Jimmy Aubrey
- Birthday
- Oct 23, 1887
Bio: Diminutive British knockabout comedian Jimmy Aubrey got his start with the legendary Fred Karno troupe, working alongside such budding stars as Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. Like Charley and Stan, Aubrey flourished as a silent screen comic. He headlined a series of Vitagraph two-reelers in 1919 and 1920, with a young Oliver Hardy lending support. In the… More Bio: Diminutive British knockabout comedian Jimmy Aubrey got his start with the legendary Fred Karno troupe, working alongside such budding stars as Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. Like Charley and Stan, Aubrey flourished as a silent screen comic. He headlined a series of Vitagraph two-reelers in 1919 and 1920, with a young Oliver Hardy lending support. In the mid-1920s, he starred in another comedy series for producer Joe Rock. By 1927, Aubrey's stardom was a thing of the past, and he found himself virtually unemployable. His old colleagues Laurel and Hardy cast Aubrey in supporting roles in three of their starring vehicles, most memorably as the flirtatious drunk in the 1929 2-reeler That's My Wife. Jimmy Aubrey continued taking movie jobs until his retirement in 1952, playing bits and featured roles as drunken sailors, hoboes, store clerks and cowboy sidekicks. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Jimmy Aubrey Videos
Sons Of The Desert
The Invisible Man Returns
Dangerous When Wet
Love On The Run
Filmography
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Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- Bartender
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Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
- Steward
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That Forsyte Woman (1949)
- Cabby
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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
- Taxi Driver
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Julia Misbehaves (1948)
- Drunk
- See all 60 films
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