Anthony Ainley
Biography
Anthony was born in 1932 in London. He has been described as an "enigma, wrapped in a conundrum, shrouded in mystery". He is descended…moreBorn
8/20/1932, London, England, UKDied
5/3/2004Birth Name
Anthony AinleyGender
MaleCredits
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Star (1)
Role-
Spyder's Web
Clive Hawksworth
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S 1:
Ep 13
Rev Counter
4/14/72
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S 1:
Ep 12
The Prevalence of Skeltons
4/7/72
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S 1:
Ep 11
Nobody's Strawberry Fool
3/31/72
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S 1:
Ep 10
An Almost Modern Man
3/24/72
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S 1:
Ep 9
Things That Go Bang in the Night
3/17/72
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S 1:
Ep 13
Rev Counter
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Spyder's Web
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Recurring Role (5)
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Doctor Who (1963)
Kalid [credited as Leon Ny Taiy]
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S 19:
Ep 23
Time-Flight, Part One
3/22/82
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S 19:
Ep 23
Time-Flight, Part One
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Doctor Who (1963)
Portreeve [credited as Neil Toynai]
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S 19:
Ep 3
Castrovalva, Part Three
1/11/82
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S 19:
Ep 3
Castrovalva, Part Three
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Doctor Who (1963)
Tremas
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S 18:
Ep 24
The Keeper of Traken, Part Four
2/21/81
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S 18:
Ep 23
The Keeper of Traken, Part Three
2/14/81
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S 18:
Ep 22
The Keeper of Traken, Part Two
2/7/81
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S 18:
Ep 21
The Keeper of Traken, Part One
1/31/81
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S 18:
Ep 24
The Keeper of Traken, Part Four
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The Pallisers
Rev. Emilius
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S 1:
Ep 19
Part Nineteen
5/25/74
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S 1:
Ep 17
Part Seventeen
5/11/74
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S 1:
Ep 16
Part Sixteen
5/4/74
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S 1:
Ep 15
Part Fifteen
4/27/74
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S 1:
Ep 14
Part Fourteen
4/20/74
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S 1:
Ep 19
Part Nineteen
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Doctor Who (1963)
The Master
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S 4:
Ep 31
The Faceless Ones, Episode 1
4/8/67
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S 26:
Ep 14
Survival, Part Three
12/6/89
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S 26:
Ep 13
Survival, Part Two
11/29/89
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S 26:
Ep 12
Survival, Part One
11/22/89
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S 23:
Ep 14
The Trial of a Time Lord, Part Fourteen
12/6/86
- + 22 More Credits
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S 4:
Ep 31
The Faceless Ones, Episode 1
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Doctor Who (1963)
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Guest Star (20)
Role-
Brookside
Greg Sinnott
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S 21:
Ep 30
Lodging
11/16/90
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S 21:
Ep 30
Lodging
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Lillie
Lord Carrington
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S 1:
Ep 8
Going on the Stage
11/11/78
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S 1:
Ep 7
The Sailor Prince
11/4/78
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S 1:
Ep 8
Going on the Stage
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Target
Alexander Trist
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S 1:
Ep 9
Carve Up
11/11/77
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S 1:
Ep 9
Carve Up
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Secret Army
Johnson
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S 1:
Ep 1
Lisa-Codename Yvette
9/7/77
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S 1:
Ep 1
Lisa-Codename Yvette
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Within These Walls
James Buckingham
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S 4:
Ep 12
Visitors
11/20/76
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S 4:
Ep 12
Visitors
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The Pallisers
Reverand Emilius
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Upstairs, Downstairs
Lord Charles Gilmour
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S 3:
Ep 10
What the Footman Saw
12/29/73
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S 3:
Ep 8
The Bolter
12/15/73
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S 3:
Ep 3
A Change of Scene
11/10/73
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S 3:
Ep 10
What the Footman Saw
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Great Mysteries
Lafarge
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S 1:
Ep 12
The Ingenious Reporter
11/17/73
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S 1:
Ep 12
The Ingenious Reporter
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The Adventurer
Kerston
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S 1:
Ep 4
The Bradley Way
9/15/73
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S 1:
Ep 4
The Bradley Way
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Warship
Phillip Tashing
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S 1:
Ep 8
A Standing and Jumping War
8/2/73
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S 1:
Ep 8
A Standing and Jumping War
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Play of the Month
Ferdinand Gadd
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S 7:
Ep 9
Trelawny of the "Wells"
8/13/72
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S 7:
Ep 9
Trelawny of the "Wells"
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Lord Peter Wimsey
Captain Dennis Cathcart
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S 1:
Ep 1
Clouds of Witness, Part 1
4/5/72
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S 1:
Ep 1
Clouds of Witness, Part 1
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Brett
Gerard Delamore
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S 1:
Ep 13
A Little Learning
7/19/71
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S 1:
Ep 12
Never Squeeze A Cherrystone
7/12/71
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S 1:
Ep 13
A Little Learning
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Out of the Unknown
Bowers-One
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S 4:
Ep 6
Welcome Home
5/26/71
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S 4:
Ep 6
Welcome Home
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Elizabeth R
Henry Sidney
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S 1:
Ep 2
The Marriage Game
2/24/71
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S 1:
Ep 2
The Marriage Game
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Play for Today
Surgeon
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S 1:
Ep 16
The Rainbirds
2/11/71
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S 1:
Ep 16
The Rainbirds
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Doomwatch
Senior House Officer
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S 2:
Ep 4
No Room for Error
1/11/71
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S 2:
Ep 4
No Room for Error
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Department S
Supervisor
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S 1:
Ep 16
A Ticket to Nowhere
12/23/69
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S 1:
Ep 16
A Ticket to Nowhere
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The Avengers
Sunley
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S 6:
Ep 10
Noon Doomsday
11/27/68
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S 6:
Ep 10
Noon Doomsday
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Champion House
Leslie Molesworth
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S 1:
Ep 3
The Second Freedom
6/11/67
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S 1:
Ep 3
The Second Freedom
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Brookside
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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In 2004, in Anthony's memory, the London Theatres Cricket Club introduced a trophy called "Ainley's Ashes" as he played with them so regularly.
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Anthony was a great favourite with fans of Doctor Who, he was a regular on the convention circuit and frequently responded personally to fan mail he received.
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Anthony's first movie role was an uncredited appearance as a child in the 1942 file The Foreman Went To France.
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Quotes
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(on how a part in "The Pallisers" led to the role of The Master) Anthony: The Rev Emilius was a rather smarmy and devious character. The producer John Nathan-Turner was working on it and remembered me when he took over Doctor Who. Later he asked me to play The Master. There was a similarity between the two characters. Both wore a superficial air of charm and dignity which concealed a wicked and sly nature underneath.
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