Biographie et filmographie

Dick Powell

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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Films (99)

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

2024 · Self (archive footage)

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013 · Self (archive footage)

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

2012 · Self (archive footage)

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006 · Self (archive footage)

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

2006 · Self (archive footage)

Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999 · Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984 · (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

It's Showtime

It's Showtime

1976 · Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · Self (archive footage)

Paper Moon

Paper Moon

1973 · Thanks

Ghostbreakers

Ghostbreakers

1967 · Executive Producer

The Losers

The Losers

1963 · Executive Producer

Ricochet

Ricochet

1961 · Self - Host, Executive Producer

Who Killed Julie Greer?

Who Killed Julie Greer?

1961 · Host / Inspector Amos Burke, Executive Producer

One Must Die

One Must Die

1961

Woman on the Run

Woman on the Run

1959 · Director

The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958 · Self

The Hunters

The Hunters

1958 · Director, Producer

The Enemy Below

The Enemy Below

1957 · Director, Producer

You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

1956 · Director

The Conqueror

The Conqueror

1956 · Director, Producer

Susan Slept Here

Susan Slept Here

1954 · Mark Christopher

Split Second

Split Second

1953 · Director

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952 · James Lee Bartlow

You Never Can Tell

You Never Can Tell

1951 · Rex Shepherd

The Tall Target

The Tall Target

1951 · John Kennedy

Cry Danger

Cry Danger

1951 · Rocky Mulloy

Right Cross

Right Cross

1950 · Rick Garvey

The Reformer and the Redhead

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950 · Andrew Hale

Mrs. Mike

Mrs. Mike

1949 · Sgt. Mike Flannigan

Rogues' Regiment

Rogues' Regiment

1948 · Whit Corbett

Station West

Station West

1948 · Lt. John Martin Haven

Pitfall

Pitfall

1948 · John Forbes

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

1948 · Commissioner Michael Barrows

Blow-Ups of 1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

1947 · Self

Johnny O'Clock

Johnny O'Clock

1947 · Johnny O'Clock

Cornered

Cornered

1945 · Laurence Gerard

Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet

1944 · Philip Marlowe

Meet the People

Meet the People

1944 · William 'Swanee' Swanson

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

1944 · Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens

True to Life

True to Life

1943 · Link Ferris

Riding High

Riding High

1943 · Steve Baird

Three Cheers for the Girls

Three Cheers for the Girls

1943 · Singer (archive footage) (uncredited)

Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky

1943 · Pete Hamilton

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942 · Dick Powell

In the Navy

In the Navy

1941 · Thomas Halstead

Model Wife

Model Wife

1941 · Frederick "Fred" Chambers

Christmas in July

Christmas in July

1940 · Jimmy MacDonald

I Want a Divorce

I Want a Divorce

1940 · Alan MacNally

Naughty but Nice

Naughty but Nice

1939 · Professor Donald Hardwick

Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies

1939 · Self (uncredited)

Going Places

Going Places

1938 · Peter Mason

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

1938 · Elly Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hard to Get

Hard to Get

1938 · Bill Davis

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938 · Elly Jordan

Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel

1938 · Ronnie Bowers

Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1937

1937 · Self

Varsity Show

Varsity Show

1937 · Charles 'Chuck' Daly

The Singing Marine

The Singing Marine

1937 · Bob Brent

On the Avenue

On the Avenue

1937 · Gary Blake

Gold Diggers of 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936 · Rosmer Peck

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1936 · George Randall

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936 · Self

Hearts Divided

Hearts Divided

1936 · Jerome Bonaparte

Colleen

Colleen

1936 · Donald Ames

One And One Is One

One And One Is One

1936 · Himself, Director

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

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

1936

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

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

1936

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

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

1936

A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True

1935 · Himself (uncredited)

Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935 · Self

Thanks a Million

Thanks a Million

1935 · Eric Land

Shipmates Forever

Shipmates Forever

1935 · Richard 'Dick' Melville III

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935 · Lysander

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

1935 · Bingo Nelson

Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935 · Richard 'Dick' Purcell, aka Ricardo Purcelli

Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935 · Dick Curtis

Flirtation Walk

Flirtation Walk

1934 · Dick "Canary" Dorcy

Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

1934 · Bob Lane

Dames

Dames

1934 · Jimmy Higgens

Studio Highlights

Studio Highlights

1934 · Self (archive footage)

Twenty Million Sweethearts

Twenty Million Sweethearts

1934 · Buddy Clayton

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

1934 · Self

Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934 · Tommy

And She Learned About Dames

And She Learned About Dames

1934 · Himself

Hollywood Newsreel

Hollywood Newsreel

1934 · Himself

Convention City

Convention City

1933 · Jerry Ford

College Coach

College Coach

1933 · Phil "Sarge" Sargeant

Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

1933 · Scotty

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933 · Brad

42nd Street

42nd Street

1933 · Billy Lawler

The King's Vacation

The King's Vacation

1933 · John Kent

The Road Is Open Again

The Road Is Open Again

1933 · The Songwriter

Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

1933 · Jerry

Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work

1932 · Dan Hardy

Big City Blues

Big City Blues

1932 · Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Blessed Event

Blessed Event

1932 · Bunny Harmon

Séries (15)