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Sir Charles Aubrey Smith CBE (21 July 1863 – 20 December 1948) was an English Test cricketer who became a stage and film actor, acquiring a niche as the officer-and-gentleman type, as in the first sound version of The Prisoner of Zenda (1937).
If the role called for the tall stereotypical Englishmen with the stiff upper lip and stern determination, that man would be C. Aubrey Smith, graduate of Cambridge University, a leading Freemason and a test cricketer for England.
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
If the role called for the tall stereotypical Englishmen with the stiff upper lip and stern determination, that man would be C. Aubrey Smith, graduate of Cambridge University, a leading Freemason and a test cricketer for England.
- July 21, 1863
- December 20, 1948
OVERVIEW: Tall, thin, athletic, affable and focused as a youth, C. Aubrey Smith matured into an imposing figure who became the personification of an English gentleman for most moviegoers during the 1930s and 1940s.
Sir Charles Aubrey Smith CBE (July 21, 1863 – December 20, 1948) was an English actor and cricket player. He was known for his roles in The Four Fathers (1939), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), and in And Then There Were None (1945).
C. Aubrey Smith, C.B.E. Smith played the role of the Chancellor of Oxford in The Adventures of Mark Twain , 1944, starring Frederic March in the title role. Smith was named a commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1938; King George VI knighted Smith in 1944.
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Aug 15, 2013 · Oscar Profile #147: C. Aubrey Smith. Born July 1, 1863 in London, England, Charles Aubrey Smith, known professionally as C. Aubrey Smith, was educated at Cambridge University where he was a member of the cricket team.