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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Personal Details

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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 Wicked Lady (1945)
- Sunday at 9.25am on Talking Pictures
- In the days of Charles II, Lady Skelton befriends a highwayman and takes to crime.
- The Mummy (1959)
- 27^th November at 12.50am on horror channel
- 27^th November at 1.50am on horror channel Plus 1
- A mummy brought back to England by archaeologists wakes up and goes on the rampage.