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Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss. Born in Mountain View, the seat of Stone County in northern Arkansas, Powell attended the former Little Rock College in the state capital, before he started his entertainment career as a singer with the Charlie Davis Orchestra, based in the midwest. He recorded a number of records with Davis and on his own, for the Vocalion label in the late 1920s. Powell moved to Pittsburgh, where he found great local success as the Master of Ceremonies at the Enright Theater...
Highest rated appearances
as Brad

The All-Star Christmas Show
as Self

Susan Slept Here
as Mark Christopher

The Bad and the Beautiful
as James Lee Bartlow

You Never Can Tell
as Rex Shepherd

The Tall Target
as John Kennedy

Cry Danger
as Rocky Mulloy

Right Cross
as Rick Garvey

The Reformer and the Redhead
as Andrew Hale

Mrs. Mike
as Sgt. Mike Flannigan

Rogues' Regiment
as Whit Corbett

Station West
as Lt. John Martin Haven

Pitfall
as John Forbes

To the Ends of the Earth
as Commissioner Michael Barrows

Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self

Johnny O'Clock
as Johnny O'Clock

Cornered
as Laurence Gerard

Murder, My Sweet
as Philip Marlowe

Meet the People
as William 'Swanee' Swanson

It Happened Tomorrow
as Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens

True to Life
as Link Ferris

Riding High
as Steve Baird

Three Cheers for the Girls
as Singer (archive footage) (uncredited)

Happy Go Lucky
as Pete Hamilton

Star Spangled Rhythm
as Dick Powell

In the Navy
as Thomas Halstead

Model Wife
as Frederick "Fred" Chambers

Christmas in July
as Jimmy MacDonald

I Want a Divorce
as Alan MacNally

Naughty but Nice
as Professor Donald Hardwick

Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)

Going Places
as Peter Mason

Breakdowns of 1938
as Elly Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hard to Get
as Bill Davis

Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Elly Jordan

Hollywood Hotel
as Ronnie Bowers

Breakdowns of 1937
as Self

Varsity Show
as Charles 'Chuck' Daly

The Singing Marine
as Bob Brent

On the Avenue
as Gary Blake

Gold Diggers of 1937
as Rosmer Peck

Stage Struck
as George Randall

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self

Hearts Divided
as Jerome Bonaparte

Colleen
as Donald Ames

One And One Is One
as Himself

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5"

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie"

A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)

Things You Never See on the Screen
as Self

Thanks a Million
as Eric Land

Shipmates Forever
as Richard 'Dick' Melville III

A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Lysander

Page Miss Glory
as Bingo Nelson

Broadway Gondolier
as Richard 'Dick' Purcell, aka Ricardo Purcelli

Gold Diggers of 1935
as Dick Curtis

Flirtation Walk
as Dick "Canary" Dorcy

Happiness Ahead
as Bob Lane

Dames
as Jimmy Higgens
Studio Highlights
as Self (archive footage)

Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Buddy Clayton

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
as Self

Wonder Bar
as Tommy

And She Learned About Dames
as Himself
Hollywood Newsreel
as Himself

Convention City
as Jerry Ford

College Coach
as Phil "Sarge" Sargeant

Footlight Parade
as Scotty

Gold Diggers of 1933
as Brad

42nd Street
as Billy Lawler

The King's Vacation
as John Kent

The Road Is Open Again
as The Songwriter

Just Around the Corner
as Jerry

Too Busy to Work
as Dan Hardy

Big City Blues
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Blessed Event
as Bunny Harmon