Henry Ainley

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Henry Ainley was born on August 21, 1879 in Morley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England as Henry Hinchcliffe Ainley. He was an actor, known for Iris (1916), Sweet Lavender (1915) and As You Like It (1936). He was married to Suzanne Sheldon, Bettina von Hutton and Elaine Titus Fearon. He died on October 31, 1945 in London, England. See full bio »

Born:

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

Died:

October 31, 1945 (age 66) in London, England, UK

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Known For

Iris Maldonado

(1916)

Sweet Lavender Dick Phenyl

(1915)

As You Like It Exiled Duke

(1936)

Quinneys Joseph Quinney

(1919)

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Actor (31 credits)

1936 As You Like It
Exiled Duke

1933 The Good Companions
Narrator of prologue (voice)

1932 The First Mrs. Fraser
James Fraser

1929 Armistice (Short)
Narrator

1927 The Locked Door (Short)
Victor Drew

1926 Inscrutable Drew, Investigator (Short)
Victor Drew

1926 The Clue of the Oak Leaf (Short)
Victor Drew

1926 The Copper Cylinder (Short)
Victor Drew

1926 The Curse of Ravenscroft (Short)
Victor Drew

1926 The Moon Diamond (Short)

1926 The River House Mystery (Short)
Victor Drew

1923 Sally Bishop
John Traill

1923 The Royal Oak
Oliver Cromwell

1921 Money
Alfred Evelyn

1921 The Prince and the Beggarmaid
Prince Olaf

1920 Build Thy House
Arthur Burnaby

1919 Quinneys
Joseph Quinney

1916 Iris
Maldonado

1916 The Manxman
Philip Christian - A lawyer

1916 The Marriage of William Ashe
William Ashe

1916/II Sowing the Wind
Tom Brabazon

1915 The Great Adventure
Liam Carve

1915 The Outrage (Short)
The French Officer

1915 A Man of His Word
Richard Jelf

1915 Sweet Lavender
Dick Phenyl

1915 Rupert of Hentzau
Rudolf Rassendyll / Rudolf V

1915 The Prisoner of Zenda
Rudolf Rasendyll / Rudolf V

1915 Brother Officers
John Hinds

1914/II Called Back
Gilbert Vaughan

1914 A Bachelor's Love Story (Short)
Henry Norman

1914 She Stoops to Conquer (Short)
Marlow

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Personal Details

Other Works:

He acted in Channing Pollock's play, "The Fool," at the Apollo Theatre in London, England with Mary Merrall, F. Bellamy, Dame May Whitty, Clare Harris, Morton Selton, Julian Royce, Sara Sothern, and Olga Lindo in the cast. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Henry H. Ainley

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Trivia:

He was a close friend of Roland Pertwee and the godfather of his son Jon Pertwee. Coincidentally, many years after his death, both the younger Pertwee and his son Anthony Ainley became well known for their roles in Doctor Who (1963), appearing together in Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983). They played the Third Doctor and the Master respectively. See more »