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Acting
Tyrone Power
Also known as: Тайрон Пауэр, Tyrone Edmund Power III, 泰隆·鲍华, تایرون پاور
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 5, 1914
Day of Death
November 15, 1958
Age at Death
44 years old
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Popularity Score
1.8
Filmography
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
Lusitanian Illusion
Self (archive footage)
2010Movie
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Jacob 'Jake' Barnes (archive footage)
2005Movie
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
2000Movie
The Many Faces of Zorro
Self (archive footage)
2000Movie
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1997Movie
Death Scenes 2
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992Movie
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
1990Movie
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
1990Movie
Death In Hollywood
1990Movie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988Movie
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
1982Movie
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982Movie
Gay, Gay Hollywood
Self
1980Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975Movie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972Movie
Uncertain Verification
(archive footage)
1965Movie
Solomon and Sheba
Producer
1959Movie
The Sun Also Rises
Jake Barnes
1957Movie
Witness for the Prosecution
Leonard Vole
1957Movie
Seven Waves Away
Alec Holmes
1957Movie
The Rising of the Moon
Self - Host
1957Movie
Seven Waves Away
Producer
1957Movie
The Eddy Duchin Story
Eddy Duchin
1956Movie
Cinépanorama
Self
1956TV
Armchair Theatre
Jean
1956TV
The Long Gray Line
Martin Maher
1955Movie
Untamed
Paul Van Riebeck
1955Movie
The Red, White and Blue Line
Self
1955Movie
King of the Khyber Rifles
Capt. Alan King
1953Movie
The Mississippi Gambler
Mark Fallon
1953Movie
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
Self
1953Movie
The Oscars
Self
1953TV
Diplomatic Courier
Mike Kells
1952Movie
Pony Soldier
Constable Duncan MacDonald
1952Movie
Rawhide
Tom Owens
1951Movie
The House in the Square
Peter Standish
1951Movie
The Black Rose
Walter of Gurnie
1950Movie
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Ensign Chuck Palmer
1950Movie
What's My Line?
Self
1950TV
Prince of Foxes
Andrea Orsini
1949Movie
The Luck of the Irish
Stephen Fitzgerald
1948Movie
That Wonderful Urge
Thomas Jefferson Tyler
1948Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948TV
Bambi
Self (archive footage)
1948TV
Captain from Castile
Pedro De Vargas
1947Movie
Nightmare Alley
Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle
1947Movie
The Razor's Edge
Larry Darrell
1946Movie
Crash Dive
Lt. Ward Stewart
1943Movie
Show-Business at War
Self
1943Movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Himself
1943Movie
The Black Swan
Jamie Waring
1942Movie
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Benjamin Blake
1942Movie
This Above All
Clive Briggs
1942Movie
Blood and Sand
Juan
1941Movie
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Tim Baker
1941Movie
Three Of A Kind
Himself
1941Movie
The Mark of Zorro
Don Diego Vega, aka Zorro
1940Movie
Johnny Apollo
Robert Cain Jr. (aka Johnny Apollo)
1940Movie
Brigham Young
Jonathan Kent
1940Movie
Rose of Washington Square
Bart Clinton
1939Movie
Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James
1939Movie
Second Fiddle
Jimmy Sutton
1939Movie
Day-time Wife
Ken Norton
1939Movie
The Rains Came
Major Rama Safti
1939Movie
Hollywood Hobbies
Self (uncredited)
1939Movie
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Tyrone Power
1939Movie
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander - Roger Grant
1938Movie
Marie Antoinette
Count Axel de Fersen
1938Movie
In Old Chicago
Dion O'Leary
1938Movie
Suez
Ferdinand de Lesseps
1938Movie
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
1938Movie
Thin Ice
Prince Rudolph
1937Movie
Love Is News
Steve Leyton
1937Movie
Café Metropole
Alexis
1937Movie
Second Honeymoon
Raoul McLiesh
1937Movie
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Himself
1937Movie
Lloyd's of London
Jonathan Blake
1936Movie
Girls' Dormitory
Count Vallais
1936Movie
Ladies in Love
Karl Lanyi
1936Movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
1936Movie
Northern Frontier
Mountie (uncredited)
1935Movie
Flirtation Walk
Cadet (uncredited)
1934Movie
Tom Brown of Culver
Donald MacKenzie
1932Movie