Which Iconic Actor Are You From The 1940's?

You've gotten Humphrey Bogart! Bogart was ranked the greatest male movie star in history by the American Film Institute, and he made the majority of his movies during the 1940s. Major movies from this decade include the Maltese Falcon (1941), Casablanca (1942), To Have and Have Not (1944) and The Big Sleep (1946). Good job!

You've gotten Tyrone Power! Tyrone Power was one of the great romantic swashbuckling stars of the mid-twentieth century, and the third Tyrone Power of four in a famed acting dynasty reaching back to the eighteenth century. His great-grandfather was the first Tyrone Power (1795-1841), a famed Irish comedian. His father, known to historians as Tyrone Power Sr., but to his contemporaries as either Tyrone Power or Tyrone Power the Younger, was a huge star in the theater (and later in films) in both classical and modern roles. His mother, Helen Emma "Patia" (née Reaume), (Mrs. Tyrone Power), was also a Shakespearean actress as well as a respected dramatic coach.

Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr., (also called Tyrone Power III) was born at his mother's home of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1914. His ancestry included English, Irish, German, French Huguenot, and French-Canadian. A frail, sickly child, he was taken by his parents to the warmer climate of southern California. After his parents' divorce, he and his sister Anne Power returned to Cincinnati with their mother. There he attended school while developing an obsession with acting. Although raised by his mother, he corresponded with his father, who encouraged his acting dreams. He was a supernumerary in his father's stage production of 'The Merchant of Venice' in Chicago and held him as he died suddenly of a heart attack later that year.

Startlingly handsome, young Tyrone nevertheless struggled to find work in Hollywood. He appeared in a few small roles, then went east to do stage work. A screen test led to a contract at 20th Century Fox in 1936, and he quickly progressed to leading roles. Within a year or so, he was one of Fox's leading stars, playing in contemporary and period pieces with ease. Most of his roles were colorful without being deep, and his swordplay was more praised than his wordplay. He served in the Marine Corps in World War II as a transport pilot, and he saw action in the Pacific Theater of operations.

After the war, he got his best reviews for an atypical part as a downward-spiraling con-man in Nightmare Alley (1947). Although he remained a huge star, much of his postwar work was unremarkable. He continued to do notable stage work and also began producing films. Following a fine performance in Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Power began production on Solomon and Sheba (1959). Halfway through shooting, he collapsed during a dueling scene with George Sanders, and he died of a heart attack before reaching a hospital.

His three children, including his namesake, Tyrone William Power IV (known professionally as Tyrone Power Jr.), have all followed him in the family acting tradition. Good job!

You've gotten Orson Welles! Citizen Cane (1941) is widely regarded as one of the best movies of all time so I have to include Orson Welles in this list! Good job!

You've gotten Gene Kelly! Kelly was perhaps the biggest musical star of the late 1940s and early 50s. Combining dancing with sex appeal he starred in some real blockbusters including: Anchors Aweigh (1945) – the movie where he famously danced with Jerry Mouse, Ziegfeld Follies (1946) and Easter Parade (1948) Good job!

You've gotten Cary Grant! Archibald Alexander Leach was one of the most charismatic leading men of the 1940s. He was named the second greatest male star of all time behind Humphrey Bogart. When asked about his success he famously quipped: “Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.” Some of the movies he made during the 40s include Hitchcock’s Suspicion (1941), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Notorious (1946), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), and I Was A Male War Bride (1949). Good job!

You've gotten James Stewart! Active and successful in the movie industry across 6 decades Jimmy Stewart made some of his best known movies in the 1940s, including It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) and Philadelphia Story (1940). Good job!

You've gotten Gregory Peck! Peck was one of Hollywood’s most popular actor in the 40s, 50s and 60s. During the 1940s he was nominated for Oscars for The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), The Yearling (1946), Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) and Twelve O’Clock High (1949). Other notable films he appeared in include Spellbound (1945), The Paradine Case (1947) Good job!

You've gotten Henry Fonda! He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 1940’s The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and he frequently appeared in war movies and Westerns. Good job!