Brian Aherne

Brian Aherne

Born: May 2, 1902
Died: February 10, 1986
in King's Norton, Worcestershire, England, UK
English born Brian Aherne (born William Brian de Lacy Aherne) was a stage, screen, and television actor successful in America.

Movies for Brian Aherne...

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Title: Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 12, 1997
Type: Movie
Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellent reviews for a bit part in a Broadway play — and she had a new name: Barbara Stanwyck.
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Rosie!
Title: Rosie!
Character: Oliver Stevenson
Released: November 22, 1967
Type: Movie
An eccentric Los Angeles dowager decides to fight back when her two greedy daughters attempt to have her declared legally insane.
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The Cavern
Title: The Cavern
Character: General Braithwaite
Released: June 26, 1964
Type: Movie
Adventure drama during WW2 in Italy where a mixed group of people get trapped inside a cave after a bomb raid. But can they co-operate? And will they survive?
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The Waltz King
Title: The Waltz King
Character: Johann Strauss (Vater)
Released: February 14, 1964
Type: Movie
A look at the life of Johann Strauss, Jr., beginning when, as a boy, he earns his famous father’s displeasure when he tries his hand at composing. But he eventually proves to his father and the world that he is a fine musician.
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Lancelot and Guinevere
Title: Lancelot and Guinevere
Character: King Arthur
Released: June 2, 1963
Type: Movie
In and around the castle Camelot, brave Cornel Wilde (as Lancelot) and virtuous Brian Aherne (as King Arthur) vie for the affections of lovely Jean Wallace (as Guinevere).
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Susan Slade
Title: Susan Slade
Character: Stanton Corbett
Released: November 8, 1961
Type: Movie
A pregnant teen allows her mother to pass her secret baby off as her own.
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The Best of Everything
Title: The Best of Everything
Character: Fred Shalimar
Released: October 9, 1959
Type: Movie
An exposé of the lives and loves of Madison Avenue working girls and their higher-ups.
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Title: The Twilight Zone
Character: Booth Templeton
Released: October 2, 1959
Type: TV
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
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Title: Rawhide
Character: Woolsey
Released: January 9, 1959
Type: TV
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.
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The Swan
Title: The Swan
Character: Father Carl Hyacinth
Released: April 26, 1956
Type: Movie
Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit to their palace. Prince Albert has searched all over Europe for a bride and he's bored by the whole courtship routine. He is more interested in the estate's dairy than Alexandra's rose garden. And then he starts playing football with the tutor and Alexandra's brothers. Invite the tutor to the ball that night and watch how gracefully Alexandra dances with him.
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Title: Crossroads
Released: October 7, 1955
Type: TV
Crossroads is an American television anthology series based on the activities of clergymen from different denominations. It aired from October 1955 to June 1956 on ABC. The series' second season aired from October 1956 to June 1957 in syndication.
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Title: Climax!
Character: David
Released: October 7, 1954
Type: TV
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.
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A Bullet Is Waiting
Title: A Bullet Is Waiting
Character: David Canham
Released: September 4, 1954
Type: Movie
A plane carrying a sheriff and a man indicted for manslaughter is wrecked on a lonely California beach and the prisoner manages to escape, after a struggle, only to be taken in hand by the female manager of a remote sheep ranch.
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Prince Valiant
Title: Prince Valiant
Character: King Arthur
Released: April 5, 1954
Type: Movie
A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.
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Titanic
Title: Titanic
Character: Capt. Edward John Smith
Released: April 11, 1953
Type: Movie
Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxury liner so as to have custody of their two children. All this fades to insignificance once the ship hits an iceberg.
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I Confess
Title: I Confess
Character: Willy Robertson
Released: February 18, 1953
Type: Movie
Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.
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Title: General Electric Theater
Character: Colonel Tafferty
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: TV
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
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Title: Cavalcade of America
Character: John Kirk
Released: October 1, 1952
Type: TV
Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an adaptation of Show Boat, and condensed biographies of popular composers. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953, and later on television from 1952 to 1957. Originally on CBS, the series pioneered the use of anthology drama for company audio advertising. Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds. This was consistent with DuPont's overall conservative philosophy and legacy as an American company dating back to 1802. The company's motto, "Maker of better things for better living through chemistry," was read at the beginning of each program, and the dramas emphasized humanitarian progress, particularly improvements in the lives of women, often through technological innovation.
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Title: Lux Video Theatre
Character: Mr. Don
Released: October 2, 1950
Type: TV
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.
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Title: Lux Video Theatre
Character: Reggie
Released: October 2, 1950
Type: TV
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.
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Title: The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character: Self
Released: September 10, 1950
Type: TV
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
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Title: Robert Montgomery Presents
Character: Phillip Armstrong, a scientist
Released: January 30, 1950
Type: TV
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.
