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Tyrone Power Sr.

From Wikipedia Frederick Tyrone Edmond Power (2 May 1869 – 23 December 1931) was an English stage and screen actor, who acted under the name Tyrone Power. After an extremely prosperous 30 years of acting on the stage and touring around the world, Power moved into silent films in 1914. Initially playing the leading man in films, he soon switched to playing villains and proved highly successful. In 1916 Power played the male lead in Where Are My Children?, a serious film about birth control and social issues directed by pioneer woman director Lois Weber and her husband Phillips Smalley. A pristine copy of this film is preserved in the Library of Congress. That same year Power appeared in a Selig film called John Needham's Double. When not acting on Broadway, Power appeared in films. Producer William Fox found him a great character part at Fox Studios in Footfalls (1921). Also in 1921 Power appeared in D.W. Griffith's Dream Street in which experimental synchronised sound was used, using the Photokinema sound-on-disc system. In 1924 Power was in the cast of the sumptuous Janice Meredith, a Hearst produced Marion Davies vehicle. In 1925 Power appeared in a film called The Red Kimono, a film as daring as Where Are My Children? had been a decade earlier. The Red Kimono was produced and partly written by Dorothy Davenport, the widow of Wallace Reid. It is the only silent Power film available on home video or DVD. Power finished out the decade & silent era in several A-list silent films. In 1930, Power had a final great role as the villainous "bull whacker" Red Flack in Raoul Walsh's widescreen epic The Big Trail, which was Power's first (and only) talkie and provided an unknown John Wayne with his first starring role. Power then prepared to film a sound remake of The Miracle Man, which had been a great silent success in 1919 for Lon Chaney. A few scenes had been shot but before filming could be completed on The Miracle Man Power died of a heart attack in the arms of his 17-year-old son at the end of 1931. He was 62. His part of the preacher in The Miracle Man was taken up by fellow veteran actor Hobart Bosworth. He is now usually referred to as Tyrone Power, Sr., to distinguish him from his son, actor Tyrone Power, who would die at the age of 44, also of a heart attack .


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Born:
May 2, 1869 In London - England - UK
Movie/TV Credits:
27
First Appeared:
In the movie A Texas Steer 1915-07-26
Latest Project:
Movie The Big Trail 1930-11-01
Known For
Poster of The Test of Donald Norton
Poster of The Red Kimona
Poster of Janice Meredith
Poster of Dream Street
Filmography
Movie The Big Trail Red Flack 1930-11-01
Movie The Test of Donald Norton John Corrigal 1926-03-01
Movie Out of the Storm Mr. Lawrence 1926-04-10
Movie Hands Across the Border John Drake 1926-05-01
Movie The Wanderer Jesse 1925-08-19
Movie Where Was I? George Stone 1925-08-24
Movie The Red Kimona Gabrielle's Father 1925-11-16
Movie He's a Prince! King 1925-10-05
Movie Braveheart Standing Rock 1925-12-27
Movie Trouping with Ellen Mr. Llewellyn 1924-10-05
Movie Damaged Hearts Sandy 1924-02-21
Movie The Lone Wolf Bannon 1924-04-27
Movie The Story Without a Name Drakma (as Tyrone Power) 1924-10-27
Movie Janice Meredith Lord Cornwallis 1924-12-08
Movie Greater Than Marriage Father (as Tyrone Power) 1924-11-16
Movie The Truth About Wives Howard Hendricks 1923-02-03
Movie Bright Lights of Broadway John Kirk 1923-08-06
Movie Fury Captain Leyton 1923-01-01
Movie Wife in Name Only Dornham 1923-08-25
Movie The Day of Faith Michael Anstell 1923-10-20
Movie Dream Street Street Preacher 1921-04-12
Movie The Great Shadow Jim McDonald 1920-04-21
Movie National Red Cross Pageant Servia - Final episode 1917-12-01
Movie Where Are My Children? Richard Walton 1916-04-16
Movie John Needham's Double Lord John Needham / Joseph Norbury 1916-04-10
Movie A Texas Steer Maverick Brander 1915-07-26
Movie Sweet Alyssum Roanoke Brooks 1915-11-15