Originally planning to become a lawyer, William Powell chose instead to pursue a career as an actor, dropping out of the University of Kansas to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where his classmates included Edward G. Read Full Biography
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Lawyer Man
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Life With Father
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Fashions of 1934
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Double Harness
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The Canary Murder Case
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Feel My Pulse
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Libeled Lady
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Love Crazy
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Another Thin Man
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Manhattan Melodrama
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Shadow of the Thin Man
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Song of the Thin Man
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The Thin Man Goes Home
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One Way Passage
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Paramount on Parade
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How to Marry a Millionaire
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New York
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The Kennel Murder Case
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Ziegfeld Follies
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After The Thin Man
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High Pressure
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Dishonored
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Mister Roberts
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The Girl Who Had Everything
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Actor | Life With Father | Nominated |
| 1947 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | Life With Father | Won |
| 1947 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actor | The Senator Was Indiscreet | Won |
| 1936 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Actor | My Man Godfrey | Nominated |
| 1934 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Actor | The Thin Man | Nominated |
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