Hartley Power


Hartley Power was an American-born British film and television actor, who made his Broadway debut in Dolly Jordan in 1922. He is best remembered for two roles: "Sylvester Kee" the ventriloquist who is shot and almost killed by "Maxwell Frere" 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.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1931Down RiverLingard
1933Leave It to SmithJohn Mortimer
1933Yes, Mr BrownMr Brown
1933Friday the ThirteenthAn American Tourist
1933Aunt Sally'Gloves' ClarkReleased as Along Came Sally in USA
1934Road HouseDick D'Arcy
1934EvergreenTreadwell
1934The Camels are ComingNicholas
1936Jury's EvidenceEdgar Trent
1936Living DangerouslyDistrict Attorney
1936Where There's a WillDuke Wilson
1938BroadwayTV film
1938The Return of the Frog'Chicago Dale' Sandford
1939Just like a WomanAl
1939Murder Will OutCampbell
1940A Window in LondonMax PrestonReleased as Lady in Distress in USA
1940Return to YesterdayRegan
1941Atlantic FerrySamuel 'Sam' Cunard
1942AlibiGordon
1945The Man from MoroccoColonel Bagley
1945The Way to the StarsCol. PageReleased as Johnny in the Clouds in USA
1945Dead of NightSylvester Kee
1946A Girl in a MillionColonel Sultzman
1950CarissimaJoe ErdmanTV film
1952The Man with the GunGeorge MoffatTV film
1952The Armchair DetectiveNicco
1953The NetGeneral AdamsUncredited, released as Project M7 in USA
1953Roman HolidayMr Hennessy
1954The Million Pound NoteLloyd HastingsReleased as Man with a Million in USA
1954To Dorothy a SonCy DanielReleased as Cash on Delivery in USA
1957Island in the SunBradshaw