One And One Is One (1936) Director |