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) London, England |
| Years active | 1936-1943 |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel Glendinning Betzi Beaton Rowena Woolf |
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| Relatives | Anthony Ainley (half-brother) |
Richard Ainley (22 December 1910 – 18 May 1967)[1] was a stage and film actor.
Born in Middlesex, England, Ainley was the son of Henry Ainley[2] and half-brother of Anthony Ainley.
He made his stage debut in 1928 and initially used 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 . 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 while he was serving in the army 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[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1936 | As You Like It | Sylvius | |
| 1937 | The Frog | Ray Bennett | |
| 1937 | Our Fighting Navy | Lieutenant | Uncredited |
| 1937 | The Gang Show, aka The Gang | Whipple | |
| 1938 | Old Iron | Harry Woodstock | |
| 1938 | Lily of Laguna | Roger Fielding | |
| 1939 | Stolen Life | Morgan | |
| 1939 | There Ain't No Justice | Billy Frist | |
| 1940 | An Englishman's Home, aka Mad Men of Europe | Geoffrey Brown | |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair | Lou Payne | |
| 1941 | Here Comes Happiness | Jelliffe Blaine | |
| 1941 | Knockout | Allison | |
| 1941 | Singapore Woman | John Wetherby | |
| 1941 | Shining Victory | Dr. Hale | |
| 1941 | Bullets for O'Hara | McKay Standish | |
| 1941 | The Smiling Ghost | Cousin Tennant Bentley | |
| 1941 | Passage from Hong Kong | Lt. Norman MacNeil-Fraser | |
| 1942 | White Cargo | Mr. Worthing | |
| 1943 | Three Hearts for Julia | Philip Barrows | |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady | Marching Rebel Behind King Louis | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Above Suspicion | Peter Galt | |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under | Military Doctor | Uncredited |
| 1943 | I Dood It | Larry West |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Erickson, Hal. "Richard Ainley". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Meet Richard Ainley". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 3 December 1939. p. 35. Retrieved 19 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
- Richard Ainley at IMDb
- Richard Ainley (1910-1967), Actor from the National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)
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