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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). In Hollywood, he organised British actors into a cricket team, much intriguing local spectators.
- Right-handed
- 21 July 1863, London, England
- Charles Aubrey Smith
- 20 December 1948 (aged 85), Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
C. Aubrey Smith was a British actor who appeared in silent and sound movies from 1915 to 1949. He played authoritative and dignified roles, such as Colonel Julyan in Rebecca and Gen. Sir John Mandrake in And Then There Were None.
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
C. Aubrey Smith was a British actor who played distinguished roles in silent and sound movies. He was also a cricketer, a Freemason, and a knight who worked with Greta Garbo and Shirley Temple.
- July 21, 1863
- December 20, 1948
A biography of the British actor who became a mainstay of Hollywood movies in the 1930s and 1940s, known for his roles in musical comedies, historical epics, war films and more. Learn about his life, career, achievements and cricketing skills from his childhood in London to his death in Los Angeles.
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. Moving to South Africa in 1888 to prospect for gold, he developed pneumonia and was pronounced dead from the malady that would ...
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Biography. Read More. Tall, distinguished stage actor with memorable bushy eyebrows and thick moustache who entered films in 1915 but is best known for his numerous character roles for Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s; often cast as a crusty, blustery upper-class Brit....
C. Aubrey Smith (Sir Charles Aubrey Smith, CBE) was an English born stage and screen actor, prominent in Hollywood films starting from the beginning of the sound era. Known For. Rebecca. And Then There Were None. Tarzan the Ape Man. Trouble in Paradise. The Four Feathers. Little Women. The Scarlet Empress. Waterloo Bridge. Acting. All.
