C. Aubrey Smith
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About
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Also Known As
Charles Aubrey Smith,
Sir C Aubrey Smith,
Sir Aubrey Smith,
Sir C. Aubrey Smith
Birth Place
London, England, GB
Born
July 21, 1863
Died
December 20, 1948
Biography
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Tall, distinguished stage actor with memorable bushy eyebrows and thick moustache who entered films in 1915 but is best known for his numerous character roles for Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s; often cast as a crusty, blustery upper-class Brit....
Filmography
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Little Women
(1949)
Mr. [James] Laurence
High Conquest
(1947)
Col. Hugh Banning
Unconquered
(1947)
Lord Chief Justice
An Ideal Husband
(1947)
Cluny Brown
(1946)
Colonel Charles Duff-Graham
Rendezvous with Annie
(1946)
Sir Archibald Clyde, also known as "The Old Duffer"
Notes
He was received the Order of the British Empire in 1938.
Knighted in 1944.
Biography
Tall, distinguished stage actor with memorable bushy eyebrows and thick moustache who entered films in 1915 but is best known for his numerous character roles for Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s; often cast as a crusty, blustery upper-class Brit.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Little Women
(1949)
Mr. [James] Laurence
High Conquest
(1947)
Col. Hugh Banning
Unconquered
(1947)
Lord Chief Justice
An Ideal Husband
(1947)
Cluny Brown
(1946)
Colonel Charles Duff-Graham
Rendezvous with Annie
(1946)
Sir Archibald Clyde, also known as "The Old Duffer"
And Then There Were None
(1945)
General Sir John Mandrake
Forever Yours
(1945)
Grandfather
Scotland Yard Investigator
(1945)
Sir James Collison
The White Cliffs of Dover
(1944)
Colonel [Walter Forsythe]
Madame Curie
(1944)
Lord Kelvin
Sensations of 1945
(1944)
Dan Lindsay
Secrets of Scotland Yard
(1944)
Sir Christopher Pelt
The Adventures of Mark Twain
(1944)
Oxford Chancellor
Flesh and Fantasy
(1943)
Dean of Chichester
Two Tickets to London
(1943)
Fairchild
Forever and a Day
(1943)
Admiral [Eustace] Trimble
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1941)
The bishop
Maisie Was a Lady
(1941)
Walpole
Free and Easy
(1941)
The Duke
A Bill of Divorcement
(1940)
Dr. Alliot
Rebecca
(1940)
Colonel Julyan
Waterloo Bridge
(1940)
The Duke
City of Chance
(1940)
The judge
Beyond Tomorrow
(1940)
Allan Chadwick
Queen of Destiny
(1940)
The Duke of Wellington
A Little Bit of Heaven
(1940)
Grandpa
Five Came Back
(1939)
Professor [Henry] Spengler
The Sun Never Sets
(1939)
Sir John Randolph
Balalaika
(1939)
General Karagin
East Side of Heaven
(1939)
Cyrus Barrett Sr.
Another Thin Man
(1939)
Colonel MacFay
Eternally Yours
(1939)
Gramps [Bishop Hubert Peabody]
The Four Feathers
(1939)
General Burroughs
The Underpup
(1939)
Grandpa
Four Men and a Prayer
(1938)
Colonel [Loring] Leigh
Kidnapped
(1938)
Duke of Argyle
The Prisoner of Zenda
(1937)
Colonel Zapt
Wee Willie Winkie
(1937)
Colonel Williams
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
(1937)
Sir Peter Calverton
The Hurricane
(1937)
Father Paul
Romeo and Juliet
(1936)
[Lord] Capulet
Lloyd's of London
(1936)
Old "Q"
Little Lord Fauntleroy
(1936)
The Earl of Dorincourt
The Garden of Allah
(1936)
Father J. Roubier
China Seas
(1935)
Sir Guy [Wilmerding
The Right to Live
(1935)
Major Liconda
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
(1935)
Major Hamilton
Clive of India
(1935)
Prime minister
Transatlantic Tunnel
(1935)
Lloyd
The Florentine Dagger
(1935)
Dr. [Gerard] Lytton
Jalna
(1935)
Uncle Nicholas
The Gilded Lily
(1935)
Lloyd Granville
The Crusades
(1935)
The Hermit
One More River
(1934)
General Charwell
Cleopatra
(1934)
Enobarbus
Caravan
(1934)
Baron von Tokay
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
(1934)
Inspector Neilsen
The Scarlet Empress
(1934)
Prince August
The Firebird
(1934)
Police inspector [Miller]
Gambling Lady
(1934)
Peter [Madison]
The House of Rothschild
(1934)
Duke of Wellington
We Live Again
(1934)
Prince Kortchagin
Luxury Liner
(1933)
Edward Thorndyke
Queen Christina
(1933)
Aage
They Just Had to Get Married
(1933)
Aubrey Hampton
Morning Glory
(1933)
[Robert Harley] Hedges
The Barbarian
(1933)
Cecil [Harwood]
Curtain at Eight
(1933)
Jim Hanvey
The Monkey's Paw
(1933)
Sergeant Major Tom Morris
Secrets
(1933)
Mr. [William] Marlowe
Adorable
(1933)
Von Heynitz
Bombshell
(1933)
Mr. Middleton
Love Me Tonight
(1932)
Duke d'Artelines
Trouble in Paradise
(1932)
Giron
No More Orchids
(1932)
[Jerome] Cedric
But the Flesh Is Weak
(1932)
Florian [Clement]
Polly of the Circus
(1932)
Rev. James Northcott
Tarzan, the Ape Man
(1932)
James Parker
The Perfect Alibi
(1931)
Arthur Hilton
Guilty Hands
(1931)
Rev. Hastings
The Phantom of Paris
(1931)
Bourrelier
Son of India
(1931)
Dr. Wallace
The Bachelor Father
(1931)
Sir Basil Winterton
Just a Gigolo
(1931)
Lord George Hampton
Surrender
(1931)
Count Reichendorf
Never the Twain Shall Meet
(1931)
Mr. Pritchard
The Man in Possession
(1931)
Mr. Dabney
Daybreak
(1931)
General von Hartz
The Rejected Woman
(1924)
Peter Leslie
Bohemian Girl
(1922)
Jaffery
(1916)
Jaffery
The Witching Hour
(1916)
Jack Brookfield
The Builder of Bridges
(1915)
Edward Thursfield
John Glayde's Honor
(1915)
John Glayde
Cast (Short)
Things You Never See on the Screen
(1935)
Himself
Life Events
1892
Stage debut
1915
Screen debut, "Builder of Bridges"
Photo Collections
2 Photos
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) - Lobby Cards
Here are a few Lobby Cards from The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), starring Ronald Colman. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
6 Photos
The Hurricane - Lobby Cards
The Hurricane - Lobby Cards
1 Photo
The Bachelor Father - Lobby Card
Here is a Lobby Card from MGM's The Bachelor Father (1931), starring Marion Davies. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
Videos
Movie Clip
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Trailer
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Bibliography
Notes
He was received the Order of the British Empire in 1938.
Knighted in 1944.