Arthur Aylesworth

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Apponaug, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

12 August 1881, 144 years old

Known For

The Grapes of Wrath

Sergeant York

The Petrified Forest

Young Mr. Lincoln

Christmas in Connecticut

The Westerner

Drums Along the Mohawk

Dragonwyck

Shadow of the Thin Man

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Dragonwyck

Farmer (uncredited)

1946

The Crime Doctor's Warning

Mrs. Lake's Attorney #2 (uncredited)

1945

Christmas in Connecticut

Sleigh Driver (uncredited)

1945

Scared Stiff

Emerson Cooke

1945

Sin Town

Sheriff Bagby

1942

Moontide

Pop Kelly

1942

Scattergood Rides High

Cromwell

1942

Roxie Hart

Mr. Wadsworth (uncredited)

1942

Dangerously They Live

Gate Keeper

1941

Shadow of the Thin Man

Second Coroner (uncredited)

1941

Railroadin'

Bill Poster

1941

Three Girls About Town

Poker Player

1941

Sergeant York

Marten - Bartender (uncredited)

1941

The Smiling Ghost

Justice Of The Peace

1941

Bad Men of Missouri

Dr. Taylor

1941

Western Union

Woody

1941

Santa Fe Trail

Abolitionist at Russell's House (uncredited)

1940

Dancing on a Dime

Joe Phillips

1940

Brigham Young

Jim Bridger

1940

Sky Murder

Cell Block Member Against Killing

1940

The Westerner

Mr. Dixon - Homesteader (uncredited)

1940

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Mr. Cobb - a Farmer (uncredited)

1940

Young People

Doorman

1940

Edison, the Man

Bigelow

1940

The Grapes of Wrath

Father (uncredited)

1940

Women Without Names

Juror

1940

Northwest Passage

Innkeeper Flint

1940

Granny Get Your Gun

Sheriff Henry Quinn

1940

Little Old New York

Sea Captain

1940

Drums Along the Mohawk

George Weaver

1939

Bad Little Angel

John Little, Orphanage Manager (uncredited)

1939

What a Life

MacGowan

1939

Dust Be My Destiny

Magistrate

1939

In Name Only

Farmer on Truck (uncredited)

1939

They Shall Have Music

Detective (uncredited)

1939

Frontier Marshal

Card Player

1939

Beau Geste

Renault, a deserter

1939

Blondie Takes a Vacation

Sheriff Weaver (uncredited)

1939

6,000 Enemies

Bluebeard Dawson

1939

Young Mr. Lincoln

New Salem Townsman (uncredited)

1939

The Return of the Cisco Kid

Stagecoach Driver

1939

The Oklahoma Kid

Judge Morgan

1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

River Queen Pilot (uncredited)

1939

King of the Underworld

Dr. Sanders

1939

Jesse James

Tom Colson

1939

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

Reuben

1938

Boys Town

Tim (uncredited)

1938

Professor Beware

Gas Station Attendant in Desert

1938

Joaquin Murrieta

Jackson (uncredited)

1938

Kentucky Moonshine

Driver (uncredited)

1938

Test Pilot

Mr. Frank Barton

1938

Gold Is Where You Find It

Farmer (uncredited)

1938

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Defense Attorney (uncredited)

1938

Of Human Hearts

Rufus Inchpin

1938

Wells Fargo

Southern Orator

1937

Behind the Mike

Williams

1937

Wine, Women and Horses

Mr. Plummer

1937

Escape by Night

Sheriff Charlie Thornton

1937

Marry the Girl

2nd sales manager

1937

I Cover the War!

Dave Logan

1937

Slave Ship

Stranger

1937

Fifty Roads to Town

Deputy

1937

Mountain Justice

Justice of the Peace

1937

That Man's Here Again

Johnson

1937

Marked Woman

Mr. Truble

1937

Sandflow

Tex

1937

The Plot Thickens

Kendall

1936

Mister Cinderella

Mr. Simpson

1936

The President's Mystery

Joe Reed

1936

Love Begins at Twenty

Justice Felton

1936

To Mary - with Love

Bartender

1936

The Arizona Raiders

Andy Winthrop

1936

Down the Ribber

1936

King of the Pecos

Hank Mathews

1936

Woman Trap

City Editor Bert

1936

The Petrified Forest

Black Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)

1936

Her Master's Voice

Bit Role

1936

Rose of the Rancho

Sheriff James

1936

Forced Landing

Al Talcott

1935

Escape from Devil's Island

Commondante

1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze

Judge (uncredited)

1935

Men Without Names

Area Agent Drew

1935

The Nitwits

Lurch

1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

Head Bartender (uncredited)

1935

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

Himself, the Man in Casting Office (uncredited)

1935

Red Hot Tires

Race Judge Hanson

1935

Maybe It's Love

Diner (uncredited)

1935

Show Kids

William Jenkins Sr.

1935

The Secret Bride

Lt. Tom Nigard

1934

Babbitt

Zeke

1934

I Am a Thief

Francois

1934

Gentlemen Are Born

Mr. Gillespie

1934

The St. Louis Kid

Judge Jeremiah Jones

1934

Happiness Ahead

Daily Gazette Newspaper Editor in Trailer (uncredited)

1934

6 Day Bike Rider

Colonel Jenkins

1934

The Case of the Howling Dog

Sheriff Bill Pemberton

1934

British Agent

Mr. Henry Farmer

1934

Desirable

Eph

1934

Dames

Train Conductor

1934

The Dragon Murder Case

Trainor - Stamm's Butler

1934

The Man with Two Faces

Morgue Keeper

1934

Midnight Alibi

Louie the Blind Man

1934

The Key

Kirby

1934

A Burglar to the Rescue

The Detective, Andy Hurley

1931

Red, Green and Yellow

1930