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Dick Powell
> Filmography
Filmography (Films and Roles) of
:
Big City Blues
1932
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Role:
Radio Announcer
Big City Blues
(as Radio Announcer)
Blessed Event
1932
Director:
Roy Del Ruth
Role:
Bunny Harmon
Blessed Event
(as Bunny Harmon)
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Role:
Brad
Gold Diggers of 1933
(as Brad)
The King's Vacation
1933
Director:
John G. Adolfi
Role:
John Kent
The King's Vacation
(as John Kent)
Convention City
1933
Director:
Archie Mayo
Role:
Jerry Ford
Convention City
(as Jerry Ford)
College Coach
1933
Director:
William A. Wellman
Role:
Philip 'Phil' / 'Sarge' Sargeant
College Coach
(as Philip 'Phil' / 'Sarge' ...)
42nd Street
1933
Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Role:
Billy Lawler
42nd Street
(as Billy Lawler)
Footlight Parade
1933
Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Role:
Scott 'Scotty' Blair
Footlight Parade
(as Scott 'Scotty' Blair)
Happiness Ahead
1934
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Role:
Bob Lane
Happiness Ahead
(as Bob Lane)
Dames
1934
Director:
Ray Enright
Role:
James 'Jimmy' Higgens
Dames
(as James 'Jimmy' Higgens)
Wonder Bar
1934
Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Role:
Tommy
Wonder Bar
(as Tommy)
Flirtation Walk
1934
Director:
Frank Borzage
Role:
Richard Palmer Grant 'Canary' / 'Dick' / 'Dickie Boy' Dorcy
Flirtation Walk
(as Richard Palmer Grant 'Ca...)
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934
Director:
Ray Enright
Role:
Buddy Clayton
Twenty Million Sweet...
(as Buddy Clayton)
Broadway Gondolier
1935
Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Role:
Richard 'Dick' Purcell, aka Ricardo Purcelli
Broadway Gondolier
(as Richard 'Dick' Purcell, ...)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
Director:
William Dieterle
Role:
Lysander, In love with Hermia
A Midsummer Night's ...
(as Lysander, In love with H...)
Shipmates Forever
1935
Director:
Frank Borzage
Role:
Richard John 'Dick' Melville III
Shipmates Forever
(as Richard John 'Dick' Melv...)
Page Miss Glory
1935
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Role:
Bingo Nelson
Page Miss Glory
(as Bingo Nelson)
Thanks A Million
1935
Director:
Roy Del Ruth
Role:
Eric Land
Thanks A Million
(as Eric Land)
Gold Diggers of 1935
1935
Director:
Busby Berkeley
Role:
Dick Curtis
Gold Diggers of 1935
(as Dick Curtis)
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Role:
Rosmer 'Rossi' Peck
Gold Diggers of 1937
(as Rosmer 'Rossi' Peck)
Hearts Divided
1936
Director:
Frank Borzage
Role:
Captain Jerome Bonaparte
Hearts Divided
(as Captain Jerome Bonaparte)
Colleen
1936
Director:
Alfred E. Green
Role:
Donald Ames 3rd
Colleen
(as Donald Ames 3rd)
Hollywood Hotel
1937
Director:
Busby Berkeley
Role:
Ronnie Bowers
Hollywood Hotel
(as Ronnie Bowers)
The Singing Marine
1937
Director:
Ray Enright
Role:
Pfc. Robert 'Bob' / 'Arkansas' Brent
The Singing Marine
(as Pfc. Robert 'Bob' / 'Ark...)
On the Avenue
1937
Director:
Roy Del Ruth
Role:
Gary Blake
On the Avenue
(as Gary Blake)
Varsity Show
1937
Director:
William Keighley
Role:
Charles 'Chuck' Daly
Varsity Show
(as Charles 'Chuck' Daly)
Hard to Get
1938
Director:
Ray Enright
Role:
Bill Davis
Hard to Get
(as Bill Davis)
Going Places
1938
Director:
Ray Enright
Role:
Peter Mason
Going Places
(as Peter Mason)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Role:
Elly Jordan, aka Wyoming Steve Gibson
Cowboy from Brooklyn
(as Elly Jordan, aka Wyoming...)
