Tom Powers
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- Tom Powers is also the name of a fictional Irish-American gangster played by James Cagney in The Public Enemy.
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Tom Powers (July 7, 1890 - November 7, 1955) was an American stage and film actor. He was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA and died in Hollywood, California, of heart disease.
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| Born | July 7, 1890 Owensboro, Kentucky |
| Died | November 7, 1955 (aged 65) Hollywood, California |
| Occupation | Stage, film, television actor |
| Spouse(s) | Anita Janney |
After years as a Broadway star in musical comedies and dramas, Powers, who previously appeared in a number of films in the 1910s, didn't become a full-time movie actor until his performance as the murder victim in the now classic Double Indemnity. From then on, Powers appeared in dozens of films and television shows, usually playing middle-aged business men or police officers. He played General Thayer in George Pal's Destination Moon (1950). (His nephew, Thomas Powers, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1971 and is the author of several books on the intelligence community.)
Spouse: Anita Janney
[edit] External links
- Tom Powers at the Internet Movie Database
- Tom Powers at the TCM Movie Database
- Tom Powers at the Internet Broadway Database
- Tom Powers at Find A Grave
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