Biography for
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Date of Birth

21 February 1889, Corsham, Wiltshire, England, UK

Date of Death

2 September 1979, Sussex, England, UK

Birth Name

Felix Edward Aylmer-Jones

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Biography

British character actor Felix Aylmer was educated at Oxford and later studied drama, making his stage debut at the London Coliseum in 1911. During World War I he served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and resumed his stage career after the war ended. He entered films in 1930 and stayed in them for the next 40 years, specializing in elderly, doddering characters (often clerics). Arguably his most memorable film appearance is that of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Laurence Olivier's Henry V (1944). He is also well-known for his portrayal of Father Anselm in the television series "Oh Brother!" (1968).

IMDb Mini Biography By: Lyn Hammond (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)

Spouse

Cecily Byrne

(September 1915 - ?) 2 children

Trade Mark

His melodious speaking voice and venerable features

Trivia

Father of David Aylmer and Jennifer Aylmer.

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1950 and awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in 1965 for his services to drama.

Played the role of Lord Palmerston three times - in "Victoria the Great", "Sixty Glorious Years", and "The Lady With a Lamp".