Tyrone Power

Male
May 5, 1914

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.

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Lusitanian Illusion
6.90
movie2010Portugal
Character: Self (archive footage)Credit: Acting
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
0.00
movie2005Portugal
Character: Self (archive footage)Credit: Acting
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
7.00
movie2005United States
Character: Jacob 'Jake' Barnes (archive footage)Credit: Acting
The Kid Stays in the Picture
7.20
movie2002United States
Character: Self (archive footage)Credit: Acting
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
0.00
movie2000United States
Character: Self (archive footage)Credit: Acting
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
6.90
movie1997United States
Character: Self (archive footage)Credit: Acting
Death Scenes 2
6.80
movie1992
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Credit: Acting
Anthony Quinn: An Original
6.90
movie1990United States
Character: Self (archive footage)Credit: Acting
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
6.90
movie1990United States
Character: (archive footage)Credit: Acting
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
0.00
movie1988United States
Credit: Acting
Showbiz Goes to War
6.90
movie1982United States
Character: (archive footage)Credit: Acting
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
6.90
movie1982United States
Character: Self (archive footage)Credit: Acting
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.90
movie1975United StatesUK
Character: Self (archive footage)Credit: Acting
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.90
movie1972United States
Character: Self (archive footage)Credit: Acting
Uncertain Verification
6.90
movie1965Italy
Character: (archive footage)Credit: Acting
Solomon and Sheba
6.50
movie1959United States
Credit: Producer
Witness for the Prosecution
8.40
movie1957United States
Character: Leonard VoleCredit: Acting
The Sun Also Rises
6.60
movie1957United States
Character: Jake BarnesCredit: Acting
The Rising of the Moon
6.80
movie1957Ireland
Character: Self - HostCredit: Acting
Abandon Ship
7.10
movie1957United StatesUK
Character: Alec HolmesCredit: Acting, Producer