Deceased

How Did Tom Keene Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 66

Also known asGeorge Duryea, Richard PowersGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn29/12/1896Born inRochester, New York, USADied04/08/1963 (aged 66)Died inWoodland HillsCausecancerWikidataQ3530760 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#65500 ↗

Tom Keene was an American actor known mostly for his roles in B Westerns. During his almost 40-year career in motion pictures Tom Keene worked under three different names. From 1923, when he made his first picture, until 1930 he worked under his birth name, George Duryea. The last film he made under this name was Pardon My Gun. Beginning with the 1930 film Tol'able David, he used Tom Keene as his moniker. This name he used until 1944 when he changed it to Richard Powers.

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Filmography78 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1978	Western von gesternSeries	Black Jack (archive footage)	82
1976	Meanwhile, Back at the RanchMovie	(archive footage)	80
1958	Once Upon a Horse...Movie	Tom Keene	62
1955	Buffalo Bill Jr.Series	—	59
1955	Sergeant Preston of the YukonSeries	—	59
1955	FuryMovie	Sheriff	59
1953	The MoonlighterMovie	Sheriff	57
1952	Red Planet MarsMovie	Maj. Gen. George Burdette	56
1952	The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries	Joe	56
1952	Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson KidMovie	The Tucson Kid	56
1951	Home Town StoryMovie	Abbott (uncredited)	55
1951	The Sun Was SettingMovie	Paul	55
1951	Texans Never CryMovie	Tracy Wyatt	55
1950	Desperadoes of the WestMovie	Ward Gordon	54
1950	Storm Over WyomingMovie	Tug Caldwell (as Richard Powers)	54
1948	Blood on the MoonMovie	Ted Elser	52
1948	Return of the Bad MenMovie	Jim Younger	52
1948	Race StreetMovie	Al	52
1948	Berlin ExpressMovie	Major	52
1948	Western HeritageMovie	Spade Thorne	52
1948	Indian AgentMovie	Monty Hutchins	52
1947	CrossfireMovie	Detective	51
1947	Seven Keys to BaldpateMovie	Steve Bland	51
1947	Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeMovie	Dr. Frankey (uncredited)	51
1947	Under the Tonto RimMovie	Dennison	51
1947	The Judge Steps OutMovie	Mrs. Winthrop's Attorney (uncredited)	51
1947	Dick Tracy's DilemmaMovie	Fred	51
1947	Thunder MountainMovie	Johnny Blue	51
1947	Wild Horse MesaMovie	Hod Slack	51
1946	San QuentinMovie	Hal Schaeffer	50
1945	Girls of the Big HouseMovie	Barton Sturgis	49
1945	Dangerous IntruderMovie	Curtis	49
1944	Up in ArmsMovie	Ashley's Aide	48
1944	Lights of Old Santa FeMovie	Frank Madden	48
1944	The Port of 40 ThievesMovie	Scott Barton	48
1944	Jungle WomanMovie	Joe, the Fingerprint Man	48
1944	Sergeant MikeMovie	Reed	48
1942	Arizona Round-UpMovie	Tom Kenyon	46
1942	Where Trails EndMovie	Tom Kenyon	46
1942	Western MailMovie	Tom Allen	46
1941	Riding the Sunset TrailMovie	Tom Sterling	45
1941	The Driftin' KidMovie	Tom Sterling / Jim Vernon	45
1941	Lone Star Law MenMovie	Tom Sterling	45
1941	Wanderers of the WestMovie	Tom Mallory posing as Arizona	45
1941	Dynamite CanyonMovie	Tom Evans	45
1937	Old LouisianaMovie	John Colfax	41
1937	Drums of DestinyMovie	Capt. Jerry Crawford	41
1937	Where Trails DivideMovie	Tom Allen	41
1937	The Law CommandsMovie	Dr. Keith Kenton	41
1937	Under Strange FlagsMovie	Tom Kenyon	41
1937	Romance of the RockiesMovie	Dr. Tom Foster	41
1937	Raw TimberMovie	Tom Corbin	41
1936	RebellionMovie	Captain John Carroll	40
1936	The Glory TrailMovie	Captain John Morgan	40
1936	Timothy's QuestMovie	David Masters	40
1936	Drift FenceMovie	Jim Travis	40
1934	Our Daily BreadMovie	John Sims	38
1933	Scarlet RiverMovie	Tom Baxter	37
1933	Cross FireMovie	Tom "Jack" Allen	37
1933	Son of the BorderMovie	Tom Owens	37
1933	Sunset PassMovie	Jack Rock / Jim Collins	37
1933	The Cheyenne KidMovie	Tom Larkin	37
1932	Ghost ValleyMovie	Jerry Long	36
1932	The Saddle BusterMovie	Montana aka Monty	36
1932	PartnersMovie	Dick Barstow	36
1932	Beyond the RockiesMovie	Blackjack	36
1932	Renegades of the WestMovie	Tom Bagby	36
1931	Freighters of DestinyMovie	Steve Macey	35
1931	Sundown TrailMovie	Buck Sawyer	35
1930	Pardon My GunMovie	Ted Duncan	34
1930	Night WorkMovie	Harvey Vanderman	34
1930	Beau BanditMovie	Bill Howard	34
1930	Tol'able DavidMovie	Alan Kinemon	34
1930	The Dude WranglerMovie	Wally McCann	34
1929	In Old CaliforniaMovie	Lt. Tony Hopkins	33
1929	Honky TonkMovie	Freddie Gilmore	33
1929	ThunderMovie	Jim	33
1928	The Godless GirlMovie	Bob Hathaway	32