Aubrey Mather
Aubrey Mather (born December 17, 1885 in Minchinhampton , Gloucestershire , † January 16, 1958 in London ) was a British theater and film actor .
Life
Aubrey Mather began his acting career on the stages of Great Britain in 1905 . He made his London theater debut in 1909 in the play Brewster's Millions . Ten years later he first appeared on New York's Broadway in The Luck of the Navy . Over the years he also appeared there in Shakespeare performances, such as B. 1936 as Polonius in Hamlet or 1950 in As You Like It .
From 1930 he also played in a number of British films, including a small supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Sabotage (1936). In the 1940s Mather also worked in Hollywood , where he often played the butler in small character roles , such as in Mervyn LeRoy's film drama Found Years ( Random Harvest , 1942) alongside Ronald Colman and Greer Garson or in Jack Conway's comedy The Greyhound and the Lady ( The Hucksters , 1947) with Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr . In 1954 he retired from show business.
Aubrey Mather died in London in 1958 at the age of 72.
Filmography (selection)
- 1936: As You Like It ( As You Like It )
- 1936: sabotage
- 1940: Pirates ( Captain Caution )
- 1940: Spring Parade
- 1940: Arise, My Love
- 1940: No, No, Nanette
- 1941: Dangerous Love ( Rage in Heaven )
- 1941: These are guys ( Men of Boys Town )
- 1941: Doctor and Demon ( Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde )
- 1941: suspected ( Suspicion )
- 1941: The Strange Taming of the Gangster Bride Sugarpuss ( Ball of Fire )
- 1942: The Wife Takes a Flyer
- 1942: Mrs. Miniver uncredited
- 1942: Years found ( Random Harvest )
- 1943: Heaven Can Wait ( Heaven Can Wait )
- 1943: The Song of Bernadette ( The Song of Bernadette )
- 1943: Hello, Frisco, Hello
- 1943: The Orphan of Lowood ( Jane Eyre )
- 1944: Scotland Yard intervenes ( The Lodger )
- 1944: Little Girl, Big Heart ( National Velvet )
- 1945: The House of Fear ( The House of Fear )
- 1947: It Happened in Brooklyn
- 1947: The Greyhound and the Lady ( The Hucksters )
- 1948: The Imperfect Lady ( Julia Misbehaves )
- 1948: Johanna von Orleans ( Joan of Arc )
- 1948: Adventures of Don Juan ( Adventures of Don Juan )
- 1949: The Secret Garden ( The Secret Garden )
- 1949: The Fate of Irene Forsyte ( That Forsyte Woman )
- 1952: Being Earnest ( The Importance of Being Earnest )
Web links
- Aubrey Mather in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Aubrey Mather in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Aubrey Mather in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Aubrey Mather in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Mather, Aubrey |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British theater and film actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1885 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Minchinhampton , Gloucestershire , England |
DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1958 |
Place of death | London |