Tyrone Power

Born

May 5, 1914

Died

November 15, 1958 (44 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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.

Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner

Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner

Self (archive footage)

9.5

2019

Lusitanian Illusion

Lusitanian Illusion

Self (archive footage)

6.4

2010

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

Self (archive footage)

0.0

2005

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Jacob 'Jake' Barnes (archive footage)

7.8

2005

The Kid Stays in the Picture

The Kid Stays in the Picture

Self (archive footage)

6.7

2002

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Self (archive footage)

0.0

2000

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage)

5.2

1997

Death Scenes 2

Death Scenes 2

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.7

1992

Anthony Quinn: An Original

Anthony Quinn: An Original

Self (archive footage)

6.5

1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

(archive footage)

5.7

1990

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

0.0

1988

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)

10.0

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage)

6.0

1982

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

5.7

1975

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

6.0

1972

Uncertain Verification

Uncertain Verification

(archive footage)

6.6

1965

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

Leonard Vole

8.2

1957

The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises

Jake Barnes

5.9

1957

The Rising of the Moon

The Rising of the Moon

Self - Host

6.9

1957

Abandon Ship

Abandon Ship

Alec Holmes

7.4

1957

The Eddy Duchin Story

The Eddy Duchin Story

Eddy Duchin

6.1

1956

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

Self · (1 episode)

8.0

1956

The Red, White and Blue Line

The Red, White and Blue Line

Self

6.0

1955

Untamed

Untamed

Paul Van Riebeck

5.6

1955

The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line

Martin Maher

7.0

1955

King of the Khyber Rifles

King of the Khyber Rifles

Capt. Alan King

5.7

1953

The Oscars

The Oscars

Self · (1 episode)

7.1

1953

The Mississippi Gambler

The Mississippi Gambler

Mark Fallon

6.9

1953

The World's Most Beautiful Girls

The World's Most Beautiful Girls

Self

0.0

1953

Diplomatic Courier

Diplomatic Courier

Mike Kells

6.0

1952

Pony Soldier

Pony Soldier

Constable Duncan MacDonald

5.9

1952

The House in the Square

The House in the Square

Peter Standish

6.7

1951

Rawhide

Rawhide

Tom Owens

6.7

1951

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

Ensign Chuck Palmer

5.5

1950

The Black Rose

The Black Rose

Walter of Gurnie

6.5

1950

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)

6.9

1950

Prince of Foxes

Prince of Foxes

Andrea Orsini

6.0

1949

That Wonderful Urge

That Wonderful Urge

Thomas Jefferson Tyler

6.5

1948

The Luck of the Irish

The Luck of the Irish

Stephen Fitzgerald

5.7

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self · (2 episodes)

6.8

1948

Bambi-Verleihung

Bambi-Verleihung

Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)

9.0

1948

Captain from Castile

Captain from Castile

Pedro De Vargas

7.1

1947

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle

7.1

1947

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

Larry Darrell

6.9

1946

Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform

Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform

Himself

6.0

1943

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

Self

7.0

1943

Crash Dive

Crash Dive

Lt. Ward Stewart

6.2

1943

The Black Swan

The Black Swan

Jamie Waring

6.4

1942

This Above All

This Above All

Clive Briggs

6.7

1942

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Benjamin Blake

7.2

1942

A Yank in the R.A.F.

A Yank in the R.A.F.

Tim Baker

5.6

1941

Three Of A Kind

Three Of A Kind

Himself

0.0

1941

Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand

Juan

6.5

1941

The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro

Don Diego Vega, aka Zorro

7.1

1940

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

Jonathan Kent

4.4

1940

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo

Robert Cain Jr. (aka Johnny Apollo)

6.8

1940

Day-time Wife

Day-time Wife

Ken Norton

6.2

1939

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

Major Rama Safti

5.9

1939

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

Jimmy Sutton

4.9

1939

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square

Bart Clinton

5.8

1939

Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies

Self (uncredited)

5.6

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Tyrone Power

4.0

1939

Jesse James

Jesse James

Jesse Woodson James

6.4

1939

Suez

Suez

Ferdinand de Lesseps

5.2

1938

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

Count Axel de Fersen

6.6

1938

Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town

Self

7.0

1938

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Alexander - Roger Grant

6.7

1938

In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

Dion O'Leary

6.5

1938

Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon

Raoul McLiesh

5.8

1937

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Himself

5.9

1937

Thin Ice

Thin Ice

Prince Rudolph

6.6

1937

Café Metropole

Café Metropole

Alexis

6.9

1937

Love Is News

Love Is News

Steve Leyton

6.0

1937

Lloyd's of London

Lloyd's of London

Jonathan Blake

7.1

1936

Ladies in Love

Ladies in Love

Karl Lanyi

5.8

1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Self

6.0

1936

Girls' Dormitory

Girls' Dormitory

Count Vallais

5.9

1936

Northern Frontier

Northern Frontier

Mountie (uncredited)

0.0

1935

Flirtation Walk

Flirtation Walk

Cadet (uncredited)

5.6

1934

Tom Brown of Culver

Tom Brown of Culver

Donald MacKenzie

5.2

1932