About
Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss. Born in Mountain View, the seat of Stone County in northern Arkansas, Powell attended the former Little Rock College in the state capital, before he started his entertainment career as a singer with the Charlie Davis Orchestra, based in the midwest. He recorded a number of records with Davis and on his own, for the Vocalion label in the late 1920s.
Filmography
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout2024 · Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored2013 · Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe2012 · Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage2006 · Self (archive footage)
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound2006 · Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years1999 · Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s1984 · (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's Showtime1976 · Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975 · Self (archive footage)
Ricochet1961 · Self - Host
Who Killed Julie Greer?1961 · Host / Inspector Amos Burke
One Must Die1961
The All-Star Christmas Show1958 · Self
Susan Slept Here1954 · Mark Christopher
The Bad and the Beautiful1952 · James Lee Bartlow
You Never Can Tell1951 · Rex Shepherd
The Tall Target1951 · John Kennedy
Cry Danger1951 · Rocky Mulloy