Randle Ayrton
Randle Ayrton | |
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Randle Ayrton, 1938 | |
Born |
Randle Ayrton 9 August 1869 Chester, England, UK |
Died |
28 May 1940 70) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, UK | (aged
Occupation | Actor, producer and director |
Years active | 1890 – 1937 |
Randle Ayrton (9 August 1869 – 28 May 1940) was a British actor, producer and director.
Career
Ayrton was educated at The King's School, Chester[1] and Geneva University. In 1890 he made his stage debut at the Old Avenue Theatre in London and was successful on stage in London and in America into the late 1930s. In 1913 he began his film career with the old London Film Company, going from silents to talkies for a number of film companies thereafter. He also produced and directed several films.
Selected filmography
- Profit and the Loss (1917)
- My Sweetheart (1918)
- The Hanging Judge (1918)
- The Wonderful Year (1921)
- No. 5 John Street (1921)
- Chu-Chin-Chow (1923)
- Southern Love (1924)
- The Little People (1926)
- Nell Gwyn (1926)
- One of the Best (1927)
- His House in Order (1928)
- High Seas (1929)
- The Feather (1929)
- The Hate Ship (1929)
- A Romance of Seville (1929)
- The Manxman (1929)
- Glorious Youth (1929)
- The Great Game (1930)
- Two Worlds (1930)
- Dreyfus (1931)
- Jew Suss (1934)
- Me and Marlborough (1935)
- Debt of Honour (1936)
- Talk of the Devil (1936)
References
- ↑ "Inspirational Alumni Members". The King's School Chester. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
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