Occupation Actor Years active 1930-1954 | Name Aubrey Mather Role Character actor | |
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Born 17 December 1885 ( 1885-12-17 ) Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England Died January 16, 1958, London, United Kingdom Movies Ball of Fire, Sherlock Holmes and the H, The Importance of Being, The Song of Bernadette, Jane Eyre Similar People Roy William Neill, John Brahm, Fred M Wilcox, H Bruce Humberstone, Anthony Asquith | ||
Aubrey Mather (17 December 1885 – 16 January 1958) was an English character actor.
Mather was born in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, and began his career on the stage in 1905. He debuted in London in Brewster's Millions in 1909 and on Broadway ten years later in Luck of the Navy. He eventually branched out to films, starting with Young Woodley in 1930. He often played butlers. In the 1932 film The Impassive Footman he played the eponymous footman. He died in Harrow, London, aged 72.
Filmography
Actor
1956
H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (TV Series) as
Sir Jonas Buckden
- The Golden Entry (1956) - Sir Jonas Buckden
1954
Cash on Delivery as
Dr. Cameron
1954
Chance Meeting as
Waiter (uncredited)
1954
Fast and Loose as
Noony
1953
The Golden Mask as
Professor Young
1952
The Pickwick Papers (TV Series) as
Mr. Justice Stareleigh / Dr. Slammer
- The Fifth Paper (1953) - Mr. Justice Stareleigh
- The First Paper (1952) - Dr. Slammer
1952
The Cases of Eddie Drake (TV Series) as
Colonel Gregory Amherst
- The Judas Coin (1952) - Colonel Gregory Amherst
1952
The Importance of Being Earnest as
Merriman
1951
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Mr. Coade
- Dear Brutus (1951) - Mr. Coade
1949
That Forsyte Woman as
James Forsyte
1949
Everybody Does It as
Mr. Hertz (uncredited)
1949
The Secret of St. Ives as
Daniel Romaine
1949
The Secret Garden as
Dr. Griddlestone
1948
Adventures of Don Juan as
Lord Chalmers
1948
Joan of Arc as
Jean de La Fontaine
1948
Julia Misbehaves as
The Vicar
1947
The Hucksters as
Mr. Glass
1947
For the Love of Rusty as
Dr. Francis Xavier Fay
1947
It Happened in Brooklyn as
Digby John
1947
The Mighty McGurk as
Milbane
1946
Temptation as
Dr. Harding
1945
The House of Fear as
Alastair
1944
The Keys of the Kingdom (scenes deleted)
1944
National Velvet as
Entry Official
1944
Wilson as
Hughes' Butler (uncredited)
1944
The Lodger as
Superintendent Sutherland
1943
Jane Eyre as
Colonel Dent
1943
The Song of Bernadette as
Mayor Lacade
1943
Heaven Can Wait as
James
1943
Hello Frisco, Hello as
Douglas Dawson
1943
Forever and a Day as
Man in Air Raid Shelter
1942
The Great Impersonation as
Sir Ronald Clayfair
1942
Random Harvest as
Sheldon
1942
The Undying Monster as
Inspector Craig
1942
A Yank at Eton as
Widgeon - Carlton's Butler (uncredited)
1942
Careful, Soft Shoulders as
Mr. Fortune
1942
The Affairs of Martha as
Justin I. Peacock
1942
Mrs. Miniver as
George (uncredited)
1942
This Above All as
Second Headwaiter (uncredited)
1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer as
Chief Justice
1941
Ball of Fire as
Prof. Peagram
1941
Suspicion as
Executor of General Laidlaw's Will (uncredited)
1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as
Inspector (uncredited)
1941
Men of Boys Town as
Parsons, Maitland's Butler (uncredited)
1941
Rage in Heaven as
Clark
1941
Road Show as
Minister (uncredited)
1940
No, No, Nanette as
Remington, the butler
1940
Arise, My Love as
Achille
1940
Spring Parade as
Baron (uncredited)
1940
Earl of Puddlestone as
Lord Stoke-Newington
1940
Captain Caution as
Mr. Potter
1940
Just William as
Fletcher
1939
Sheppey (TV Movie) as
Sheppey
1939
Magic (TV Movie) as
Doctor Grimthorpe
1939
Jamaica Inn as
Coachman (uncredited)
1939
The Shoemaker's Last (TV Movie) as
Herr Kaufmann
1939
Little Ladyship (TV Movie) as
Mr. Jessup
1938
London Wall (TV Movie) as
Mr. Walker (1939 version)
1937
Life Begins with Love as
Roberts
1937
Underneath the Arches as
Professor
1936
Sabotage as
W. Brown & Sons Greengrocer (uncredited)
1936
The Man in the Mirror as
The Bogus of Bokhara
1936
Chick as
The Dean
1936
As You Like It as
Corin
1936
When Knights Were Bold as
The Canon
1936
With Pleasure, Madame as
Herbert
1935
The Silent Passenger as
Bunter
1934
Anything Might Happen as
Seymour
1934
The Admiral's Secret as
Captain Brooke
1934
The Lash as
Colonel Bush
1934
The Man Who Changed His Name as
Sir Ralph Whitcombe
1933
Red Wagon as
Blewett
1932
Be Mine Tonight as
Balthasar
1932
Love on the Spot as
Mr. Prior
1932
Woman in Chains as
Dr. Bartlett
1932
Aren't We All? as
Vicar
1930
Young Woodley as
Mr. Woodley
References
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