Felix Aylmer (1889–1979)

Actor

British character actor Felix Aylmer was educated at Oxford and later studied drama, making his ...

Born: February 21, 1889
Died: September 2, 1979 (age 90)

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Hamlet The Royal Court Of Denmark - Polonius,Lord Chamberlain (1948)
Ivanhoe Isaac (1952)
Separate Tables Mr. Fowler (1958)
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Knights of the Round Table Merlin (1953)
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The Thief and the Cobbler Narrator (original version) (1993)
Legend of the Champions Old Man (1983)
Oh, Father! The Prior, Father Anselm (1973)
Jason King Doctor Wilstein (1972)
The Main Chance Judge (1970)
Oh Brother! The Prior, Father Anselm (1968-1970)
My Partner the Ghost Joshua Crackan (1970)
Hostile Witness Justice Osborne (1968)
The Champions Old Man (1968)
Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher Judge (1968)
Detective Sir Henry Exton (1968)
The World of Wooster The Duke of Chiswick (1967)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Dominic Crabbe (1967)
Mogul Lord Ravenscar (1967)
Out of the Unknown Mr. Bone (1966)
ITV Play of the Week Lord Barham (1956-1966)
Masquerade Henrickson (1965)
The Walrus and the Carpenter Gascoigne Quilt (1965)
Thursday Theatre David Anson (1964)
The Chalk Garden Judge McWhirrey (1964)
Becket Archbishop of Canterbury (1964)
Comedy Playhouse Gascoigne Quilt (1963)
BBC Sunday-Night Play Thomas Crawford (1962-1963)
The Running Man Parson (1963)
The Boys The Judge / Judge (1962)
The Road to Hong Kong Grand Lama (1962)
Victoria Regina Lord Melbourne (1961)
The Hands of Orlac Dr. Francis Cochrane (1960)
Exodus Dr. Lieberman (1960)
Macbeth Doctor (1960)
From the Terrace James Duncan MacHardie (1960)
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger Clarence Olderberry Sr. (1960)
Captain Brassbound's Conversion Sir Howard Hallam (1960)
The Third Man Graf Berndorf (1959)
The Mummy Stephen Banning (1959)
World Theatre Sir Peter Teazle (1959)
Separate Tables Mr. Fowler (1958)
The Doctor's Dilemma Sir Patrick Cullen (1958)
The Two-Headed Spy Cornaz (1958)
Daphne Laureola Sir Joseph (1958)
I Accuse! Edgar Demange (1958)
Saint Joan Inquisitor (1957)
Anastasia Chamberlain (1956)
Loser Takes All The Other (1956)
Theatre Royal Archdeacon (1956)
Spider's Web Sir Rowland Delahaye (1955)
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp Joshua Webman (1954)
The Love Lottery Winant (1954)
The Triangle Brisetout (segment "A Lodging for the Night") (1953)
Knights of the Round Table Merlin (1953)
The Master of Ballantrae Lord Durrisdeer (1953)
Rheingold Theatre Brisetout (1953)
The Paris Express Mr. Merkemans (1952)
Ivanhoe Isaac (1952)
Quo Vadis Plautius (1951)
I'll Never Forget You Sir William, the Physician (1951)
The Lady with a Lamp Lord Palmerston (1951)
No Highway in the Sky Sir Philip (1951)
She Shall Have Murder Mr. Playfair (1950)
Trio Bank Manager (segment "The Verger") (1950)
So Long at the Fair British Consul (1950)
Eye Witness The British Judge (1950)
Prince of Foxes Count Marc Antonio Verano (1949)
Christopher Columbus Father Perez (1949)
Alice in Wonderland Dr. Liddel / The Cheshire Cat (1949)
Edward, My Son Mr. Hanray (1949)
Quartet Martin (segment "The Colonel's Lady") (1948)
The Calendar Lord Forlingham (1948)
Hamlet The Royal Court Of Denmark - Polonius,Lord Chamberlain (1948)
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square Col. H. 'Bulldog' Kelsoe (1947)
A Man About the House Richard Sanctuary (1947)
The October Man Dr. Martin (1947)
Green Fingers Daniel Booth (1947)
The Smugglers Priest (1947)
The Laughing Lady Sir Felix Mountroyal (1946)
The Magic Bow Signor Fazzini (1946)
The Years Between Sir Ernest Foster (1946)
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. 2: Macbeth - Act II. Scene 2; Act V. Scene 1 A doctor (1945)
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2 Marcus Brutus (1945)
Caesar and Cleopatra 1st. Nobleman (1945)
The Wicked Lady Hogarth (1945)
Johnny in the Clouds Rev. Charles Moss (1945)
Henry V Archbishop of Canterbury (1944)
Mr. Emmanuel Mr. Emmanuel (1944)
Her Man Gilbey Mr. Spaggot (1944)
