Actor
Laurence Hanray
Biography

Laurence Hanray (16 May 1874 – 28 November 1947), sometimes credited as Lawrence Hanray, was a British film and theatre actor born in London, England. He is also credited as the author of several plays and music hall songs. Laurence Hanray was born Lawrence Henry Jacobs in St John's Wood on 16 May 1874, the son of Angelo Jacobs (c. 1851-1910), a glass manufacturer, and Leah (née Nathan; 1850/1851 - 1946). His father changed his name to Angelo Jacobs Hanray, and with it the family name, after b ...

Known For
Acting
1947 -- Mine Own Executioner | Dr. Lefage
1947 -- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Mr. Gride
1945 -- Read All About It | Bostock
1945 -- Waterloo Road |
1944 -- Love Story | Angus Rossiter
1944 -- Hotel Reserve | Police Commissioner
1944 -- On Approval | Parkes
1943 -- My Learned Friend | Sir Norman
1942 -- Hatter's Castle | Dr. Lawrie
1941 -- Old Mother Riley's Circus | Cheddar, KC
1941 -- Quiet Wedding | Mr. Williamson
1941 -- The Ghost of St. Michael's | Clerk of Court
1940 -- 21 Days Together | Solicitor
1938 -- Julius Caesar | Casca
1938 -- Many Waters |
1938 -- A Royal Divorce | Klemens von Metternich
1937 -- The Last Chance | Mr. Perrin
1937 -- Smash and Grab | Praskins (as Laurence Hanray)
1937 -- The Girl in the Taxi | Charencey
1937 -- Knight Without Armour | Forrester
1937 -- Action for Slander | Clerk of Court (as Lawrence Hanray)
1937 -- Dark Journey | Cottin
1937 -- Midnight Menace | Sir George, Lead Conspirator
1937 -- Fire Over England | French Ambassador
1937 -- It's Never Too Late to Mend | Lawyer Crawley
1937 -- Moonlight Sonata | Mr. Bishop
1936 -- Rembrandt | Heertsbeeke
1936 -- Someone at the Door | Poole
1936 -- Lonely Road | Jenkinson
1936 -- The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Mr. Bamfylde
1936 -- Beloved Impostor | Arthur
1936 -- Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife | Archbishop of Salzburg
1936 -- The Three Maxims | Thomas
1935 -- Street Song | Tuttle
1935 -- Drake of England | Minor role
1935 -- Adventure Ltd. | Simon Ledbury
1935 -- Mimi | Barbemouche
1935 -- Brewster's Millions | Grant
1935 -- Murder at Monte Carlo | Collum
1934 -- Lorna Doone | Parson Bowden
1934 -- The Great Defender | Parker
1934 -- What Happened Then? | Dr. Bristol
1934 -- Chu Chin Chow | Kasim Baba
1934 -- Those Were the Days | Wormington
1934 -- The Rise of Catherine the Great | Goudovitch
1933 -- The Private Life of Henry VIII | Archbishop Cranmer
1933 -- His Grace Gives Notice | Mr Greyling
1933 -- Loyalties | Jacob Twisden
1933 -- This Week of Grace | Lawyer Cowlber
1933 -- The Good Companions | Mr. James Tarvin
1933 -- The Man from Toronto | Duncan
1932 -- There Goes the Bride | Police Chief (uncredited)
1932 -- Leap Year | Hope
1932 -- Wedding Rehearsal | News editor
1932 -- That Night in London | Ribbles
1932 -- Love on Wheels | Gallop's Commissionaire
1932 -- The Faithful Heart | Major Ango
1931 -- Her Reputation | Mr. Montgomery
1930 -- Beyond the Cities | Gregory Hayes
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