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John 'Shorty' Powers(1922-1979)

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John 'Shorty' Powers was born on 30 August 1922 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Way... Way Out (1966), The Day the Earth Froze (1959) and Airwolf (1984). He died on 31 December 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
BornAugust 30, 1922
DiedDecember 31, 1979(57)
BornAugust 30, 1922
DiedDecember 31, 1979(57)
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Way... Way Out (1966)
Way... Way Out
5.3
  • Narrator(voice, as Colonel John 'Shorty' Powers)
  • 1966
The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
The Day the Earth Froze
4.5
  • Lemminkainen(voice: English version, as Colonel John 'Shorty' Powers)
  • 1959
Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
Airwolf
6.7
TV Series
  • Cruz(as Shorty Powers)
Jay North in Dennis the Menace (1959)
Dennis the Menace
7.0
TV Series
  • Lt. Col. John Powers(as Lt. Col. John Powers)

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Actor

  • Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
    Airwolf
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Cruz (as Shorty Powers)
    • 1986
  • Way... Way Out (1966)
    Way... Way Out
    5.3
    • Narrator (voice, as Colonel John 'Shorty' Powers)
    • 1966
  • Jay North in Dennis the Menace (1959)
    Dennis the Menace
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Lt. Col. John Powers (as Lt. Col. John Powers)
    • 1963
  • The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
    The Day the Earth Froze
    4.5
    • Lemminkainen (voice: English version, as Colonel John 'Shorty' Powers)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Colonel John 'Shorty' Powers
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • August 30, 1922
    • Toledo, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • December 31, 1979
    • Phoenix, Arizona, USA(gastrointestinal hemorrhage)

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  • Nicknames
    • Shorty
    • Eighth Astronaut
    • Voice of Mission Control

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