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Hartley Power
British actor (1894-1966) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 71
Hartley Power was an American-born British film and television actor, who made his Broadway debut in Dolly Jordan in 1922.
Hartley Power is read about 13 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 5 July 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1966Died29 January 19661957
Island in the SunFilm, Bradshaw1954
The Million Pound NoteFilm, Lloyd Hastings1953
Roman HolidayFilm, Mr. Hennessy1951The Armchair DetectiveFilm, Nicco1946
A Girl in a MillionFilm, Colonel Sultzman1945
Dead of NightFilm, Sylvester Kee (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")1942
AlibiFilm, Gordon1940
A Window in LondonFilm, Max Preston1939Murder Will OutFilm, Campbell1938
The Return of the FrogFilm, 'Chicago Dale' Sandford1936
Jury's EvidenceFilm, Edgar Trent1934
Aunt SallyFilm, 'Gloves' Clark1933
Friday the ThirteenthFilm, American #11931
Down RiverFilm, Lingard1894Born14 March 1894
Island in the SunFilm, Bradshaw1954
The Million Pound NoteFilm, Lloyd Hastings1953
Roman HolidayFilm, Mr. Hennessy1951The Armchair DetectiveFilm, Nicco1946
A Girl in a MillionFilm, Colonel Sultzman1945
Dead of NightFilm, Sylvester Kee (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")1942
AlibiFilm, Gordon1940
A Window in LondonFilm, Max Preston1939Murder Will OutFilm, Campbell1938
The Return of the FrogFilm, 'Chicago Dale' Sandford1936
Jury's EvidenceFilm, Edgar Trent1934
Aunt SallyFilm, 'Gloves' Clark1933
Friday the ThirteenthFilm, American #11931
Down RiverFilm, Lingard1894Born14 March 1894Known for
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Roman Holiday 1953
Dead of Night 1945
The Million Pound Note 1954
People around Hartley
Close ties
Michael Redgrave Also in A Window in London and Dead of Night
Basil Radford Also in Dead of Night and The Way to the Stars- Gordon Harker Also in Friday the Thirteenth and Road House
- Garry Marsh Also in Return to Yesterday and Dead of Night
- Gibb McLaughlin Also in Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
Michael Balcon Produced Aunt Sally (1933)
Gregory Peck Also in Roman Holiday and The Million Pound Note
William Wyler Directed Roman Holiday (1953)- Mona Washbourne Also in The Million Pound Note (1954)
Tim Whelan Directed Aunt Sally (1933)
Emlyn Williams Also in Friday the Thirteenth and Road House
Sidney Gilliat Wrote Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
Guy Bolton Wrote Aunt Sally and The Camels Are Coming- Victor Saville Directed Friday the Thirteenth and Evergreen
- Harold Huth Also in Down River and The Camels Are Coming
Margaretta Scott Also in Atlantic Ferry and The Man from Morocco
Milton Rosmer Also in Return to Yesterday and Atlantic Ferry- Naunton Wayne Also in Dead of Night and A Girl in a Million
- Ronald Adam Also in The Million Pound Note (1954)
- Allan Jeayes Also in A Window in London and Dead of Night
Angus MacPhail Wrote Return to Yesterday and Dead of Night- Jane Baxter Also in Down River and Murder Will Out
- John Turnbull Also in Where There's a Will (1936)
- Sonnie Hale Also in Friday the Thirteenth and Evergreen
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About this person
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.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1966 · aged 71