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Hartley Power

Acting Born Mar 14, 1894 New York City, New York 24 credits

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Hartley Power (1894–1966) was an American-born British film and television actor.  He is best remembered for two roles: "Sylvester Kee" the ventriloquist who is shot and almost killed by "Maxwell Frere" (Michael Redgrave) as a rival for his "dummy"'s affections in Dead of Night; the chief of the news agency that Gregory Peck worked for in Roman Holiday.

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Known for

Film

Roman Holiday

as Mr. Hennessy

Full filmography

  • Roman Holiday (1953) as Mr. Hennessy
  • The Million Pound Note (1954) as Lloyd Hastings
  • Dead of Night (1945) as Sylvester Kee (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
  • The Net (1953) as General Adams (uncredited)
  • The Way to the Stars (1945) as Colonel Page
  • Friday the Thirteenth (1933) as American #1
  • Island in the Sun (1957) as Bradshaw
  • Aunt Sally (1934) as 'Gloves' Clark
  • A Window in London (1940) as Max Preston
  • To Dorothy, a Son (1954) as Cy Daniel
  • Murder Will Out (1939) as Campbell
  • Evergreen (1934) as Treadwell
  • The Man from Morocco (1945) as Col. Bagley
  • Atlantic Ferry (1941) as Samuel 'Sam' Cunard
  • Alibi (1942) as Gordon
  • Leave It to Smith (1933) as John Mortimer
  • Return to Yesterday (1940) as Regan
  • Down River (1931) as Lingard
  • Where There's a Will (1936) as Duke Wilson
  • A Girl in a Million (1946) as Colonel Sultzman
  • The Camels Are Coming (1934) as Nicholas
  • Road House (1934) as Dick D'Arcy
  • The Return of the Frog (1938) as 'Chicago Dale' Sandford
  • Jury's Evidence (1936) as Edgar Trent