After attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kentucky-born Tom Powers signed with Vitagraph Pictures at 21 years of age, in 1911. He stayed there for two years, then shortly thereafter traveled to England, appearing there in both stage productions and films. When he returned to the US he made a few more pictures, but stopped making ...
Enjoyed a successful career on Broadway as a playwright, actor and director; active there from 1916-1944.
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He had, in essence, two successful film careers, appearing in 42 films between 1911 and 1917. He then pursued a career on Broadway, where he became a star in both musical comedies and dramas. His invitation to play the murder victim in Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (1944) restarted his career in movies and he appeared in an additional 62 films before his death in 1955.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Christophers
1957
TV Series
Dr. Howe
Panic!
1957
TV Series
Warden
The Go-Getter
1956
Miller's Business Partner
Cavalcade of America
1956
TV Series
Wilkeson
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
1956
TV Series
Dr. Fernwood
Four Star Playhouse
1955
TV Series
Gen. Vincent
Big Town
1955
TV Series
Hampton Norris
Double Jeopardy
1955
Harry Sheldon
Climax!
1955
TV Series
The Eternal Sea
1955
General (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
1953-1955
TV Series
Dr. Franco / Judge / Minister
Fireside Theatre
1951-1955
TV Series
Payson / Thor / Barney Ringo / ...
New York Confidential
1955
District Attorney Rossi
Ten Wanted Men
1955
Henry Green
The Americano
1955
Jim Rogers
The Halls of Ivy
1955
TV Series
General Electric Theater
1954
TV Series
Stark
The Mad Magician
1954
Inspector (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf
1954
TV Series
Carl Olsen / Tom Steele
Lucky Me
1954
Thayer Crony (uncredited)
Adventures of Superman
1954
TV Series
Railroad Official
Mayor of the Town
1954
TV Series
Jacobs
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
1953
TV Series
Mr. Hopkins
Sea of Lost Ships
1953
Rear Admiral
Donovan's Brain
1953
Donovan's Washington Advisor
I, the Jury
1953
Milt Miller
Devil's Canyon
1953
Joe Holbert (uncredited)
The Last Posse
1953
Frank White
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
Sheriff
Julius Caesar
1953
Metellus Cimber
Scared Stiff
1953
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Marksman
1953
Lt. Governor Watson
Hollywood Opening Night
1953
TV Series
Your Jeweler's Showcase
1952
TV Series
The Steel Trap
1952
Valcourt, Travel Agent
Horizons West
1952
Frank Tarleton
The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
General (uncredited)
We're Not Married!
1952
Atty. Gen. Frank Bush (uncredited)
Diplomatic Courier
1952
Cherney (uncredited)
Bal Tabarin
1952
Eddie Mendies
Denver and Rio Grande
1952
Sloan
Racket Squad
1952
TV Series
Jet Job
1952
Oscar Collins
The Fabulous Senorita
1952
Delaney
Flesh and Fury
1952
Andy Randolph
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
Andrew Wharton (uncredited)
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
Dr. Fernwood (uncredited)
The Well
1951
Mayor
The Tall Target
1951
Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)
The Strip
1951
Detective Lt. Bonnabel
Fighting Coast Guard
1951
Admiral Ryan
Stars Over Hollywood
1951
TV Series
The Lone Ranger
1951
TV Series
The Marshal
Again... Pioneers
1950
Ken Keeler
Right Cross
1950
Tom Balford
Destination Moon
1950
General Thayer
The Nevadan
1950
Bill Martin
East Side, West Side
1949
Owen Lee
Chinatown at Midnight
1949
Capt. Howard Brown
Chicago Deadline
1949
Glenn Howard
Scene of the Crime
1949
Umpire Menafoe
Special Agent
1949
Chief Special Agent Wilcox
Mexican Hayride
1948
Ed Mason
Angel in Exile
1948
Warden
Station West
1948
Capt. Iles
The Velvet Touch
1948
Detective (uncredited)
The Time of Your Life
1948
Freddy Blick (a stool pigeon and frame-up artist)
Up in Central Park
1948
Rogan
I Love Trouble
1948
Ralph Johnston
The Son of Rusty
1947
Hugh Mitchell
They Won't Believe Me
1947
Trenton
For the Love of Rusty
1947
Hugh Mitchell
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
Hy Nordick
Angel and the Badman
1947
Dr. Mangram
The Last Crooked Mile
1946
Floyd Sorelson
Her Adventurous Night
1946
Dan Carter
The Blue Dahlia
1946
Capt. Hendrickson
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
Bellamer
The Chicago Kid
1945
Mike Thurber
The Phantom Speaks
1945
Harvey Bogardus
Practically Yours
1944
Commander Harry Harpe
Double Indemnity
1944
Mr. Dietrichson
The Auction Block
1917
Bob Wharton
Love in a Mist
1916
Short
The Fiancee
The Passing of a Soul
1915
Short
The Son
The Traitor
1915
Short
Lieutenant Shaw
As Ye Repent
1915
Harry Somers
A Lancashire Lass
1915
Short
Howard
Barnaby Rudge
1915
Barnaby Rudge
Be Sure Your Sins
1915
Short
Leo Garth
The Painted Lady Betty
1915
Short
Jack
His Great Opportunity
1914
Short
Understudy
Life's Dark Road
1914
Short
The Lover
Oh My Aunt!
1914
Short
Suitor
The Basilisk
1914
Short
Eric Larne, the fiancé
Aladdin: or, a Lad Out
1914
Short
The Lad
Morphia the Death Drug
1914
Short
The Boy
The Pet of the Regiment
1914
Short
Tommy Atkins
Time the Great Healer
1914
Short
Dick / Harry
In the Shadow of Big Ben
1914
Short
Harry Forrest
The Unseen Witness
1914
Short
Brian Foster
Gertie the Dinosaur
1914
Short uncredited
Cinder-Elfred
1914
Short
Elfred
Memory
1914
Short
Paolo
The Hills Are Calling
1914
Short
Donald
Unfit; or, The Strength of the Weak
1914
Short
Ned Osborne
Lucky Jim
1914
Short
Jim Brown
The Hunchback
1914/II
Short
Tom
The Schemers: or, The Jewels of Hate
1914
Short
James Mortimer
Dr. Fenton's Ordeal
1914
Short
Rupert Harding
The Terror of the Air
1914
Short
Roger Doubleday
Over the Garden Wall
1914/I
Short
Billy Birch
Daisy Doodad's Dial
1914
Short
Husband
Flotilla the Flirt
1914
Short
Tompasso
Judged by Appearances
1914
Short
Ralph Bellamy
Creatures of Habit
1914
Short
Tom
Cutey Plays Detective
1913
Short
The Pal
Counsellor Bobby
1913
Short
Dr. Randall - Jenny's Sweetheart
A Window on Washington Park
1913
Short
Alan Dale, the Old Man's Nephew
Let 'Em Quarrel
1913
Short
Powell - the Husband
Checkmated
1913
Short
Cecil Wray
The House in Suburbia
1913
Short
John Doane
Sisters All
1913
Short
Under the Make-Up
1913
Short
Pierrot
Stenographer Troubles
1913
Short
Office Employee
While She Powdered Her Nose
1912
Short
Abner Waite
The Signal of Distress
1912
Short
George Gordon
Susie to Susanne
1912
Short
John - Susie's Sweetheart
The Face or the Voice
1912
Short
Robert's Friend
Saving an Audience
1912
Short
John
The Cylinder's Secret
1912
Short
Richard Johns, Howard's Son
An Eventful Elopement
1912
Short
Charley Fortune - Mabel's Sweetheart
The Picture Idol
1912
Short
Beth's Sweetheart
Fortunes of a Composer
1912
Short
Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Love in the Ghetto
1912
Short
Sammy Bertram - Rebecca's Sweetheart
The Hieroglyphic
1912
Short
Tom Swayne
The Illumination
1912
Short
Giuseppe
The Haunted Rocker
1912
Short
Jack Farnum - Madge's Suitor
The Great Diamond Robbery
1912
Short
D'Ahseen - First Detective
A Story of the Circus
1912
Short
Kenneth'sThe Boy's Father
A Cure for Pokeritis
1912
Short
The Heart of a Man
1912/I
Short
Tom Hunter
A Girl of the West
1912
Short
Jones - the Ranch Owner
The Black Chasm
1911
Short
Yellow Eagle
The Half-Breed's Daughter
1911
Short
Luke Lansing - a Gold Miner
The Girl and the Sheriff
1911
Short
The Mountain Boy
A Western Heroine
1911
Short
The Sheriff's Friend
1911
Short
Sheriff Joe Cooper
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Morphia the Death Drug
1914
Short story
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Starland Review No. 2
1922
Documentary short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
$850,000
