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 (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 becoming bankrupt in 1897, although Laurence had been using the name Hanray professionally from at least 1892, when he appeared as a member of the Hermann Vezin Theatre Company in supporting roles in Hamlet and Macbeth at Her Majesties Theatre, Dundee.
Australian newspapers show he was in Australia and New Zealand from around 1901-04, appearing as Carraway Bones the undertaker in the farce Turned Up at the Theatre Royal, Perth, in May 1901, and subsequently at most of the main cities until June 1904. Travel records show him departing Sydney for Auckland in August 1901, and sailing from Sydney for London on 7 October 1904. He then resumed touring in Britain. In the 1911 census, Laurence Hanray (36), actor, is listed as residing at the Woolton Hall Hydropathic Hotel, Much Woolton, Lancashire, England.
Hanray married Dorothy Mary Chambers Farnsworth (1884-1918) in the Birkenhead district during the first quarter of 1914. She petitioned for divorce in 1917, but then died suddenly in London on 16 August 1918. Hanray married Lois Grace Heatherley (1892-1966) in Paddington during the same quarter his first wife died. Lois was also an actress and performed with Laurence at the Booth Theatre, Broadway, in 1921. They were also together in The Faithful Heart, she as Ginger and Laurence as Major Lestrade, at the Comedy Theatre, Haymarket. Travel records then show the couple arriving in New York in September 1922. He appeared in John Galsworthy's play Loyalties at the Gaeity Theatre on Broadway. They arrived in Liverpool in May 1923. The couple also played together in Escape at the Booth Theatre, Broadway in 1927, she as Miss Grace and he in multiple roles (the Fellow Convict, the Old Gentleman and the Farmer).
Laurence and Lois had a daughter, Ursula Susan Edith Hanray, on 16 November 1923. According to travel records, the family visited America from September 1927. Laurence also went on his own to Canada in September 1931, and also during 1939-1940. Ursula became a child actress, playing the title role in the first televised production of Alice Through The Looking Glass in 1937, and the young Queen Victoria in a London theatre in 1940.
Hanray worked almost up to his death; The Times reported in early September 1947 that he was to appear in a play at Dunfermline Abbey Theatre. He died at age 73 on 28 November 1947, following an operation at the Middlesex Hospital, London. Lois Grace Hanray died aged 74 on 25 April 1966.
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Filmography (Movies)
Mine Own Executioner
Character:Dr. Lefage
Release Date:22/11/1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Character:Mr. Gride
Release Date:12/03/1947
Read All About It
Character:Bostock
Release Date:08/04/1945
Waterloo Road
Character:
Release Date:05/02/1945
Love Story
Character:Angus Rossiter
Release Date:20/11/1944
Hotel Reserve
Character:Police Commissioner
Release Date:01/06/1944
On Approval
Character:Parkes
Release Date:22/05/1944
My Learned Friend
Character:Sir Norman
Release Date:25/10/1943
Let the People Sing
Character:
Release Date:11/08/1942
Hatter's Castle
Character:Dr. Lawrie
Release Date:02/02/1942
Old Mother Riley's Circus
Character:Cheddar, KC
Release Date:10/12/1941
Quiet Wedding
Character:Mr. Williamson
Release Date:19/04/1941
The Ghost of St. Michael's
Character:Clerk of Court
Release Date:04/02/1941
21 Days Together
Character:Solicitor
Release Date:07/01/1940
Julius Caesar
Character:Casca
Release Date:09/12/1938
Many Waters
Character:
Release Date:17/10/1938
A Royal Divorce
Character:Klemens von Metternich
Release Date:21/09/1938
The Last Chance
Character:Mr. Perrin
Release Date:11/11/1937
Smash and Grab
Character:Praskins (as Laurence Hanray)
Release Date:20/09/1937
The Girl in the Taxi
Character:Charencey
Release Date:02/09/1937
Knight Without Armour
Character:Forrester
Release Date:23/07/1937
Action for Slander
Character:Clerk of Court (as Lawrence Hanray)
Release Date:21/07/1937
Dark Journey
Character:Cottin
Release Date:02/07/1937
Midnight Menace
Character:Sir George, Lead Conspirator
Release Date:04/05/1937
Fire Over England
Character:French Ambassador
Release Date:05/03/1937
It's Never Too Late to Mend
Character:Lawyer Crawley
Release Date:01/03/1937
Moonlight Sonata
Character:Mr. Bishop
Release Date:11/02/1937
Rembrandt
Character:Heertsbeeke
Release Date:06/11/1936
Someone at the Door
Character:Poole
Release Date:28/09/1936
Lonely Road
Character:Jenkinson, lawyer
Release Date:23/08/1936
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Character:Mr. Bamfylde
Release Date:23/07/1936
Beloved Impostor
Character:Arthur
Release Date:20/07/1936
Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife
Character:Archbishop of Salzburg
Release Date:22/02/1936
The Three Maxims
Character:Thomas
Release Date:01/01/1936
Street Song
Character:Tuttle
Release Date:16/09/1935
Drake of England
Character:Minor role
Release Date:16/05/1935
Adventure Ltd.
Character:Simon Ledbury
Release Date:31/03/1935
Mimi
Character:Barbemouche
Release Date:28/03/1935
Murder at Monte Carlo
Character:Collum
Release Date:01/01/1935
Brewster's Millions
Character:Grant
Release Date:01/01/1935
Lorna Doone
Character:Parson Bowden
Release Date:09/12/1934
The Great Defender
Character:Parker
Release Date:26/11/1934
What Happened Then?
Character:Dr. Bristol
Release Date:24/09/1934
Chu Chin Chow
Character:Kasim Baba
Release Date:01/05/1934
Those Were the Days
Character:Wormington
Release Date:02/04/1934
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Character:Goudovitch
Release Date:09/02/1934
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Character:Archbishop Cranmer
Release Date:17/08/1933
His Grace Gives Notice
Character:Mr Greyling
Release Date:22/07/1933
Loyalties
Character:Jacob Twisden
Release Date:02/07/1933
This Week of Grace
Character:Lawyer Cowlber
Release Date:30/06/1933
The Good Companions
Character:Mr. James Tarvin
Release Date:28/02/1933
The Man from Toronto
Character:Duncan
Release Date:01/01/1933
There Goes the Bride
Character:Police Chief (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/1932
Leap Year
Character:Hope
Release Date:11/10/1932
Wedding Rehearsal
Character:News editor
Release Date:01/10/1932
That Night in London
Character:Ribbles
Release Date:01/08/1932
Love on Wheels
Character:Gallop's Commissionaire
Release Date:26/07/1932
The Faithful Heart
Character:Major Ango
Release Date:01/05/1932
Her Reputation
Character:Mr. Montgomery
Release Date:21/07/1931
Beyond the Cities
Character:Gregory Hayes
Release Date:18/11/1930
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