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Dick Powell
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Dick Powell

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1904 – 1963 · Mountain View, Arkansas, USA · Active 1932–2024

Dick Powell, born in 1904 in Mountain View, Arkansas, made a significant shift from his early career as a singing bandleader to become a notable figure in film noir. In 1951, he took on dual roles as actor and director in Cry Danger, a film that marked his evolution into darker, more complex narratives. This transition highlights Powell's versatility, moving away from his boyish crooner image to explore the gritty underbelly of crime and suspense. His work in Cry Danger solidified his place in the pantheon of cult cinema, demonstrating his ability to captivate audiences in a new genre.

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Cry Danger

Cry Danger

1951 ★ 6.8
as Rocky Mulloy

After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in prison for the same crime.

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Paper Moon (1973)
Paper Moon
1973
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Murder, My Sweet
1944
42nd Street (1933)
42nd Street
1933
The Enemy Below (1957)
The Enemy Below
1957
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933

Filmography

148 credits
2020s 1 credit
2024
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 5.3
2010s 2 credits
2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 5.5
2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.2
2000s 2 credits
2006
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.0
2006
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 4.9
1990s 1 credit
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
Movie
1980s 4 credits
1988
American Experience as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.6
1985
That's Dancing!
Movie ★ 7.1
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 9.0
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1970s 2 credits
1976
It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.5
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.3
1960s 5 credits
1961
Who Killed Julie Greer? as Host / Inspector Amos Burke
Movie
1961
Ricochet as Self - Host
Movie
1961
One Must Die
Movie
1961
The DuPont Show of the Week as Self
TV ★ 7.0
1961
The Dick Powell Show as Self - Host
TV ★ 5.7
1950s 41 credits
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Paul Martin
TV ★ 6.8
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Dr. Timothy McVey
TV ★ 6.8
1958
The All-Star Christmas Show as Self
Movie ★ 6.0
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
TV ★ 7.5
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Self - Host
TV ★ 6.2
1954
Susan Slept Here as Mark Christopher
Movie ★ 6.1
1954
Climax! as Philip Marlowe
TV ★ 3.8
1952
The Bad and the Beautiful as James Lee Bartlow
Movie ★ 7.3
1952
This Is Your Life as Self
TV ★ 6.5
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Willie Dante
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Eddie White
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as US Marshal Philip Dana
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Burt Stroude
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Graham
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Paul
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Mike Donegan
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Dan
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Dan Hodges
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Dave Robinson
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Fred
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Chris
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Eddie
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Jeff
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Dave
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Capt. Avery
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Andrew
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Will Sonnett
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Fleet Mason
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Grover Doane
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Steve
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Priest
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Philip Benton
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Dan Matson
TV ★ 6.8
1951
Cry Danger● as Rocky Mulloy
Movie ★ 6.7
1951
The Tall Target as John Kennedy
Movie ★ 6.9
1951
You Never Can Tell as Rex Shepherd
Movie ★ 7.1
1950
The Reformer and the Redhead as Andrew Hale
Movie ★ 7.6
1950
Right Cross as Rick Garvey
Movie ★ 7.3
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Self - Intermission Guest
TV ★ 6.7
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
TV ★ 7.0
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
TV ★ 7.0
1940s 23 credits
1949
Mrs. Mike as Sgt. Mike Flannigan
Movie ★ 6.0
1949
The Emmy Awards as Self
