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He broadened his range appearing in a Western, Station West (1948) and a French Foreign Legion tale, Rogues' Regiment (1949). He was a Mountie in Mrs. Mike (1950). From 1949 to 1953, Powell played the lead role in the NBC radio theater production Richard Diamond, Private Detective.
Dick Powell. Actor: Murder, My Sweet. Few actors ever managed a complete image transition as thoroughly as did Dick Powell: in his case, from the boyish, wavy-haired crooner in musicals to rugged crime fighters in film noirs. Powell grew up in the town of Little Rock, Arkansas, one of three brothers (one of them, Howard, ended up as vice ...
- January 1, 1
- Mountain View, Arkansas, USA
- January 1, 1
- West Los Angeles, California, USA
Dick Powell. Actor: Murder, My Sweet. Few actors ever managed a complete image transition as thoroughly as did Dick Powell: in his case, from the boyish, wavy-haired crooner in musicals to rugged crime fighters in film noirs. Powell grew up in the town of Little Rock, Arkansas, one of three brothers (one of them, Howard, ended up as vice president of the Illinois Central Railroad). He worked his way through...
- November 14, 1904
- January 2, 1963
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Dick Powell. (Actor) Dick Powell was an American actor, singer, voice actor, and director. He is best remembered as the first actor to portray the fictional character, private detective ‘Philip Marlowe,’ on screen. As a young boy, Powell was encouraged by his father to sing in church choirs. Later, he joined ‘The Charlie Davis Orchestra ...
Mar 12, 2018 · Dick Powell would become the first actor to play private eye Philip Marlowe on-screen. The film, released as “ Murder, My Sweet ,” was a hit and gave Powell’s film career the new direction he craved just as the new sub-genre of film noir was coming into its own.
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.
Two thoughts about Dick Powell “ absolutly, he was a legend, ” — Alan Roberts, March 14, 2015 at 6:43 a.m. “ As a child I remember watching so many great shows on TV W/ DICK POWELL He was multi talented. He was ahead of his time. He was great in drama or comedy.;/or as a singer, director & producer.