Naughty But Nice
1939
Director:
Ray Enright
Role:
Professor Donald 'Don' Hardwick
Naughty But Nice
(as Professor Donald 'Don' H...)
Christmas in July
1940
Director:
Preston Sturges
Role:
Jimmy MacDonald
Christmas in July
(as Jimmy MacDonald)
I Want a Divorce
1940
Director:
Ralph Murphy
Role:
Alan MacNally
I Want a Divorce
(as Alan MacNally)
Model Wife
1941
Director:
Leigh Jason
Role:
Fred Chambers
Model Wife
(as Fred Chambers)
In The Navy
1941
Director:
Arthur Lubin
Role:
Thomas Halstead
In The Navy
(as Thomas Halstead)
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
Director:
George Marshall
Role:
Dick Powell
Star Spangled Rhythm
(as Dick Powell)
Happy Go Lucky
1943
Director:
Curtis Bernhardt
Role:
Pete Hamilton
Happy Go Lucky
(as Pete Hamilton)
Murder, My Sweet
1944
Director:
Edward Dmytryk
Role:
Philip Marlowe
Murder, My Sweet
(as Philip Marlowe)
Meet the People
1944
Director:
Charles Reisner
Role:
William 'Swanee' Swanson
Meet the People
(as William 'Swanee' Swanson)
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Director:
René Clair
Role:
Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens
It Happened Tomorrow
(as Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens)
Cornered
1945
Director:
Edward Dmytryk
Role:
Laurence Gerard
Cornered
(as Laurence Gerard)
Johnny O'Clock
1947
Director:
Robert Rossen
Role:
Johnny O'Clock
Johnny O'Clock
(as Johnny O'Clock)
Station West
1948
Director:
Sidney Lanfield
Role:
Lt. John Martin Haven
Station West
(as Lt. John Martin Haven)
To the Ends of the Earth
1948
Director:
Robert Stevenson
Role:
Commissioner Michael Barrows
To the Ends of the E...
(as Commissioner Michael Bar...)
Pitfall
1948
Director:
Andre De Toth
Role:
John Forbes
Pitfall
(as John Forbes)
Rogues' Regiment
1948
Director:
Robert Florey
Role:
Whit Corbett
Rogues' Regiment
(as Whit Corbett)
Mrs Mike
1949
Director:
Louis King
Role:
Sgt. Mike Flannigan
Mrs Mike
(as Sgt. Mike Flannigan)
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
Director:
Melvin Frank
Role:
Andrew 'Andy' Rockton Hale
The Reformer and the...
(as Andrew 'Andy' Rockton Ha...)
Right Cross
1950
Director:
John Sturges
Role:
Rick Garvey
Right Cross
(as Rick Garvey)
Cry Danger
1951
Director:
Robert Parrish
Role:
Rocky
Cry Danger
(as Rocky)
The Tall Target
1951
Director:
Anthony Mann
Role:
John Kennedy
The Tall Target
(as John Kennedy)
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
Director:
Melvin Frank
Role:
Himself
Callaway Went Thataw...
(as Himself)
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Role:
James Lee Bartlow
The Bad and the Beau...
(as James Lee Bartlow)
Susan Slept Here
1954
Director:
Frank Tashlin
Role:
Mark Christopher
Susan Slept Here
(as Mark Christopher)
So Young the Savage Land
1960
Director:
Richard Donner
Role:
Himself
So Young the Savage ...
(as Himself)
New Hollywood Films (1970 and beyond)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Director:
Philippe Mora
Role:
Brother, Can You Spa...
(as )
The Celluloid Closet
1996
Director:
Rob Epstein
Role:
Standing Beside Al Jolson at Grandstand
The Celluloid Closet
(as Standing Beside Al Jolso...)