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Arthur Aylesworth

Actor

Arthur Aylesworth

Born August 12, 1881 in Apponaug, Warwick, Rhode Island, USADied June 26, 1946106 films

Arthur Preston Aylsworth, professionally known as Arthur Aylesworth (occasionally also using the regular no-e surname spelling), was an American stage and screen actor. Aylesworth's Broadway career spanned the years 1911-1942; he appeared in many productions. In the 1930s he became a contract player at Warner Bros. working in character roles, often uncredited.

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The Grapes of Wrath posterFirst watchThe Grapes of Wrath19407.8as Father (uncredited)Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day…View film

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Sergeant York poster7.2Sergeant York1941The Petrified Forest poster7.1The Petrified Forest1936Young Mr. Lincoln poster7.2Young Mr. Lincoln1939Christmas in Connecticut poster7.0Christmas in Connecticut1945The Westerner poster7.1The Westerner1940Shadow of the Thin Man poster7.0Shadow of the Thin Man1941Beau Geste poster7.0Beau Geste1939Dragonwyck poster6.6Dragonwyck1946

Filmography

106 films as actor
  1. 1946DragonwyckFarmer (uncredited)
  2. 1945The Crime Doctor's WarningMrs. Lake's Attorney #2 (uncredited)
  3. 1945Christmas in ConnecticutSleigh Driver (uncredited)
  4. 1945Scared StiffEmerson Cooke
  5. 1942Sin TownSheriff Bagby
  6. 1942MoontidePop Kelly
  7. 1942Scattergood Rides HighCromwell
  8. 1942Roxie HartMr. Wadsworth (uncredited)
  9. 1941Dangerously They LiveGate Keeper
  10. 1941Shadow of the Thin ManSecond Coroner (uncredited)
  11. 1941Three Girls About TownPoker Player
  12. 1941Sergeant YorkMarten - Bartender (uncredited)
  13. 1941The Smiling GhostJustice Of The Peace
  14. 1941Bad Men of MissouriDr. Taylor
  15. 1941Western UnionWoody
  16. 1940Santa Fe TrailAbolitionist at Russell's House (uncredited)
  17. 1940Dancing on a DimeJoe Phillips
  18. 1940Brigham YoungJim Bridger
  19. 1940Sky MurderCell Block Member Against Killing
  20. 1940The WesternerMr. Dixon - Homesteader (uncredited)
  21. 1940Dr. Kildare Goes HomeMr. Cobb - a Farmer (uncredited)
  22. 1940Young PeopleDoorman
  23. 1940Edison, the ManBigelow
  24. 1940The Grapes of WrathFather (uncredited)
  25. 1940Women Without NamesJuror
  26. 1940Northwest PassageInnkeeper Flint
  27. 1940Granny Get Your GunSheriff Henry Quinn
  28. 1940Little Old New YorkSea Captain
  29. 1939Drums Along the MohawkGeorge Weaver
  30. 1939Bad Little AngelJohn Little, Orphanage Manager (uncredited)
  31. 1939What a LifeMacGowan
  32. 1939Dust Be My DestinyMagistrate
  33. 1939In Name OnlyFarmer on Truck (uncredited)
  34. 1939They Shall Have MusicDetective (uncredited)
  35. 1939Frontier MarshalCard Player
  36. 1939Beau GesteRenault, a deserter
  37. 1939Blondie Takes a VacationSheriff Weaver (uncredited)
  38. 19396,000 EnemiesBluebeard Dawson
  39. 1939Young Mr. LincolnNew Salem Townsman (uncredited)
  40. 1939The Return of the Cisco KidStagecoach Driver
  41. 1939The Oklahoma KidJudge Morgan
  42. 1939The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnRiver Queen Pilot (uncredited)
  43. 1939King of the UnderworldDr. Sanders
  44. 1939Jesse JamesTom Colson
  45. 1938The Strange Case of Dr. MeadeReuben
  46. 1938Boys TownTim (uncredited)
  47. 1938Professor BewareGas Station Attendant in Desert
  48. 1938Joaquin MurrietaJackson (uncredited)
  49. 1938Kentucky MoonshineDriver (uncredited)
  50. 1938Test PilotMr. Frank Barton
  51. 1938Gold Is Where You Find ItFarmer (uncredited)
  52. 1938The Adventures of Tom SawyerDefense Attorney (uncredited)
  53. 1938Of Human HeartsRufus Inchpin
  54. 1937Wells FargoSouthern Orator
  55. 1937Behind the MikeWilliams
  56. 1937Wine, Women and HorsesMr. Plummer
  57. 1937Escape by NightSheriff Charlie Thornton
  58. 1937Marry the Girl2nd sales manager
  59. 1937I Cover the War!Dave Logan
  60. 1937Slave ShipStranger
  61. 1937Fifty Roads to TownDeputy
  62. 1937Mountain JusticeJustice of the Peace
  63. 1937That Man's Here AgainJohnson
  64. 1937Marked WomanMr. Truble
  65. 1937SandflowTex
  66. 1936The Plot ThickensKendall
  67. 1936Mister CinderellaMr. Simpson
  68. 1936DimplesPawnbroker
  69. 1936The President's MysteryJoe Reed
  70. 1936Love Begins at TwentyJustice Felton
  71. 1936To Mary - with LoveBartender
  72. 1936The Arizona RaidersAndy Winthrop
  73. 1936Down the Ribber
  74. 1936King of the PecosHank Mathews
  75. 1936Woman TrapCity Editor Bert
  76. 1936The Petrified ForestBlack Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)
  77. 1936Her Master's VoiceBit Role
  78. 1936Rose of the RanchoSheriff James
  79. 1935Forced LandingAl Talcott
  80. 1935Escape from Devil's IslandCommondante
  81. 1935The Spanish Cape MysteryGeorge Munn (uncredited)
  82. 1935The Virginia JudgeBailiff
  83. 1935Man on the Flying TrapezeJudge (uncredited)
  84. 1935Men Without NamesArea Agent Drew
  85. 1935The NitwitsLurch
  86. 1935Gold Diggers of 1935Head Bartender (uncredited)
  87. 1935Red Hot TiresRace Judge Hanson
  88. 1935Maybe It's LoveDiner (uncredited)
  89. 1935Show KidsWilliam Jenkins Sr.
  90. 1934The Secret BrideLt. Tom Nigard
  91. 1934BabbittZeke
  92. 1934I Am a ThiefFrancois
  93. 1934Gentlemen Are BornMr. Gillespie
  94. 1934The St. Louis KidJudge Jeremiah Jones
  95. 1934Happiness AheadDaily Gazette Newspaper Editor in Trailer (uncredited)
  96. 19346 Day Bike RiderColonel Jenkins
  97. 1934The Case of the Howling DogSheriff Bill Pemberton
  98. 1934British AgentMr. Henry Farmer
  99. 1934DesirableEph
  100. 1934DamesTrain Conductor
  101. 1934The Dragon Murder CaseTrainor - Stamm's Butler
  102. 1934The Man with Two FacesMorgue Keeper
  103. 1934Midnight AlibiLouie the Blind Man
  104. 1934The KeyKirby
  105. 1931A Burglar to the RescueThe Detective, Andy Hurley
  106. 1930Red, Green and Yellow