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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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Birth Name
Henry C. Power
Born
Tuesday, 14 March 1893
Died
Saturday, 29 January 1966
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Island in the Sun | Bradshaw | 1957 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Corbett | 1955 |
| Cash on Delivery | Cy Daniel | 1954 |
| Man with a Million | Lloyd Hastings | 1954 |
| Roman Holiday | Mr. Hennessy | 1953 |
| Project M7 | General Adams | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Tatum / Luden / Judge Marc Livingston | 1953 |
| The Armchair Detective | Nicco | 1952 |
| A Girl in a Million | Colonel Sultzman | 1946 |
| Dead of Night | Sylvester Kee (segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") | 1945 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Island in the Sun | Bradshaw | 1957 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Corbett | 1955 |
| Cash on Delivery | Cy Daniel | 1954 |
| Man with a Million | Lloyd Hastings | 1954 |
| Roman Holiday | Mr. Hennessy | 1953 |
| Project M7 | General Adams | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Tatum / Luden / Judge Marc Livingston | 1953 |
| The Armchair Detective | Nicco | 1952 |
| A Girl in a Million | Colonel Sultzman | 1946 |
| Dead of Night | Sylvester Kee (segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") | 1945 |
| Johnny in the Clouds | Col. Page / Colonel Page | 1945 |
| The Man from Morocco | Colonel Bagley / Col. Bagley | 1945 |
| Alibi | Gordon | 1942 |
| Atlantic Ferry | Samuel 'Sam' Cunard | 1941 |
| Lady in Distress | Max Preston | 1940 |
| Return to Yesterday | Regan | 1940 |
| Just Like a Woman | Al | 1939 |
| Nobody Home | 'Chicago Dale' Sandford | 1938 |
| Where There's a Will | Duke / Duke Wilson | 1936 |
| Living Dangerously | District Attorney / District Attorney Garrett Gale | 1936 |
| Jury's Evidence | Edgar Trent | 1936 |
| Road House | Dick D'Arcy | 1934 |
| The Camels Are Coming | Nicholas | 1934 |
| Along Came Sally | 'Gloves' Clark | 1934 |
| Evergreen | Treadwell | 1934 |
| Friday the Thirteenth | An American Tourist / American #1 | 1933 |
| Leave It to Smith | John Mortimer | 1933 |
| Yes, Mr. Brown | Mr. Brown | 1933 |
| Down River | Lingard | 1931 |
