Tyrone Power
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.
Filmography
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
as Self (archive footage)
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
as Self (archive footage)
Lusitanian Illusion
as Self (archive footage)
Lusitanian Illusion
as Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Jacob 'Jake' Barnes (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Jacob 'Jake' Barnes (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Zorro
as Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Zorro
as Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
Death Scenes 2
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Death Scenes 2
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Death In Hollywood
Death In Hollywood
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
Gay, Gay Hollywood
as Self
Gay, Gay Hollywood
as Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Uncertain Verification
as (archive footage)
Uncertain Verification
as (archive footage)
Witness for the Prosecution
as Leonard Vole
Witness for the Prosecution
as Leonard Vole
The Sun Also Rises
as Jake Barnes
The Sun Also Rises
as Jake Barnes
The Rising of the Moon
as Self - Host
The Rising of the Moon
as Self - Host
Seven Waves Away
as Alec Holmes
Seven Waves Away
as Alec Holmes
The Eddy Duchin Story
as Eddy Duchin
The Eddy Duchin Story
as Eddy Duchin
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Self
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Self
Untamed
as Paul Van Riebeck
Untamed
as Paul Van Riebeck
The Long Gray Line
as Martin Maher
The Long Gray Line
as Martin Maher
King of the Khyber Rifles
as Capt. Alan King
King of the Khyber Rifles
as Capt. Alan King
The Mississippi Gambler
as Mark Fallon
The Mississippi Gambler
as Mark Fallon
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
as Self
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
as Self
Diplomatic Courier
as Mike Kells
Diplomatic Courier
as Mike Kells
Pony Soldier
as Constable Duncan MacDonald
Pony Soldier
as Constable Duncan MacDonald
The House in the Square
as Peter Standish
The House in the Square
as Peter Standish
Rawhide
as Tom Owens
Rawhide
as Tom Owens
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
as Ensign Chuck Palmer
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
as Ensign Chuck Palmer
The Black Rose
as Walter of Gurnie
The Black Rose
as Walter of Gurnie
Prince of Foxes
as Andrea Orsini
Prince of Foxes
as Andrea Orsini
That Wonderful Urge
as Thomas Jefferson Tyler
That Wonderful Urge
as Thomas Jefferson Tyler
The Luck of the Irish
as Stephen Fitzgerald
The Luck of the Irish
as Stephen Fitzgerald
Captain from Castile
as Pedro De Vargas
Captain from Castile
as Pedro De Vargas
Nightmare Alley
as Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle
Nightmare Alley
as Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle
The Razor's Edge
as Larry Darrell
The Razor's Edge
as Larry Darrell
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
as Himself
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
as Himself
Show-Business at War
as Self
Show-Business at War
as Self
Crash Dive
as Lt. Ward Stewart
Crash Dive
as Lt. Ward Stewart
The Black Swan
as Jamie Waring
The Black Swan
as Jamie Waring
This Above All
as Clive Briggs
This Above All
as Clive Briggs
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Benjamin Blake
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Tim Baker
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Tim Baker
Three Of A Kind
as Himself
Three Of A Kind
as Himself
Blood and Sand
as Juan
Blood and Sand
as Juan
The Mark of Zorro
as Don Diego Vega, aka Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
as Don Diego Vega, aka Zorro
Brigham Young
as Jonathan Kent
Brigham Young
as Jonathan Kent
Johnny Apollo
as Robert Cain Jr. (aka Johnny Apollo)
Johnny Apollo
as Robert Cain Jr. (aka Johnny Apollo)
Day-time Wife
as Ken Norton
Day-time Wife
as Ken Norton
The Rains Came
as Major Rama Safti
The Rains Came
as Major Rama Safti
Second Fiddle
as Jimmy Sutton
Second Fiddle
as Jimmy Sutton
Rose of Washington Square
as Bart Clinton
Rose of Washington Square
as Bart Clinton
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as Tyrone Power
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as Tyrone Power
Jesse James
as Jesse Woodson James
Jesse James
as Jesse Woodson James
Suez
as Ferdinand de Lesseps
Suez
as Ferdinand de Lesseps
Marie Antoinette
as Count Axel de Fersen
Marie Antoinette
as Count Axel de Fersen
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Alexander - Roger Grant
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Alexander - Roger Grant
In Old Chicago
as Dion O'Leary
In Old Chicago
as Dion O'Leary
Second Honeymoon
as Raoul McLiesh
Second Honeymoon
as Raoul McLiesh
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Himself
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Himself
Thin Ice
as Prince Rudolph
Thin Ice
as Prince Rudolph
Café Metropole
as Alexis
Café Metropole
as Alexis
Love Is News
as Steve Leyton
Love Is News
as Steve Leyton
Lloyd's of London
as Jonathan Blake
Lloyd's of London
as Jonathan Blake
Ladies in Love
as Karl Lanyi
Ladies in Love
as Karl Lanyi
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
Girls' Dormitory
as Count Vallais
Girls' Dormitory
as Count Vallais
Northern Frontier
as Mountie (uncredited)
Northern Frontier
as Mountie (uncredited)
Flirtation Walk
as Cadet (uncredited)
Flirtation Walk
as Cadet (uncredited)