Tyrone Power
Biography
Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr., also referred to as Tyrone Power III, was born on May 5, 1914, in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, and died on November 15, 1958, at the age of 44. A male actor, he is remembered as one of the great romantic swashbuckling stars of the mid‑twentieth century. Power belonged to a four‑generation acting dynasty; his great‑grandfather was the Irish comedian Tyrone Power (1795‑1841), his father—historically recorded as Tyrone Power Sr. and contemporarily known as Tyrone Power or Tyrone Power the Younger—was a prominent theatre and film performer, and his mother Patia Riaume was a Shakespearean actress and dramatic coach. The actor is credited with 83 screen appearances and is listed in TMDB under the alternate name Тайрон Пауэр.
Career overview
Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr., born on May 5, 1914 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, was a male actor whose career spanned the mid‑twentieth century. He is described as one of the great romantic swashbuckling stars of that era and was credited with 83 acting roles. Power was the third of four actors in a lineage that traced back to the eighteenth‑century Irish comedian his great‑grandfather, the first Tyrone Power (1795‑1841). His father, historically recorded as Tyrone Power Sr., achieved prominence on the stage and later in film, while his mother, Patia Riaume, worked as a Shakespearean actress and dramatic coach.
Power’s professional identity was sometimes rendered in other languages, such as “Тайрон Пауэр,” and he was also known as Tyrone Power III. His career concluded with his death on November 15, 1958 at the age of 44. The breadth of his work, reflected in the eighty‑three credited performances, underscores his status as a notable figure in American cinema during his lifetime.
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84 titles- Jornal Português (1938-1951) (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Lusitanian Illusion (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) as Jacob 'Jake' Barnes (archive footage)
- Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- The Many Faces of Zorro (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Death Scenes 2 (1992) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Anthony Quinn: An Original (1990) as Self (archive footage)
- Death In Hollywood (1990)
- Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990) as (archive footage)
- Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Showbiz Goes to War (1982) as (archive footage)
- Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982) as Self (archive footage)
- Gay, Gay Hollywood (1980) as Self
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
- Uncertain Verification (1965) as (archive footage)
- Solomon and Sheba (1959) Producer
- Witness for the Prosecution (1957) as Leonard Vole
- Seven Waves Away (1957) as Alec Holmes
- Seven Waves Away (1957) Producer
- The Sun Also Rises (1957) as Jake Barnes
- The Rising of the Moon (1957) as Self - Host
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Jean
- The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) as Eddy Duchin
- The Long Gray Line (1955) as Martin Maher
- Untamed (1955) as Paul Van Riebeck
- The Red, White and Blue Line (1955) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- King of the Khyber Rifles (1953) as Capt. Alan King
- The Mississippi Gambler (1953) as Mark Fallon
- The World's Most Beautiful Girls (1953) as Self
- Diplomatic Courier (1952) as Mike Kells
- Pony Soldier (1952) as Constable Duncan MacDonald
- Rawhide (1951) as Tom Owens
- The House in the Square (1951) as Peter Standish
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950) as Ensign Chuck Palmer
- The Black Rose (1950) as Walter of Gurnie
- Prince of Foxes (1949) as Andrea Orsini
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Bambi (1948) as Self (archive footage)
- That Wonderful Urge (1948) as Thomas Jefferson Tyler
- The Luck of the Irish (1948) as Stephen Fitzgerald
- Nightmare Alley (1947) as Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle
- Captain from Castile (1947) as Pedro De Vargas
- The Razor's Edge (1946) as Larry Darrell
- Crash Dive (1943) as Lt. Ward Stewart
- Show-Business at War (1943) as Self
- Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform (1943) as Himself
- The Black Swan (1942) as Jamie Waring
- This Above All (1942) as Clive Briggs
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) as Benjamin Blake
- A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) as Tim Baker
- Blood and Sand (1941) as Juan
- Three Of A Kind (1941) as Himself
- Brigham Young (1940) as Jonathan Kent
- The Mark of Zorro (1940) as Don Diego Vega, aka Zorro
- Johnny Apollo (1940) as Robert Cain Jr. (aka Johnny Apollo)
- Jesse James (1939) as Jesse Woodson James
- The Rains Came (1939) as Major Rama Safti
- Second Fiddle (1939) as Jimmy Sutton
- Rose of Washington Square (1939) as Bart Clinton
- Day-time Wife (1939) as Ken Norton
- Hollywood Hobbies (1939) as Self (uncredited)
- Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939) as Tyrone Power
- Marie Antoinette (1938) as Count Axel de Fersen
- In Old Chicago (1938) as Dion O'Leary
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) as Alexander - Roger Grant
- Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) as Self
- Suez (1938) as Ferdinand de Lesseps
- Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) as Himself
- Love Is News (1937) as Steve Leyton
- Second Honeymoon (1937) as Raoul McLiesh
- Thin Ice (1937) as Prince Rudolph
- Café Metropole (1937) as Alexis
- Girls' Dormitory (1936) as Count Vallais
- Ladies in Love (1936) as Karl Lanyi
- Lloyd's of London (1936) as Jonathan Blake
- Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936) as Self
- Northern Frontier (1935) as Mountie (uncredited)
- Flirtation Walk (1934) as Cadet (uncredited)
- Tom Brown of Culver (1932) as Donald MacKenzie
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Tyrone Power best known for?
Tyrone Power is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Death In Hollywood (1990), Solomon and Sheba (1959), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Seven Waves Away (1957).
When and where was Tyrone Power born?
Tyrone Power was born on May 5, 1914 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. They passed away on November 15, 1958.
How many credits does Tyrone Power have?
Tyrone Power has accumulated over 84 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1932 to 2015.
What is Tyrone Power's background in cinema and television?
Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr., also referred to as Tyrone Power III, was born on May 5, 1914, in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, and died on November 15, 1958, at the age of 44. A male actor, he is remembered as one of the great romantic swashbuckling stars of the mid‑twentieth century. Power belonged to a four‑generation ...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Bambi (1948) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 34
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self — aged about 42
- Witness for the Prosecution (1957) as Leonard Vole — aged about 43
- Seven Waves Away (1957) as Alec Holmes — aged about 43
- The Mississippi Gambler (1953) as Mark Fallon — aged about 39
- The Long Gray Line (1955) as Martin Maher — aged about 41
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