TV ★ 7.9
1948
Pitfall as John Forbes
Movie ★ 6.9
1948
Station West as Lt. John Martin Haven
Movie ★ 6.4
1948
To the Ends of the Earth as Commissioner Michael Barrows
Movie ★ 5.9
1948
Rogues' Regiment as Whit Corbett
Movie ★ 6.8
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
TV ★ 6.8
1947
Johnny O'Clock as Johnny O'Clock
Movie ★ 6.3
1947
Blow-Ups of 1947 as Self
Movie ★ 6.3
1945
Cornered as Laurence Gerard
Movie ★ 6.2
1944
Murder, My Sweet as Philip Marlowe
Movie ★ 7.2
1944
It Happened Tomorrow as Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens
Movie ★ 6.8
1944
Meet the People as William 'Swanee' Swanson
Movie ★ 5.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Host
TV ★ 7.2
1943
Happy Go Lucky as Pete Hamilton
Movie ★ 5.5
1943
Riding High as Steve Baird
Movie ★ 5.6
1943
True to Life as Link Ferris
Movie ★ 8.0
1943
Three Cheers for the Girls as Singer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm as Dick Powell
Movie ★ 6.2
1941
In the Navy as Thomas Halstead
Movie ★ 6.4
1941
Model Wife as Frederick "Fred" Chambers
Movie ★ 6.5
1940
Christmas in July as Jimmy McDonald
Movie ★ 7.0
1940
I Want a Divorce as Alan MacNally
Movie ★ 10.0
1930s 48 credits
1939
Naughty But Nice as Professor Donald Hardwick
Movie ★ 6.8
1939
Hollywood Hobbies as Self (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.6
1938
Hollywood Hotel as Ronnie Bowers
Movie ★ 5.8
1938
Going Places as Peter Mason
Movie ★ 6.6
1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn as Elly Jordan
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
Hard to Get as Bill Davis
Movie ★ 6.3
1938
Breakdowns of 1938 as Elly Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1937
On the Avenue as Gary Blake
Movie ★ 7.2
1937
Varsity Show as Charles 'Chuck' Daly
Movie ★ 6.8
1937
The Singing Marine as Bob Brent
Movie ★ 5.3
1937
Breakdowns of 1937 as Self
Movie ★ 6.0
1936
Gold Diggers of 1937 as Rosmer Peck
Movie ★ 6.1
1936
Colleen as Donald Ames
Movie ★ 5.8
1936
Hearts Divided as Jerome Bonaparte
Movie ★ 5.5
1936
Stage Struck as George Randall
Movie ★ 5.3
1936
One And One Is One as Himself
Movie ★ 5.0
1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) as Self
Movie ★ 6.0
1936
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 5"
Movie
1936
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 1, From beginning"
Movie
1936
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell home movies: "No. 3, Normie"
Movie
1935
Broadway Gondolier as Richard 'Dick' Purcell, aka Ricardo Purcelli
Movie ★ 6.0
1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 as Dick Curtis
Movie ★ 6.5
1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream as Lysander
Movie ★ 6.4
1935
Thanks a Million as Eric Land
Movie ★ 6.5
1935
Page Miss Glory as Bingo Nelson
Movie ★ 6.7
1935
Shipmates Forever as Richard 'Dick' Melville III
Movie ★ 6.6
1935
Things You Never See on the Screen as Self
Movie ★ 5.0
1935
A Dream Comes True as Himself (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1934
Dames as Jimmy Higgens
Movie ★ 6.5
1934
Flirtation Walk as Dick "Canary" Dorcy
Movie ★ 5.7
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts as Buddy Clayton
Movie ★ 6.6
1934
Happiness Ahead as Bob Lane
Movie ★ 6.6
1934
Wonder Bar as Tommy
Movie ★ 6.0
1934
Hollywood Newsreel as Himself
Movie ★ 7.0
1934
And She Learned About Dames as Himself
Movie ★ 7.5
1934
Studio Highlights as Self (archive footage)
Movie
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 as Self
Movie
1933
42nd Street as Billy Lawler
Movie ★ 6.9
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 as Brad
Movie ★ 7.2
1933
Footlight Parade as Scotty Blair
Movie ★ 6.8
1933
The King's Vacation as John Kent
Movie ★ 5.7
1933
College Coach as Phil "Sarge" Sargeant
Movie ★ 4.6
1933
The Road Is Open Again as The Songwriter
Movie ★ 7.0
1933
Just Around the Corner as Jerry
Movie ★ 6.0
1933
Convention City as Jerry Ford
Movie ★ 4.2
1932
Blessed Event as Bunny Harmon
Movie ★ 6.9
1932
Too Busy to Work as Dan Hardy
Movie ★ 6.5
1932
Big City Blues as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
Crew Credits
1970s 1 credit
1973
Paper Moon Thanks
Movie ★ 7.9
1960s 6 credits
1967
Ghostbreakers Executive Producer
Movie ★ 4.5
1963
The Losers Executive Producer
Movie
1961
Who Killed Julie Greer? Executive Producer
Movie
1961
Ricochet Executive Producer
Movie
1961
The Dick Powell Show Producer
TV ★ 5.7
1961
The Dick Powell Show Executive Producer
TV ★ 5.7
1950s 11 credits
1959
Woman on the Run Director
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
The Hunters Director
Movie ★ 5.8
1958
The Hunters Producer
Movie ★ 5.8
1957
The Enemy Below Director
Movie ★ 7.1
1957
The Enemy Below Producer
Movie ★ 7.1
1956
The Conqueror Director
Movie ★ 3.6
1956
You Can't Run Away from It Director
Movie ★ 5.1
1956
The Conqueror Producer
Movie ★ 3.6
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Creator
TV ★ 6.2
1953
Split Second Director
Movie ★ 6.3
1951
Cry Danger● Director
Movie ★ 6.7
1930s 1 credit
1936
One And One Is One Director
Movie ★ 5.0