Felix Aylmer

1889–1979 | British actor

Distinguished British stage character actor, a respected industry figure who from 1950 was president of Equity, the actors’ trade union

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In films, Felix Aylmer mainly played schoolmasters, bankers, bishops and so on. Born in Corsham, Wiltshire, he was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and studied for the stage under Rosina Filippi. He began on stage in 1911 and was in films from 1932.

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Col H ‘Bulldog’ Kelsoe (Felix Aylmer) and Gen ‘Jumbo’ Burlap / Nawab of Bagwash (Robert Morley) sit at a chess table and worriedly look at paperwork. The General holds a copy of the Eternal Regulations – 1708 edition. A scene from the 1947 film The Ghosts of Berkeley Square — Felix Aylmer and Robert Morley in The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)

Main title from The Vicar of Bray (1937) (8). Felix Aylmer as the Earl of Brendon — The Vicar of Bray (1937) opening credits (8)

Felix Aylmer (as Mr Emmanuel) in a screenshot from Mr. Emmanuel (1944) (3) — Mr. Emmanuel (1944) screenshot (3) | Felix Aylmer

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Born

Felix Aylmer was born in Corsham, Wiltshire on 21^st February, 1889.
Died

Felix Aylmer died in Pyrford, Woking, Surrey on 2^nd September, 1979, aged 90.

Watch Felix Aylmer on British television

- The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
- Saturday at 12.30pm on Talking Pictures
- A bogus Nazi worms his way into the Gestapo hierarchy.