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Richard Ainley is a Actor British born on 22 december 1910 at Stanmore (United-kingdom)

Richard Ainley

Richard Ainley
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 22 december 1910 at Stanmore (United-kingdom)
Death 18 may 1967 (at 56 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Richard Ainley (22 December 1910 – 18 May 1967) was a stage and film actor, son of Henry Ainley and half-brother of Anthony Ainley.

Although according to Allmovie his date of birth was 22 October 1910, The Internet Movie Database places it on 22 December. In any case, he was born in Stanmore, Middlesex and made his stage debut in 1928 and initially used the stage name Richard Riddle/Riddell. His first motion picture appearance was in 1936 as Sylvius in As You Like It, which starred his father. 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. 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, and as a teacher his pupils included Tom Baker (who lived with him for a time, and appeared alongside his half-brother in the Doctor Who serials "The Keeper of Traken" and "Logopolis"), Tom Courtenay, Diana Rigg, Terry Palmer and Albert Finney. He died in London in 1967.

Usually with

Alexis Smith
Alexis Smith
(4 films)
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
(4 films)
Paul Czinner
Paul Czinner
(2 films)
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen
(3 films)
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Richard Ainley (20 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
1943I Dood ItActorLarry West
1943Above SuspicionActorPeter Galt
1943Du Barry was a LadyActorMarching Rebel Behind King Louis
1943Three Hearts for JuliaActorPhilip Barrows
1942White CargoActorMr. Worthing
1941Shining VictoryActorDr. Hale
1941Singapore WomanActorJohn Wetherby
1941The Smiling GhostActorTennant Bentley
1941Here Comes HappinessActorJelliffe Blaine
1941Passage from Hong KongActorLt. Norman MacNeil-Fraser
1941Bullets for O'HaraActorMcKay Standish
1941KnockoutActorGeorge Allison
1940Lady with Red HairActorLou Payne
1939There Ain't No JusticeActorBilly Frist
1939Stolen LifeActorMorgan
1938Old IronActorHarry Woodstock
1937The Gang ShowActorWhipple
1937The FrogActorRay Bennett
1937Our Fighting NavyActorLieutenant
1936As You Like ItActorSylvius