Code | DS/UK/23038 |
Name | Power; Hartley (14 March 1894-29 January 1966); American film and television actor |
Dates | 14 March 1894-29 January 1966 |
Gender | Male |
Place of Birth/Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
Biography | Hartley Power was an American-born British[citation needed]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" (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. |