Tyrone Power

With his black Irish looks and dimpled smile, Tyrone Power was a perfect matinee idol. Yet he dreamed of being in an accident that would ruin his face and let his ability speak for him instead.

Here are a few of Tyrone Power’s faces: The charming scoundrel; the athletic swashbuckler; the angry young man; the idealistic dreamer; and his favorite, the gritty geek.

Handsome Tyrone Power showed great range during his career: lovable rogue, matinees idol, swashbuckling hero, darkly conflicted leading man, even anamoral carnival con man. Here's a profile of one of Hollywood's great stars, Tyrone Power.