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A keen cricketer and a member of the London Theatres Cricket Club, Ainley played the sport frequently from his retirement in the [[1990s|nineties]] up to his death on [[3rd May]] [[2004]]. The cause of his death wasn't released to the general public. | A keen cricketer and a member of the London Theatres Cricket Club, Ainley played the sport frequently from his retirement in the [[1990s|nineties]] up to his death on [[3rd May]] [[2004]]. The cause of his death wasn't released to the general public. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*In ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' he was credited by the pseudonym [[Neil Toynay]] to avoid giving away plot details. This tactic was used on several later occasions - in ''[[Time-Flight]]'' he is credited as Leon Ny Taiy, and in [[The King's Demons|''The King's Demons'']] as James Stoker (an anagram for "Master's Joke"). | |||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
===Doctor Who | ===Doctor Who stories=== | ||
'''As [[Tremas]]''' | '''As [[Tremas]]''' | ||
*[[The Keeper of Traken]] | *[[The Keeper of Traken]] | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 25 October 2011
Anthony Ainley (20th August 1932 - 3rd May 2004) was an actor, most famous for his semi-regular role as the Master from 1981 to the programme's end in 1989. He also reappeared in his role in the 1998 video game Destiny of the Doctors, which was his last Doctor Who appearance.
Biography
He was born in London, England on the 20th August 1932, son of Henry Ainley, a west-end actor, and brother of Richard Ainley.
In 1942 he made his first appearance (uncredited) in the war propaganda film The Foreman Went to France, and his first major break was in the 1965 tv show It's Dark Outside, in which he played Detective Sergeant Hunter. He also appeared in Naked Evil (1966), had an uncredited role in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967), and played Clive Hawksworth in the series Spyder's Web (1972).
Ainley played Rev Emilius in The Pallisers (1974), and its production manager, John Nathan-Turner, would eventually be in charge of Doctor Who. Ainley's Pallisers performance was so memorable that John offered him the role of the Master without an audition.
A keen cricketer and a member of the London Theatres Cricket Club, Ainley played the sport frequently from his retirement in the nineties up to his death on 3rd May 2004. The cause of his death wasn't released to the general public.
Trivia
- In Castrovalva he was credited by the pseudonym Neil Toynay to avoid giving away plot details. This tactic was used on several later occasions - in Time-Flight he is credited as Leon Ny Taiy, and in The King's Demons as James Stoker (an anagram for "Master's Joke").
Filmography
Doctor Who stories
As Tremas
As the Master
- The Keeper of Traken
- Logopolis
- Castrovalva
- Time-Flight
- The King's Demons
- The Five Doctors
- Planet of Fire
- The Caves of Androzani
- The Mark of the Rani
- The Ultimate Foe
- Survival
- Destiny of the Doctors (a PC game based on Doctor Who)
- Utopia (archive footage; voice only)
