Lawrence Hanray

Biography

Laurence Hanray was a British film and theater actor who also wrote plays and music hall songs. Born in 1874, he was acting professionally by 1892, when he joined the Hermann Vezin Theatre Company; at Her Majesty's Theatre in Dundee he played small roles in Hamlet and Macbeth. He toured Australia and New Zealand in the early 1900s, playing the undertaker Carraway Bones in the farce Turned Up in Perth in 1901 and appearing in major cities there until 1904. Back in Britain he resumed touring. On Broadway he appeared in Loyalties, a play by John Galsworthy, at the Gaiety Theatre, and in Escape at the Booth Theatre in 1927, taking several roles in the latter. He was also credited with writing a number of plays and songs for the music hall. He died in 1947.

73years old at death

Born May 16, 1874Hampstead
Died November 28, 1947
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Also credited as Laurence Hanray

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 7 years1933 to 1940

Every film, newest first

194021 Days TogetherIMDb rating 6.1
1937Dark JourneyIMDb rating 6.2
1936RembrandtIMDb rating 7.0
1933LoyaltiesIMDb rating 6.4
1933The Private Life of Henry VIIIIMDb rating 7.0

Genres

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First role
By at least 1892 Hanray was working professionally under that surname. That year he was in the Hermann Vezin Theatre Company, playing supporting parts in Hamlet and Macbeth at Her Majesty's Theatre, Dundee.

Lawrence Hanray movies on Netflix

21 Days Together1940IMDb rating 6.1as Solicitor
Dark Journey1937IMDb rating 6.2as Cottin
Rembrandt1936IMDb rating 7.0as Heertsbeeke
Loyalties1933IMDb rating 6.4as Jacob Twisden
The Private Life of Henry VIII1933IMDb rating 7.0as Archbishop Cranmer

Most often with

Alexander Korda directed two of these films, Basil Dean two. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Elsa Lanchester

Charles Laughton

Miles Mander

Robert Newton

Vivien Leigh

Austin TrevorAlexander KordaDirector, 2 films Basil DeanDirector, 2 films

Films together

Elsa Lanchester2 films together, 1933 to 1936
Elsa Lanchester's page
- Rembrandt1936IMDb rating 7.0Hanray as HeertsbeekeLanchester as Hendrickje Stoffels
- The Private Life of Henry VIII1933IMDb rating 7.0Hanray as Archbishop CranmerLanchester as Anne of Cleves
Charles Laughton2 films together, 1933 to 1936
Charles Laughton's page
- Rembrandt1936IMDb rating 7.0Hanray as HeertsbeekeLaughton as Rembrandt van Rijn
- The Private Life of Henry VIII1933IMDb rating 7.0Hanray as Archbishop CranmerLaughton as Henry VIII
Miles Mander2 films together, 1933
Miles Mander's page
- Loyalties1933IMDb rating 6.4Hanray as Jacob TwisdenMander as Capt. Ronald Dancy, DSO
- The Private Life of Henry VIII1933IMDb rating 7.0Hanray as Archbishop CranmerMander as Wriothesley
Robert Newton2 films together, 1937 to 1940
Robert Newton's page
- 21 Days Together1940IMDb rating 6.1Hanray as SolicitorNewton as Tolley
- Dark Journey1937IMDb rating 6.2Hanray as CottinNewton as Officer of U-Boat
Vivien Leigh2 films together, 1937 to 1940
Vivien Leigh's page
- 21 Days Together1940IMDb rating 6.1Hanray as SolicitorLeigh as Wanda
- Dark Journey1937IMDb rating 6.2Hanray as CottinLeigh as Madeleine Goddard
Austin Trevor2 films together, 1936 to 1937
Austin Trevor's page
- Dark Journey1937IMDb rating 6.2Hanray as CottinTrevor as Dr. Muller
- Rembrandt1936IMDb rating 7.0Hanray as HeertsbeekeTrevor as Marquis de Grand Coeur
Alexander KordaDirector, 2 films, 1933 to 1936
All films by Alexander Korda
- Rembrandt1936IMDb rating 7.0Hanray as Heertsbeeke
- The Private Life of Henry VIII1933IMDb rating 7.0Hanray as Archbishop Cranmer
Basil DeanDirector, 2 films, 1933 to 1940
All films by Basil Dean
- 21 Days Together1940IMDb rating 6.1Hanray as Solicitor
- Loyalties1933IMDb rating 6.4Hanray as Jacob Twisden
Also two films together2 more actors
- Sam LiveseyDark Journey (1937) and Rembrandt (1936)
- William Dewhurst21 Days Together (1940) and Dark Journey (1937)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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