Hartley Power | |
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Born | 14 March 1894 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | 29 January 1966 71) Brighton, England | (aged
Years active | 1922–57 |
Spouse(s) | Betty Paul (m. 1945–1955; divorced) [1] |
Hartley Power (14 March 1894 – 29 January 1966) was an American-born British [ citation needed ] film and television actor, who made his Broadway debut in Dolly Jordan in 1922. [2] [3] 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 and Mr. Hennessy, the chief of the news agency that Gregory Peck worked for in Roman Holiday . [4] [5]
He died in a Brighton nursing home on 29 January 1966 aged 71. [6] [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1931 | Down River | Lingard | |
1933 | Leave It to Smith | John Mortimer | |
Yes, Mr Brown | Mr Brown | ||
Friday the Thirteenth | An American Tourist | ||
Aunt Sally | 'Gloves' Clark | Released as Along Came Sally in USA | |
1934 | Road House | Dick D'Arcy | |
Evergreen | Treadwell | ||
The Camels are Coming | Nicholas | ||
1936 | Jury's Evidence | Edgar Trent | |
Living Dangerously | District Attorney | ||
Where There's a Will | Duke Wilson | ||
1938 | Broadway | TV film | |
The Return of the Frog | 'Chicago Dale' Sandford | ||
1939 | Just like a Woman | Al | |
Murder Will Out | Campbell | ||
1940 | A Window in London | Max Preston | Released as Lady in Distress in USA |
Return to Yesterday | Regan | ||
1941 | Atlantic Ferry | Samuel 'Sam' Cunard | |
1942 | Alibi | Gordon | |
1945 | The Man from Morocco | Colonel Bagley | |
The Way to the Stars | Col. Page | Released as Johnny in the Clouds in USA | |
Dead of Night | Sylvester Kee | ||
1946 | A Girl in a Million | Colonel Sultzman | |
1950 | Carissima | Joe Erdman | TV film |
1952 | The Man with the Gun | George Moffat | TV film |
The Armchair Detective | Nicco | ||
1953 | The Net | General Adams | Uncredited, released as Project M7 in USA |
Roman Holiday | Mr Hennessy | ||
1954 | The Million Pound Note | Lloyd Hastings | Released as Man with a Million in USA |
To Dorothy a Son | Cy Daniel | Released as Cash on Delivery in USA | |
1957 | Island in the Sun | Bradshaw | |
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