Portrait of Tom Powers

Acting

Tom Powers

Career

Active from 1911 to 2014, with a break from 1954 to 2013, busiest in 1912 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tom Powers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Film Noir 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Femme Fatale 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Post-War Era 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
A Night at the Cinema in 1914
A Night at the Cinema in 1914 (2014)

as (archive footage)

1950s

32 titles ยท average score 60
Ten Wanted Men
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

as Henry Green

The Lone Wolf
The Lone Wolf (1954)

TV show ยท as Carl Olsen

The Marksman
The Marksman (1953)

as Lt. Governor Watson

I, the Jury
I, the Jury (1953)
GoodWatch score 50

as Milt Miller

Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain (1953)
GoodWatch score 48

as Donovan's Washington Advisor

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953)

as Sheriff

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1953)
GoodWatch score 85

as Metellus Cimber

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Railroad Official

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Gen. Vincent

Destination Moon
Destination Moon (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as General Thayer

Again Pioneers
Again Pioneers (1950)

as Ken Keeler

Right Cross
Right Cross (1950)
GoodWatch score 47

as Tom Balford

1940s

24 titles ยท average score 65
Chinatown at Midnight
Chinatown at Midnight (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Captain Howard Brown

Special Agent
Special Agent (1949)

as Chief Special Agent Wilcox

I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ralph Johnston

Station West
Station West (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Captain George Iles

Up in Central Park
Up in Central Park (1948)
GoodWatch score 52

as Rogan

The Son of Rusty
The Son of Rusty (1947)

as Hugh Mitchell

They Won't Believe Me
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Trenton

For the Love of Rusty
For the Love of Rusty (1947)

as Hugh Mitchell

The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

as Capt. Hendrickson

The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

as Floyd Sorelson

The Chicago Kid
The Chicago Kid (1945)

as Mike Thurber

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

as Mr. Dietrichson

1910s

16 titles ยท average score 64
Daisy Doodad's Dial
Daisy Doodad's Dial (1914)
GoodWatch score 60

as Husband

Gertie the Dinosaur
Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
GoodWatch score 68

as Clumsy Copy Boy (uncredited)

A Window on Washington Park
A Window on Washington Park (1913)

as Alan Dale, the Old Man's Nephew

Cutey Plays Detective
Cutey Plays Detective (1913)

as The Pal

Stenographer Troubles
Stenographer Troubles (1913)

as Office Employee

A Girl of the West
A Girl of the West (1912)

as Jones - the Ranch Owner

The Haunted Rocker
The Haunted Rocker (1912)

as Jack Farnum - Madge's suitor

Fortunes of a Composer
Fortunes of a Composer (1912)

as Opera Attendee (uncredited)

The Cylinder's Secret
The Cylinder's Secret (1912)

as Richard Johns, Howard's Son

The Signal of Distress
The Signal of Distress (1912)

as George Gordon

Love in the Ghetto
Love in the Ghetto (1912)

as Sammy Bertram - Rebecca's Sweetheart

The Girl and the Sheriff
The Girl and the Sheriff (1911)

as The Mountain Boy