
Biography
Thomas McCreery Powers (July 7, 1890 – November 9, 1955) was an American actor in theatre, films, radio and television. A veteran of the Broadway stage, notably in plays by George Bernard Shaw, he created the role of Charles Marsden in Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude. He succeeded Orson Welles in the role of Brutus in the Mercury Theatre's debut production, Caesar. In films, he was a star of Vitagraph Pictures and later became best known for his role as the victim of scheming wife Barbara Stanwyck and crooked insurance salesman Fred MacMurray in the film noir classic, Double Indemnity (1944).
Filmography
All 70
Movies 68
TV Shows 2
(Archive footage)

A Night at the Cinema in 1914 (2014)
Movie
Harry Sheldon

Double Jeopardy (1955)
Movie
Dist. Atty. Rossi

New York Confidential (1955)
Movie
Henry Green

Ten Wanted Men (1955)
Movie
Jim Rogers

The Americano (1955)
Movie
Carl Olsen / Tom Steele

The Lone Wolf (1954)
TV Show
Donovan's Washington Advisor

Donovan's Brain (1953)
Movie
6
Milt Miller

I, the Jury (1953)
Movie
Joe Holbert

Devil's Canyon (1953)
Movie
Sheriff

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953)
Movie
Frank White

The Last Posse (1953)
Movie
Metellus Cimber

Julius Caesar (1953)
Movie
Lt. Governor Watson

The Marksman (1953)
Movie
Valcourt, Travel Agent

The Steel Trap (1952)
Movie
Frank Tarleton

Horizons West (1952)
Movie
General (uncredited)

The WAC From Walla Walla (1952)
Movie
Gen. Vincent

Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV Show
Andy Randolph

Flesh and Fury (1952)
Movie
Eddie Mendies

Bal Tabarin (1952)
Movie
Sloan

Denver and Rio Grande (1952)
Movie
Delaney

The Fabulous Senorita (1952)
Movie

Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
Movie
Jim, Mayor

The Well (1951)
Movie
Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)

The Tall Target (1951)
Movie
Admiral Ryan

Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
Movie
Ken Keeler

Again Pioneers (1950)
Movie
Tom Balford

Right Cross (1950)
Movie
General Thayer

Destination Moon (1950)
Movie
Bill Martin

The Nevadan (1950)
Movie
Owen Lee

East Side, West Side (1949)
Movie
6
Capt. Howard Brown

Chinatown at Midnight (1949)
Movie
Howard

Chicago Deadline (1949)
Movie
Umpire Menafoe

Scene of the Crime (1949)
Movie
Chief Special Agent Wilcox

Special Agent (1949)
Movie
Ed Mason

Mexican Hayride (1948)
Movie
Warden

Angel in Exile (1948)
Movie
Freddy Blick

The Time of Your Life (1948)
Movie
Captain Iles

Station West (1948)
Movie
Rogan

Up in Central Park (1948)
Movie
Ralph Johnston

I Love Trouble (1948)
Movie
Hugh Mitchell

The Son of Rusty (1947)
Movie
Trenton

They Won't Believe Me (1947)
Movie
Hugh Mitchell

For the Love of Rusty (1947)
Movie
Hy Nordick

The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
Movie
Dr. Mangram

Angel and the Badman (1947)
Movie
6
Bellamer

Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
Movie
Floyd Sorelson

The Last Crooked Mile (1946)
Movie
Dan Carter

Her Adventurous Night (1946)
Movie
Capt. Hendrickson

The Blue Dahlia (1946)
Movie
Mike Thurber

The Chicago Kid (1945)
Movie
Harvey Bogardus

The Phantom Speaks (1945)
Movie
Commander Harry Harpe

Practically Yours (1944)
Movie
Mr. Dietrichson

Double Indemnity (1944)
Movie
6
Eric Larne, the fiancé

The Basilisk (1914)
Movie
Husband

Daisy Doodad's Dial (1914)
Movie
6
Clumsy Copy Boy (uncredited)

Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
Movie
The Pal

Cutey Plays Detective (1913)
Movie
Alan Dale, the Old Man's Nephew

A Window on Washington Park (1913)
Movie
Office Employee

Stenographer Troubles (1913)
Movie

A Cure for Pokeritis (1912)
Movie
George Gordon

The Signal of Distress (1912)
Movie
John

Saving an Audience (1912)
Movie
Richard Johns, Howard's Son

The Cylinder's Secret (1912)
Movie
Charley Fortune - Mabel's Sweetheart

An Eventful Elopement (1912)
Movie
Beth's Sweetheart

The Picture Idol (1912)
Movie
Opera Attendee

Fortunes of a Composer (1912)
Movie
Sammy Bertram - Rebecca's Sweetheart

Love in the Ghetto (1912)
Movie
Tom Swayne

The Hieroglyphic (1912)
Movie
Giuseppe

The Illumination (1912)
Movie
Jones - the Ranch Owner

A Girl of the West (1912)
Movie
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1944
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1946
2014
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Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1890-07-07
Deathday1955-11-07 (65 years old)
Place of birthOwensboro, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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