# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-powell
# Generated: 2026-09-01T02:45:50.690Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-powell"
name: "William Powell"
slug: "william-powell"
description: "William Horatio Powell was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett. 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)."
tagline: "American actor (1892–1984)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Powell_by_Hurrell.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1892-07-29"
deathDate: "1984-03-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump