Tom Powers

Biography

Thomas McCreery Powers was a veteran American actor in theatre, films, radio, and television, born in Owensboro, Kentucky in 1890 to a banker father and sculptor uncle. He began his career at age three at ballet school and later studied drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, becoming a star of Vitagraph Pictures and appearing in over 70 silent films from 1911 to 1917. Powers gained fame for his roles in film noir classics such as Double Indemnity (1944).