Tyrone Power

Tyrone Edmund Power III (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958) was an American actor. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Power appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His better-known films include Jesse James, The Mark of Zorro, Marie Antoinette, Blood and Sand, The Black Swan, Prince of Foxes, Witness for the Prosecution, The Black Rose, and Captain from Castile. Power's own favorite film among those in which he starred was Nightmare Alley.

Though largely a matinee idol in the 1930s and early 1940s and known for his striking good looks, Power starred in films in a number of genres, from drama to light comedy. In the 1950s he began placing limits on the number of films he would make in order to devote more time to theater productions. He received his biggest accolades as a stage actor in John Brown's Body and Mister Roberts. Power died from a heart attack at the age of 44 in Madrid, Spain.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 5, 1914 (Cincinnati (city in Ohio, United States; county seat of Hamilton County)), Died November 15, 1958 (Madrid (capital of Spain) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CS-067663 12-in. 8/21/1941 The ballad of the Leatherneck Corps Al Goodman Orchestra ; Tyrone Power Recitation, with mixed vocal ensemble and orchestra. speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Power,Tyrone," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/338290.

Power,Tyrone. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/338290.

"Power,Tyrone." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/338290

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