Person Open DS/UK/21138 Ainley; Henry (21 August 1879-31 October 1945); English actor Ainley Henry 21 August 1879-31 October 1945 English actor Male (cisgender) Henry Hinchcliffe Ainley Leeds, England (born)

English Stage and Screen | Actor | Theatre White No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of Richard Ainley (cloth finisher) and Ada Hinchliffe Former spouse of Susanne Sheldon, Elaine Fearon and Bettina Riddle (Baroness von Hutten zum Stolzenberg, novelist) Father of Henry T Ainley (actor), Richard Ainley (actor), Anthony Ainley (actor), Sam Ainley, Timothy Ainley and Henrietta Riddle (who was briefly engaged to Alistair Cooke) Likely former partner of Laurence Olivier Bisexual / Pansexual Henry Hinchliffe Ainley was an English Shakespearean stage and screen actor. He made his professional stage début in F. R. Benson's company as a messenger in Macbeth. He remained with Benson for 2 years, making his London début at the Lyceum Theatre as the Duke of Gloster to Benson's king in Henry V. After his first Shakespeare roles Ainley returned to Leeds to play at the Grand Theatre. Later roles included Oliver Cromwell, Mark Antony in Julius Caesar and Macbeth himself. He played Malvolio (1912) and Leontes under the direction of Granville-Barker and portrayed Hamlet several times, including a 1930 production that was chosen for a Royal Command Performance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ainley (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSKeyte 3/9/2016 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 6/3/2025 1789ab4f-c9df-4211-9d62-d6f9b3709ce9