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Tyrone Power
Actor, Producer
Born May 5, 1914Died November 15, 1958 (44 years)
One of the great romantic swashbuckling stars of the mid-twentieth century, and the third Tyrone Power of four in a famed acting dynasty reaching back to the eighteenth century. His great-grandfather was the first Tyrone Power (1795-1841), a famed Irish comedian. His father, known to historians as Tyrone Power Sr., but to his contemporaries as either Tyrone Power or Tyrone Power the Younger, was a huge star in the theater (and later in films) in both classical and modern roles. His mother, Patia Riaume (Mrs. Tyrone Power), was also a Shakespearean actress as well as a respected dramatic coach.
Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr., (also called Tyrone Power III; May 5, 1914 - November 15, 1958) was born at his mother's home of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1914. A frail, sickly child, he was taken by his parents to the warmer climate of southern California. After his parents' divorce, he and his sister Anne Power returned to Cincinnati with their mother. There he attended school while developing an obsession with acting. Although raised by his mother, he corresponded with his father, who encouraged his acting dreams. He was a supernumerary in his father's stage production of 'The Merchant of Venice' in Chicago and held him as he died suddenly of a heart attack later that year.
Startlingly handsome, young Tyrone nevertheless struggled to find work in Hollywood. He appeared in a few small roles, then went east to do stage work. A screen test led to a contract at 20th Century Fox in 1936, and he quickly progressed to leading roles. Within a year or so, he was one of Fox's leading stars, playing in contemporary and period pieces with ease. Most of his roles were colorful without being deep, and his swordplay was more praised than his wordplay. He served in the Marine Corps in World War II as a transport pilot, and he saw action in the Pacific Theater of operations.
After the war, he got his best reviews for an atypical part as a downward-spiraling con-man in Nightmare Alley (1947). Although he remained a huge star, much of his postwar work was unremarkable. He continued to do notable stage work and also began producing films. Following a fine performance in Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Power began production on Solomon and Sheba (1959). Halfway through shooting, he collapsed during a dueling scene with George Sanders, and he died of a heart attack before reaching a hospital.
Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr., (also called Tyrone Power III; May 5, 1914 - November 15, 1958) was born at his mother's home of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1914. A frail, sickly child, he was taken by his parents to the warmer climate of southern California. After his parents' divorce, he and his sister Anne Power returned to Cincinnati with their mother. There he attended school while developing an obsession with acting. Although raised by his mother, he corresponded with his father, who encouraged his acting dreams. He was a supernumerary in his father's stage production of 'The Merchant of Venice' in Chicago and held him as he died suddenly of a heart attack later that year.
Startlingly handsome, young Tyrone nevertheless struggled to find work in Hollywood. He appeared in a few small roles, then went east to do stage work. A screen test led to a contract at 20th Century Fox in 1936, and he quickly progressed to leading roles. Within a year or so, he was one of Fox's leading stars, playing in contemporary and period pieces with ease. Most of his roles were colorful without being deep, and his swordplay was more praised than his wordplay. He served in the Marine Corps in World War II as a transport pilot, and he saw action in the Pacific Theater of operations.
After the war, he got his best reviews for an atypical part as a downward-spiraling con-man in Nightmare Alley (1947). Although he remained a huge star, much of his postwar work was unremarkable. He continued to do notable stage work and also began producing films. Following a fine performance in Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Power began production on Solomon and Sheba (1959). Halfway through shooting, he collapsed during a dueling scene with George Sanders, and he died of a heart attack before reaching a hospital.
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Filmography
| 2017 | Gene Tierney, une star oubliée · as Cast |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Diego |
| 2005 | Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That · as Juan Gallardo |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Errol Flynn · as Jacob 'jake' Barnes (archive Footage) |
| 2000 | The Many Faces of Zorro · as Cast |
| 2000 | |
| 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years · as Prince Rudolph |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths · as (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War · as (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies · as Jesse James |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Jamie Waring |
| 1959 | Solomon and Sheba · as Solomon |
| 1957 | Witness for the Prosecution · as Leonard Vole |
| 1957 | The Sun Also Rises · as Jake Barnes |
| 1957 | Seven Days from Now · as Alec Holmes |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Jean |
| 1956 | The Eddy Duchin Story · as Eddy Duchin |
| 1955 | Untamed · as Paul Van Riebeck |
| 1955 | The Long Gray Line · as Martin Maher |
| 1953 | King of the Khyber Rifles · as Capt. Alan King |
| 1953 | The Mississippi Gambler · as Mark Fallon |
| 1952 | Pony Soldier · as Constable Duncan Macdonald |
| 1952 | Diplomatic Courier · as Mike Kells |
| 1951 | I'll Never Forget You · as Peter Standish |
| 1951 | Rawhide · as Tom Owens |
| 1950 | American Guerrilla in the Philippines · as Ensign Chuck Palmer |
| 1950 | The Black Rose · as Walter Of Gurnie |
| 1949 | Prince of Foxes · as Andrea Orsini |
| 1948 | That Wonderful Urge · as Thomas Jefferson Tyler |
| 1948 | The Luck of the Irish · as Stephen Fitzgerald |
| 1947 | Captain from Castile · as Pedro De Vargas |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley · as Stanton 'stan' Carlisle |
| 1946 | The Razor's Edge · as Larry Darrell |
| 1943 | Crash Dive · as Lt. Ward Stewart |
| 1942 | The Black Swan · as Jamie Waring |
| 1942 | This Above All · as Clive Briggs |
| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake · as Benjamin Blake |
| 1941 | A Yank in the R.A.F. · as Tim Baker |
| 1941 | Blood and Sand · as Juan |
| 1940 | The Mark of Zorro · as Don Diego Vega, Aka Zorro |
| 1940 | Brigham Young · as Jonathan Kent |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James · as Jesse James |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo · as Robert Cain Jr. (aka Johnny Apollo) |
| 1939 | Day-Time Wife · as Ken Norton |
| 1939 | The Rains Came · as Major Rama Safti |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle · as Jimmy Sutton |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square · as Bart Clinton |
| 1939 | Jesse James · as Jesse Woodson James |
| 1938 | Suez · as Ferdinand De Lesseps |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Count Axel De Fersen |
| 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band · as Alexander - Roger Grant |
| 1938 | In Old Chicago · as Dion O'leary |
| 1937 | Second Honeymoon · as Raoul Mcliesh |
| 1937 | Thin Ice · as Prince Rudolph |
| 1937 | Café Metropole · as Alexis |
| 1937 | Love Is News · as Steve Leyton |
| 1936 | Lloyd's of London · as Jonathan Blake |
| 1936 | Ladies in Love · as Karl Lanyi |
| 1936 | Girls' Dormitory · as Count Vallais |
| 1935 | Northern Frontier · as Mountie (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Flirtation Walk · as Cadet (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Tom Brown of Culver · as Donald Mackenzie |