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name: "Tom Keene"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-keene"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 December 1896"
died: "4 August 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:14:21.821983+00:00"
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# Tom Keene

Actor. Born 29 December 1896 in Rochester, New York, USA. Died 4 August 1963.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 December 1896, Rochester, New York, USA
- **Died:** 4 August 1963
- **Also known as:** George Duryea, Richard Powers

## Biography

Tom Keene (born George Duryea; 30 December 1896 – 4 August 1963) was an American actor. He worked under three names during a career spanning silent films to the late 1950s: George Duryea until 1930, Tom Keene from 1930 until 1944, and Richard Powers thereafter, though he continued to use Tom Keene on occasion.

He studied at Columbia University and Carnegie Tech before entering films. Early roles included *The Godless Girl* (1929), directed by Cecil B. DeMille. He became known for leading parts in B Westerns for RKO and Poverty Row studios in the 1930s. Later supporting roles appeared in films such as *Crossfire* (1947), *Blood on the Moon* (1948), *Berlin Express* (1948) and *Our Daily Bread* (1934). His final screen appearance was as Col. Tom Edwards in *Plan 9 from Outer Space* (1957). He also made guest appearances on television Westerns.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Plan 9 from Outer Space* (1957), Fi1m 67, as Col. Tom Edwards — [page](https://film.one/film/plan-9-from-outer-space.md)

## Also known for

- *Crossfire* (1947), Detective
- *Blood on the Moon* (1948), Ted Elser
- *Berlin Express* (1948), Major
- *Our Daily Bread* (1934), John Sims
- *Return of the Bad Men* (1948), Jim Younger

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