- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFelix Edward Aylmer Jones
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- 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)
- SpouseCecily Byrne(September 1915 - June 30, 1975) (her death, 2 children)
- Children
- His melodious speaking voice and venerable features
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1950 King's Birthday Honours List and appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.
- He played the Archbishop of Canterbury in both Henry V (1944) and Becket (1964).
- Appeared in seven Best Picture Oscar nominees: The Citadel (1938), Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948), Quo Vadis (1951), Ivanhoe (1952), Separate Tables (1958) and Becket (1964).
- He played Lord Palmerston in three different films: Victoria the Great (1937), Queen of Destiny (1938) and The Lady with a Lamp (1951).
- He made five films with Laurence Olivier: The Temporary Widow (1930), As You Like It (1936), Adventure for Two (1943), Henry V (1944) and Hamlet (1948). Olivier also directed the latter two films.
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