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Title: Robert Montgomery Presents
Released: January 30, 1950
Type: TV
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.
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Title: Robert Montgomery Presents
Character: Self - Guest Host
Released: January 30, 1950
Type: TV
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.
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Angel on the Amazon
Title: Angel on the Amazon
Character: Anthony Ridgeway
Released: November 1, 1948
Type: Movie
An expedition exploring the Amazon jungle comes across a jungle goddess who lives among the animals and fears none of them--and apparently has found the secret of eternal youth.
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Smart Woman
Title: Smart Woman
Character: Robert Larrimore
Released: April 30, 1948
Type: Movie
A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.
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The Locket
Title: The Locket
Character: Dr. Harry Blair
Released: December 20, 1946
Type: Movie
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
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What a Woman
Title: What a Woman
Character: Henry Pepper
Released: December 29, 1943
Type: Movie
An author and a literary agent become involved after selling film rights to his racy book.
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First Comes Courage
Title: First Comes Courage
Character: Capt. Allan Lowell
Released: July 29, 1943
Type: Movie
Merle Oberon plays a Norwegian resistance figure in a small town, married to a Nazi commandant. When his superiors begin to suspect her, the Allies land an assassin to kill him -- an assassin who happens to be her former lover.
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Forever and a Day
Title: Forever and a Day
Character: Jim Trimble
Released: January 21, 1943
Type: Movie
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections between the Trimble and Pomfret families.
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A Night to Remember
Title: A Night to Remember
Character: Jeff Troy / Jeff Yort
Released: December 10, 1942
Type: Movie
A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect atmosphere for her mystery writer husband to create his next book. They soon find themselves in the middle of a real-life mystery when a corpse turns up in their apartment.
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My Sister Eileen
Title: My Sister Eileen
Character: Robert Baker
Released: September 24, 1942
Type: Movie
Sisters Ruth and Eileen Sherwood move from Ohio to New York in the hopes of building their careers. Ruth wants to get a job as a writer, while Eileen hopes to succeed on the stage. The two end up living in a dismal basement apartment in Greenwich Village, where a parade of odd characters are constantly breezing in and out. The women also meet up with magazine editor Bob Baker, who takes a personal interest in helping both with their career plans.
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Skylark
Title: Skylark
Character: Jim Blake
Released: November 21, 1941
Type: Movie
As her fifth wedding anniversary approaches, a woman realizes that she is fed up with always coming in second to her husband's advertising business. Just at the moment when she is trying to decide what to do, she meets a handsome attorney, and their innocent flirtation begins to turn into something a bit more serious.
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Smilin' Through
Title: Smilin' Through
Character: Sir John Carteret
Released: October 1, 1941
Type: Movie
John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because, at his wedding years ago, his bride, Moonyean, was murdered. He accepts into his house Kathleen, the 5 year old orphaned niece of Moonyean, and she quickly grows up to look just like her aunt. Kathleen meets and falls in love with a mysterious stranger from America, Kenneth Wayne. When John hears of this he is furious, and we learn that it was Kenneth's father, Jeremy, who had killed Moonyean years before. John carries his grudge against Jeremy to the new generation, and threatens to ruin his niece's happiness, but he softens in the end.
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The Man Who Lost Himself
Title: The Man Who Lost Himself
Character: John Evans / Malcolm Scott
Released: March 21, 1941
Type: Movie
John Evans encounters his lookalike, Malcolm Scott. When Scott is killed in an accident, Evans finds himself mistaken for Scott and decides to do some good in his new role.
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Hired Wife
Title: Hired Wife
Character: Stephen Dexter
Released: September 13, 1940
Type: Movie
Ad man Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect his finances during an important business deal. Once the deal is completed, he asks Kendall for a divorce and is dismayed when she refuses.
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The Lady in Question
Title: The Lady in Question
Character: Andre Morestan
Released: August 7, 1940
Type: Movie
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.
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My Son, My Son!
Title: My Son, My Son!
Character: William Essex
Released: March 21, 1940
Type: Movie
A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son grows up to be spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him.
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Vigil in the Night
Title: Vigil in the Night
Character: Dr. Robert S. Prescott
Released: February 5, 1940
Type: Movie
A good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake.
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Juarez
Title: Juarez
Character: Emperor Maximilian von Hapsburg
Released: June 10, 1939
Type: Movie
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.
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Captain Fury
Title: Captain Fury
Character: Captain Michael Fury
Released: May 26, 1939
Type: Movie
An Irish convict sentenced to hard labor in Australia escapes into the outback, and organizes a band of fellow escapees to fight a corrupt landlord.
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Merrily We Live
Title: Merrily We Live
Character: E. Wade Rawlins
Released: March 4, 1938
Type: Movie
Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep and ends up in a chauffeur's uniform. He also catches the eye of Geraldine.