Time Flies The Professor (1944)
A Welcome to Britain Schoolmaster (1943)
Adventure for Two Mr. Runalow (1943)
Escape to Danger Sir Alfred Horton (1943)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp The Bishop (1943)
Thursday's Child Mr. Keith (1943)
The Peterville Diamond President (1943)
The Young Mr. Pitt Lord North (1942)
Sabotage at Sea John Dighton (1942)
Uncensored Col. von Hohenstein (1942)
Black Sheep of Whitehall J.B. Crabtree (1942)
The Seventh Survivor Sir Elmer Norton (1942)
South American George Mr. Appleby (1941)
Hi Gang! Lord Amersham (1941)
I Thank You Henry Potter (1941)
Atlantic Ferry Bank President (1941)
Once a Crook King's Counsel (1941)
The Spell of Amy Nugent Mr. Morton (1941)
The Saint's Vacation Leighton (1941)
The Remarkable Mr. Kipps Architect (1941)
Major Barbara James (1941)
The Ghost of St. Michael's Dr. Winter (1941)
Saloon Bar Mayor (1940)
The Frightened Lady Dr. Amersham (1940)
The Briggs Family Mr. Sand (1940)
Night Train to Munich Dr. Fredericks (1940)
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt The Proctor (1940)
Girl in the News Prosecuting Counsel (1940)
Spies of the Air Col. Cairns (1940)
Dr. O'Dowd President (1940)
Johnson Was No Gentleman The Earl of Chesterfield (1939)
Young Man's Fancy Sir Caleb Crowther (1939)
Fox in the Morning Raymon Valdazar (1939)
The Parnell Commission Sir Charles Russel (1939)
The Great Adventure Lord Leonard Alcar (1939)
Queens of France M'su Cahusac (1938)
The Citadel Mr. Boon (1938)
Queen of Destiny Lord Palmerston (1938)
I've Got a Horse Lovatt (1938)
Queen of Crime Bishop (1938)
Break the News Sir George Bickory (1938)
The Words Upon the Window Pane Doctor Trench (1939 version) (1938)
Just Like a Woman Sir Robert Hummel (1938)
On the High Road (1938)
Bank Holiday Surgeon (1938)
South Riding Chairman of Council (1938)
The Live Wire Wilton (1937)
The Rat Prosecuting Counsel (1937)
Victoria the Great Lord Palmerston (1937)
The Vicar of Bray The Earl of Brendon (1937)
Glamorous Night Diplomat (1937)
The Frog John Bennett (1937)
Dreaming Lips Sir Robert Blaker (1937)
Action for Slander Sir Eustace Cunninghame (1937)
The Mill on the Floss Mr. Wakem (1936)
Jack of All Trades Managing Director (1936)
Sensation Lord Bouverie (1936)
The Man in the Mirror The Earl of Wigan (1936)
Hideout in the Alps Asst.Commissioner (1936)
As You Like It Duke Frederick (1936)
Doomed Cargo Sir Charles Webber (1936)
Royal Eagle Windridge (1936)
In the Soup Counsel (1936)
Nine Days a Queen Edward Seymour (1936)
Rhodes Johannesburg Diplomat (1936)
The Improper Duchess Count Seidel (1936)
She Shall Have Music Black (1935)
Her Last Affaire Lord Carnforth (1935)
The Price of a Song Graham (1935)
Checkmate Henry Nicholls (1935)
The Ace of Spades Lord Yarleigh (1935)
Old Roses Lord Sandelbury (1935)
The Divine Spark Butler (1935)
Hello, Sweetheart Peabody (1935)
The Clairvoyant Prosecutor (1935)
The Iron Duke Lord Uxbridge (1934)
My Old Dutch Judge (1934)
The Doctor's Secret Sir Daniel Summerfield (1934)
Whispering Tongues Superintendent Fulton (1934)
The Night Club Queen Prosecution (1934)
The Path of Glory President of Thalia (1934)
Home, Sweet Home Robert Wilding KC (1933)
The Ghost Camera Coroner (1933)
The Wandering Jew Ferera (1933)
The Shadow Sir Richard Bryant (1933)
The World, the Flesh, the Devil Sir Henderson Trent (1932)
The Temporary Widow Public Prosecutor (1930)
Actor

Escape! Governor (1930)
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Shakespeare Uncovered (2012)
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The Champions (1969)
A People Eternal (1939)

Did You Know

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1950 King's Birthday Honours List and appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.

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His melodious speaking voice and venerable features

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Born

Felix Edward Aylmer Jones
February 21, 1889
Corsham, Wiltshire, England, UK

Died

September 2, 1979 (age 90)
Pyrford, Woking, Surrey, England, UK

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)

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