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Date of Birth:

21 August 1879, Morley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK more

Date of Death:

31 October 1945, London, England, UK more

Trivia:

Screen and stage actor. more

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Alternate Names:

Henry H. Ainley

Filmography

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As You Like It (1936) .... Exiled Duke
The Good Companions (1933) (voice) .... Narrator of prologue
The First Mrs. Fraser (1932) .... James Fraser
The Locked Door (1927) .... Victor Drew
Inscrutable Drew, Investigator (1926) .... Victor Drew
The Clue of the Oak Leaf (1926) .... Victor Drew
The Copper Cylinder (1926) .... Victor Drew
The Curse of Ravenscroft (1926) .... Victor Drew
The Moon Diamond (1926)
The River House Mystery (1926) .... Victor Drew
Sally Bishop (1924) .... John Traill
The Royal Oak (1923) .... Oliver Cromwell
Money (1921) .... Alfred Evelyn
The Prince and the Beggarmaid (1921) .... Prince Olaf
Build Thy House (1920) .... Arthur Burnaby
Quinneys (1919) .... Joseph Quinney
Rupert of Hentzau (1916) .... Rudolf Rassendyll / Rudolf V
Iris (1916) .... Maldonado
Sowing the Wind (1916/II) .... Tom Brabazon
The Manxman (1916) .... Philip Christian - A lawyer
The Marriage of William Ashe (1916) .... William Ashe
Brother Officers (1915) .... John Hinds
A Man of His Word (1915) .... Richard Jelf
... aka Jelf's (UK: alternative title)
Sweet Lavender (1915) .... Dick Phenyl
The Great Adventure (1915) .... Liam Carve
The Outrage (1915) .... The French Officer
The Prisoner of Zenda (1915) .... Rudolf Rasendyll / Rudolf V
She Stoops to Conquer (1914) .... Marlow
A Bachelor's Love Story (1914) .... Henry Norman
Called Back (1914/II) .... Gilbert Vaughan
Henry VIII (1911) .... Buckingham

Self:

The Battle of the Books (1941) .... Commentator

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Prominent British stage actor of the 20th century, specializing in Shakespeare roles. His began his working life as a bank accountant, but made time for amateur theatricals. He soon found his way to the professional stage in Frank Benson's company, debuting as a messenger in "Macbeth". His London stage debut was as Shakespeare's "Henry V" in 1900. His first great success was in "Paolo and Francesca" in 1902. He later joined Herbert Beerbohm Tree's company. He was one of the first stage actors to cross over into the world of moviemaking. His title role in James Elroy Flecker's "Hassan" was an immense success on the London stage, and he played it 222 times during its eight-month run in 1923-24. It received an abridged broadcast over the BBC in 1925 and a complete one in 1933. more

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Genres:

Drama | Short | Romance | Crime more

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Based On Play | Based On Novel | Ruritania | Character Name In Title more

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