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Lawrence Hanray(1874-1947)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Lawrence Hanray
Lawrence Hanray was born on 16 May 1874 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Knight Without Armor (1937), The Good Companions (1933) and Brewster's Millions (1935). He was married to Lois Grace Heatherley and Dorothy Mary Chambers Farnsworth. He died on 28 November 1947 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
BornMay 16, 1874
DiedNovember 28, 1947(73)
BornMay 16, 1874
DiedNovember 28, 1947(73)
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Known for

Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat in Knight Without Armor (1937)
Knight Without Armor
6.8
  • Forrester
  • 1937
Jessie Matthews in The Good Companions (1933)
The Good Companions
6.8
  • Mr. James Tarvin(as Laurence Hanray)
  • 1933
Jack Buchanan and Lili Damita in Brewster's Millions (1935)
Brewster's Millions
7.1
  • Grant(as Laurence Hanray)
  • 1935
Clive Brook and Victoria Hopper in Scotland Yard Commands (1936)
Scotland Yard Commands
6.5
  • Jenkinson
  • 1936

Credits

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Actor



  • Burgess Meredith and Christine Norden in Mine Own Executioner (1947)
    Mine Own Executioner
    6.7
    • Dr. Lefage
    • 1947
  • The Green Pack
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Thurston
    • 1947
  • Betty Blackler and Malcolm Vaughan in Larry the Lamb (1947)
    Larry the Lamb
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Growser
    • 1947
  • Everyman (1947)
    Everyman
    TV Movie
    • Discretion (as Laurence Hanray)
    • 1947
  • Cedric Hardwicke in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
    6.9
    • Mr. Gride (as Laurence Hanray)
    • 1947
  • A Hundred Years Old
    TV Movie
    • Papa Juan
    • 1946
  • Read All About It (1945)
    Read All About It
    5.7
    Short
    • Bostock (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Waterloo Road (1945)
    Waterloo Road
    6.5
    • Traveller to Basingstoke (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • A Lady Surrenders (1944)
    A Lady Surrenders
    6.6
    • Angus Rossiter (as Laurence Hanray)
    • 1944
  • James Mason and Lucie Mannheim in Hotel Reserve (1944)
    Hotel Reserve
    6.2
    • Police Commissioner
    • 1944
  • On Approval (1944)
    On Approval
    7.1
    • Parkes
    • 1944
  • My Learned Friend (1943)
    My Learned Friend
    7.0
    • Sir Norman (as Laurence Hanray)
    • 1943
  • Let the People Sing (1942)
    Let the People Sing
    6.7
    • Bit Role (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Deborah Kerr, James Mason, and Robert Newton in Hatter's Castle (1942)
    Hatter's Castle
    7.0
    • Dr. Lawrie
    • 1942
  • Deborah Kerr and Clifford Evans in Courageous Mr. Penn (1942)
    Courageous Mr. Penn
    5.5
    • (uncredited)
    • 1942

Composer



  • Saturday Playhouse (1958)
    Saturday Playhouse
    TV Series
    • writer: "A Pair Of Blue Eyes" (as Laurence Hanray)
    • 1959

Soundtrack



  • The Farmer's Wife (1941)
    The Farmer's Wife
    6.0
    • writer: "Blue Eyes" (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Laurance Hanray
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • May 16, 1874
    • Hampstead, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 28, 1947
    • Marylebone, London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Lois Grace Heatherley1918 - November 28, 1947 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Dignified, balding British character actor, the son of a glass manufacturer. Educated at the City of London School, he acted on stage from as early as 1892. On screen, he typically played refined gentlemen, be they nobility or well-to-do professional men. He also acted on Broadway from 1922. In films, he was particularly effective in miserly or austere roles in period drama. He was noteworthy in several of Alexander Korda's films in the 1930's, seen to best effect as Archbishop Cranmer in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933).

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