Richard Ainley
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Richard Ainley | |
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 Ainley in 1937. | |
| Born | 22 December 1910 |
| Died | 18 May 1967 (aged 56) Muswell Hill, London, England |
| Years active | 1936–1943 |
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| Relatives | Anthony Ainley (half-brother) |
Richard Ainley (22 December 1910 – 18 May 1967)[1] was a British stage and film actor.
Biography[edit]
He was born in Middlesex, England, the son of Henry Ainley[2] and a half-brother of Anthony Ainley.
Ainley made his stage debut in 1928, initially using the stage name Richard Riddle,[1] taking his mother's maiden name.[citation needed] His American debut came in Foreigners at the Belasco Theater in 1939.[2]
His first motion picture appearance was in 1936 as Sylvius in As You Like It, in which his father also appeared.[1] Other roles included Ferdinand in the television movie of The Tempest (1939), Dr. Hale in Shining Victory (1941), and a Foreign Office official in the thriller Above Suspicion (1943).
Ainley married three times, firstly to actress Ethel Glendinning. He was divorced from his first two wives; his third wife Rowena Woolf died in 1968.
He retired from film work following a disabling wound received while he was serving in the army[which?] during World War II to return to the stage. He was briefly principal of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in the early 1960s.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1936 | As You Like It | Sylvius | |
| 1937 | The Frog | Ray Bennett | |
| Our Fighting Navy | Lieutenant | Uncredited | |
| The Gang Show, aka The Gang | Whipple | ||
| 1938 | Old Iron | Harry Woodstock | |
| Lily of Laguna | Roger Fielding | ||
| 1939 | Stolen Life | Morgan | |
| There Ain't No Justice | Billy Frist | ||
| 1940 | An Englishman's Home | Geoffrey Brown | |
| Lady with Red Hair | Lou Payne | ||
| 1941 | Here Comes Happiness | Jelliffe Blaine | |
| Knockout | Allison | ||
| Singapore Woman | John Wetherby | ||
| Shining Victory | Dr. Hale | ||
| Bullets for O'Hara | McKay Standish | ||
| The Smiling Ghost | Cousin Tennant Bentley | ||
| Passage from Hong Kong | Lt. Norman MacNeil-Fraser | ||
| 1942 | White Cargo | Mr. Worthing | |
| 1943 | Three Hearts for Julia | Philip Barrows | |
| Du Barry Was a Lady | Marching Rebel Behind King Louis | Uncredited | |
| Above Suspicion | Peter Galt | ||
| The Man from Down Under | Military Doctor | Uncredited | |
| I Dood It | Larry West |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Erickson, Hal. "Richard Ainley". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Meet Richard Ainley". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 3 December 1939. p. 35. Retrieved 19 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
- Richard Ainley at IMDb
- Richard Ainley (1910-1967), Actor from the National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)
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