William Powell (1892-1984)
57.2 TOPICAL actor score · #423 of 1,977 actors
William Powell (1892-1984) has a TOPICAL actor score of 57.2 - ranked 423 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are their movies and prime. They've won 0 acting honours from 1 nomination. Their best ten-year run was 1928-1937. Best films: The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), The Great Ziegfeld (1936).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours61
Prime83
Their movies89
Credits82
Career standing59
- Acting honours0 wins, 1 nomination
- Prime1928-1937
- Credits84 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 8 scored films (6 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 48 languages
“Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with Father (1947).”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10
William Powell's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 619 | The Thin Man | 1934 | 1 |
| 761 | My Man Godfrey | 1936 | 1 |
| 1,051 | Mister Roberts | 1955 | 3 |
| 1,680 | The Last Command | 1928 | 3 |
| 1,967 | Life with Father | 1947 | 1 |
| 1,979 | The Great Ziegfeld | 1936 | 1 |
| 2,050 | After the Thin Man | 1936 | 1 |
| 4,855 | Street of Chance | 1930 | 1 |