Felix Aylmer

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Sir Felix Aylmer
Born 21 February 1889(1889-02-21)
Flag of England Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Died 2 September 1979 (aged 90)
Surrey, England

Sir Felix Aylmer, OBE (February 21, 1889–September 2, 1979), born Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, was a distinguished English stage actor who also appeared in the cinema and on television.

Aylmer was born in Corsham, Wiltshire, England.[1] He served as president of the British actors' trade union Equity from 1949 to 1969. He often worked with Sir Laurence Olivier in Shakepearean films, and often played old wise men, such as Merlin in Knights of the Round Table (1953). He also memorably played the Archbishop of Canterbury in the film adaptation of Becket (1964), with Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole.

Aylmer was President of Equity from 1950-1969. He was made an Officer of the British Empire (OBE)[2] in the 1950 Queen's Birthday Honours and knighted[3][4] in the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours. He died in a nursing home in Pyrford, Surrey.

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[edit] Partial filmography


[edit] Publications

  • Dickens Incognito (1959)
  • The Drood Case (1964)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nimmo, Derek (2004, online edition, January 2006). ‘Aylmer, Sir Felix (1889–1979)’. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. DOI:10.1093/ref:odnb/30776. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38929, pages 2784–2786, 2 June 1950. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  3. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 43667, page 5471, 4 June 1965. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  4. ^ London Gazette: no. 43720, page 7029, 23 July 1965. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.

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