Biography
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.
Filmography
all 84
Movies 79
self 29
TV Shows 5
Producer 1
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner (2019)
Lusitanian Illusion (2010)
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005)
Jornal Português (1938-1951) (2005)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000)
The Many Faces of Zorro (2000)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
Death Scenes 2 (1992)
Anthony Quinn: An Original (1990)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
Uncertain Verification (1965)
Solomon and Sheba (1959)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Sun Also Rises (1957)
The Rising of the Moon (1957)
Abandon Ship (1957)
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
Untamed (1955)
The Long Gray Line (1955)
King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
Diplomatic Courier (1952)
Pony Soldier (1952)
The House in the Square (1951)
Rawhide (1951)
American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
The Black Rose (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Prince of Foxes (1949)
That Wonderful Urge (1948)
The Luck of the Irish (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Bambi Awards (1948)
Captain from Castile (1947)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
The Razor's Edge (1946)
Crash Dive (1943)
The Black Swan (1942)
This Above All (1942)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
Three Of A Kind (1941)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Brigham Young (1940)
Johnny Apollo (1940)
Day-time Wife (1939)
The Rains Came (1939)
Second Fiddle (1939)
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Hollywood Hobbies (1939)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)
Jesse James (1939)
Suez (1938)
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
In Old Chicago (1938)
Second Honeymoon (1937)
Thin Ice (1937)
Café Metropole (1937)
Love Is News (1937)
Lloyd's of London (1936)
Ladies In Love (1936)
Girls Dormitory (1936)
Northern Frontier (1935)
Flirtation Walk (1934)
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1914-05-05
Deathday1958-11-15 (44 years old)
Birth NameTyrone Edmund Power
Birth PlaceCincinnati, United States
Height
RelationshipsLinda Christian (1949 - 1956), Deborah Jean Smith (1958 - 1958), Annabella (1939 - 1948)
ChildrenTyrone Power Jr., Taryn Power, Romina Power, Anne Power
FatherTyrone Power Sr.
MotherPatia Power
SiblingsAnne Power Hardenbergh
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsТайрон Пауэр, Tyrone Edmund Power III, 泰隆·鲍华
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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