Tom Powers
American actor (1890–1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas McCreery Powers (July 7, 1890 – November 9, 1955) was an American actor in theatre, films, radio and television. A veteran of the Broadway stage, notably in plays by George Bernard Shaw, he created the role of Charles Marsden in Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude. He succeeded Orson Welles in the role of Brutus in the Mercury Theatre's debut production, Caesar. In films, he was a star of Vitagraph Pictures and later became best known for his role as the victim of scheming wife Barbara Stanwyck and crooked insurance salesman Fred MacMurray in the film noir classic Double Indemnity (1944).
For other people named Tom Powers, see Tom Powers (disambiguation).
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Tom Powers | |
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Born | Thomas McCreery Powers (1890-07-07)July 7, 1890 Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | November 9, 1955(1955-11-09) (aged 65) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1911–1955 |
Spouse |
Meta Murray Janney (m. 1929) |
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