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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 movies in 1917 and concentrated exclusively on stage work. He didn't appear onscreen again until 1944, when he acceded to Billy Wilder's request to play Mr. Dietrichson, Barbara Stanwyck's doomed husband, in Double Indemnity (1944). He made up for lost time over the next 12 years, appearing in dozens of pictures--often as a detective, army officer, District Attorney or other authority figure--until 1955, when he died of heart failure in November of that year (his last film, The Go-Getter (1956), was released after his death).

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 <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000697/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Billy Wilder</a>&#39;s
<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0036775/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Double Indemnity (1944)</a> restarted his career in movies and he
appeared in an additional 62 films before his death in 1955.

Enjoyed a successful career on Broadway as a playwright, actor and
director; active there from 1916-1944.

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