About
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. 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. A frail, sickly child, he was taken by his parents to the warmer climate of southern California. After his parents' divorce, he and his...
Known for
Witness for the ProsecutionMovie • 1957
The Black SwanMovie • 1942
The Mark of ZorroMovie • 1940
Nightmare AlleyMovie • 1947
Solomon and ShebaMovie • 1959
Jesse JamesMovie • 1939
The Razor's EdgeMovie • 1946
The Rains CameMovie • 1939
Marie AntoinetteMovie • 1938
Blood and SandMovie • 1941
RawhideMovie • 1951
The Long Gray LineMovie • 1955
The Sun Also RisesMovie • 1957
In Old ChicagoMovie • 1938
Johnny ApolloMovie • 1940
This Above AllMovie • 1942
The Eddy Duchin StoryMovie • 1956
Seven Waves AwayMovie • 1957
The Black RoseMovie • 1950
Crash DiveMovie • 1943
American Guerrilla in the PhilippinesMovie • 1950
The Luck of the IrishMovie • 1948
Diplomatic CourierMovie • 1952
Lloyd's of LondonMovie • 1936