Tom Keene
Biography
Tom Keene was an American actor who worked largely in B Westerns across a nearly 40-year screen career. Born George Duryea in Rochester, New York, he attended Columbia University and Carnegie Tech before turning to acting. He debuted in the 1923 short The Just a Little Late Club and appeared under three names: George Duryea until 1930, Tom Keene beginning with Tol'able David in 1930, and Richard Powers from 1944, starting with Up in Arms. His credits included Cecil B. DeMille's The Godless Girl, Tide of Empire with Renée Adorée, Thunder with Lon Chaney Sr., and Sundown Trail. In 1934 King Vidor cast him in Our Daily Bread. During the 1940s he appeared in the serial The Great Alaskan Mystery and in Dick Tracy's Dilemma, one of two Dick Tracy films he made. He later took television guest roles and ended his film career with Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957).
66years old at death
- Born Rochester
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 23 years1934 to 1957
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About the name
Keene worked under three different screen names during his nearly 40-year film career: his birth name George Duryea until 1930, then Tom Keene from Tol'able David until 1944, and finally Richard Powers starting with Up in Arms.
Tom Keene movies on Netflix
Plan 9 from Outer Spaceas Colonel Edwards
Red Planet Marsas Maj. Gen. George Burdette
Trail of Robin Hoodas Tom Keene
Berlin Expressas Major
Blood on the Moonas Ted Elser
Race Streetas Al
Return of the Bad Menas Jim Younger
Crossfireas Detective
Dick Tracy's Dilemmaas Fred
Jungle Womanas Joe, the Fingerprint Man
Lights of Old Santa Feas Frank Madden(Richard Powers)
Our Daily Breadas John Sims
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Robert Ryan3 films together, 1947 to 1948
Robert Ryan's page Berlin Express1948IMDb rating 6.8Keene as MajorRyan as Robert Lindley
Return of the Bad Men1948IMDb rating 6.3Keene as Jim YoungerRyan as Sundance Kid
Crossfire1947IMDb rating 7.2Keene as DetectiveRyan as Montgomery
Tom Tyler3 films together, 1948 to 1950
Tom Tyler's page Trail of Robin Hood1950IMDb rating 6.0Keene as Tom KeeneTyler as Tom Tyler
Blood on the Moon1948IMDb rating 6.9Keene as Ted ElserTyler as Frank Reardon
Return of the Bad Men1948IMDb rating 6.3Keene as Jim YoungerTyler as Wild Bill Yeager
Robert Mitchum2 films together, 1947 to 1948
Robert Mitchum's page Blood on the Moon1948IMDb rating 6.9Keene as Ted ElserMitchum as Jim Garry
Crossfire1947IMDb rating 7.2Keene as DetectiveMitchum as Peter Keeley
George 'Gabby' Hayes2 films together, 1944 to 1948
George 'Gabby' Hayes's page Return of the Bad Men1948IMDb rating 6.3Keene as Jim YoungerHayes as John Pettit
Lights of Old Santa Fe1944IMDb rating 6.0Keene as Frank Madden(Richard Powers)Hayes as Gabby Whittaker
Frank Faylen2 films together, 1948
Frank Faylen's page Blood on the Moon1948IMDb rating 6.9Keene as Ted ElserFaylen as Jake Pindalest
Race Street1948IMDb rating 6.5Keene as AlFaylen as Phil Dickson
Roy Rogers2 films together, 1944 to 1950
Roy Rogers's page Trail of Robin Hood1950IMDb rating 6.0Keene as Tom KeeneRogers as Roy Rogers
Lights of Old Santa Fe1944IMDb rating 6.0Keene as Frank Madden(Richard Powers)Rogers as Roy Rogers
Also two films together11 more actors
- Charles McGrawBerlin Express (1948) and Blood on the Moon (1948)
- Steve BrodieReturn of the Bad Men (1948) and Crossfire (1947)
- Vince BarnettRed Planet Mars (1952) and Jungle Woman (1944)
- Lex BarkerReturn of the Bad Men (1948) and Crossfire (1947)
- TriggerTrail of Robin Hood (1950) and Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944)
- Robert BrayBlood on the Moon (1948) and Return of the Bad Men (1948)
- Richard BenedictRace Street (1948) and Crossfire (1947)
- Clifton YoungTrail of Robin Hood (1950) and Blood on the Moon (1948)
- Dean WhiteRace Street (1948) and Return of the Bad Men (1948)
- Jacqueline WhiteReturn of the Bad Men (1948) and Crossfire (1947)
- George CooperBlood on the Moon (1948) and Crossfire (1947)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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