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The Great Garrick
Title: The Great Garrick
Character: David Garrick
Released: October 30, 1937
Type: Movie
A British actor insults a French acting group only to fall victim to a prank that might destroy his career.
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Beloved Enemy
Title: Beloved Enemy
Character: Dennis Riordan
Released: December 25, 1936
Type: Movie
In 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace talks. As wanted Irish rebel leader Dennis Riordan is not recognized in public, he is able to move about freely and saves the Athleighs from an assassination attempt by a radical faction. Dennis and Helen meet again and, unaware of his position, Helen falls in love with him. Later when Dennis admits his identity, Helen must make a fateful decision.
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Sylvia Scarlett
Title: Sylvia Scarlett
Character: Michael Fane
Released: December 25, 1935
Type: Movie
When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.
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I Live My Life
Title: I Live My Life
Character: Terence 'Terry' O'Neill
Released: October 4, 1935
Type: Movie
A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.
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What Every Woman Knows
Title: What Every Woman Knows
Character: John Shand
Released: October 18, 1934
Type: Movie
Aspiring young Scottish politician John Shand enters into an unusual agreement with the wealthy Wylie family -- if they fund his education, he must marry their daughter, Maggie. Staying true to his word, John weds Maggie and begins a successful career, thanks largely to his savvy wife. The couple's relationship is placed in jeopardy when John faces temptation in the form of the lovely aristocrat Lady Sybil Tenterden.
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The Fountain
Title: The Fountain
Character: Lewis Allison
Released: August 22, 1934
Type: Movie
Set during the first World War in neutral, but pro-German, Holland, Lewis Allison, an interned British officer, is paroled to the castle of Baron Von Leyden and finds living there, but now married to German officer Rupert Von Narwitz, his childhood sweetheart Julie. Long discussions between Julie and Allison, centering on family conflicts that kept them apart, take place before the severely wounded Von Narwitz returns to the castle and more long discussions ensue.
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The Constant Nymph
Title: The Constant Nymph
Character: Lewis Dodd
Released: December 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Second of three versions of Margaret Kennedy’s novel about a sickly, sensitive Belgian schoolgirl, Tessa (Victoria Hopper), in love with world-famous composer Lewis Dodd (Brian Aherne), who marries her wealthy cousin Florence (Leonora Corbett). Undermining the already delicate Tessa’s health, the composer realises that life without Tessa is unbearable and leaves his unloving wife – but sadly too late.
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The Song of Songs
Title: The Song of Songs
Character: Richard Waldow
Released: July 19, 1933
Type: Movie
After her father dies, Lily moves to the city to live with her strict aunt. During the day Lily works in her aunt's bookstore, and at night she sneaks across the street to model for Richard, a sculptor with whom she falls in love. A patron of Richard's, Baron von Merzbach, develops an interest in Lily that may not be with the best of intentions.
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Madame Guillotine
Title: Madame Guillotine
Character: Louis Dubois
Released: February 19, 1931
Type: Movie
During the French Revolution, a revolutionary falls in love with and marries an aristocratic woman.
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The W Plan
Title: The W Plan
Character: Col. Duncan Grant
Released: February 25, 1930
Type: Movie
A tense WWI spy thriller in which Colonel Duncan Grant (British star Brian Aherne, in his first talking role), parachutes into Germany to gather intelligence on the enemy’s secret ‘W Plan’ and to assist Allied POWs in digging escape tunnels.
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Underground
Title: Underground
Character: Bill
Released: July 1, 1928
Type: Movie
A working-class love story set in and around the London Underground of the 1920s. Two men – gentle Bill and brash Bert – meet and are attracted to the same woman on the same day at the same Underground station. But the lady chooses Bill, and Bert isn't the type to take rejection lightly...
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Shooting Stars
Title: Shooting Stars
Character: Julian Gordon
Released: February 6, 1928
Type: Movie
The husband and wife acting team of Mae Feather and Julian Gordon is torn apart when he discovers she is having an affair with the screen comedian Andy Wilks.
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A Woman Redeemed
Title: A Woman Redeemed
Character: Geoffrey Wayneflete
Released: August 31, 1927
Type: Movie
'A secret society uses a girl as a pawn in an attempt to secure secret plans.' (BFI)
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King of the Castle
Title: King of the Castle
Character: Colin O'Farrell
Released: August 1, 1925
Type: Movie
'A widowed lady, forced into marriage, grows to love her husband when he saves a child from the cliff.' (BFI Filmography)
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The Eleventh Commandment
Title: The Eleventh Commandment
Character: Norman Barchester
Released: July 31, 1924
Type: Movie
An actress thwarts a blackmailer by taking the blame for her sister's compromise. Based on the play The Pillory by Brandon Fleming.