Tyrone Power
Acting
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.
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Alexander - Roger Grant
Age 24 (now 44)
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
as Self (archive footage)
Age 101 (now 44)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Jacob 'Jake' Barnes (archive footage)
Age 90 (now 44)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)
Age 86 (now 44)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
Age 83 (now 44)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)
Age 76 (now 44)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
Age 75 (now 44)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 74 (now 44)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
Age 67 (now 44)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Age 61 (now 44)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Age 57 (now 44)
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
as Ensign Chuck Palmer
Age 36 (now 44)
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
as Himself
Age 29 (now 44)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Benjamin Blake
Age 27 (now 44)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as Tyrone Power
Age 24 (now 44)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Alexander - Roger Grant
Age 24 (now 44)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
Age 22 (now 44)
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Also Known As
Тайрон Пауэр, Tyrone Edmund Power III, 泰隆·鲍华, تایرون پاور
IMDB
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