- 21 July 1863
- London, England, UK
C. Aubrey Smith
Biography
Movie roles are sometimes based upon what the audience expects to see. If the role called for the tall stereotypical Englishmen with the stiff upper lip and stern determination, that man would be C. Aubrey Smith, graduate of Cambridge University, a leading Freemason and a test cricketer for England. Smith was 30 by the time he embarked upon a career on the stage. It took another 20 plus years before he entered the flickering images of the movies. By 1915, Smith was over 50 in a medium that demanded young actors and starlets. For the next ten years, he appeared in a rather small number of silent movies, and after that, he faded from the scene. It was in 1930, with the advent of sound, that Smith found his position in the movies and that position would be distinguished roles. He played military officers, successful business men, ministers of the cloth and ministers of government. With the bushy eyebrows and stoic face, he played men who know about honour, tradition, and the correct path. He worked with big stars such as Greta Garbo, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Shirley Temple. As for honours, Smith received the Order of the British Empire in 1938 and was knighted in 1944. He continued to work up to the time of his death.
Filmography
Movie Name | Release Date |
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Ο κήπος του Αλλάχ – The Garden of Allah (1936) | November 19, 1936 |
Δόκτωρ Τζέκυλ και Μίστερ Χάιντ – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) | January 1, 1970 |
Βασίλισσα Χριστίνα – Queen Christina (1933) | February 9, 1934 |
Η έπαυλη του μυστηρίου – Another Thin Man (1939) | November 17, 1939 |
Τα τέσσερα φτερά – The Four Feathers (1939) | August 3, 1939 |
Αγάπα με, αυτή τη νύχτα – Love Me Tonight (1932) | October 14, 1932 |
Ρεβέκκα – Rebecca (1940) | April 12, 1940 |
Η τραγική τσαρίνα – The Scarlet Empress (1934) | September 15, 1934 |
Οι δέκα μελλοθάνατοι – And Then There Were None (1945) | October 31, 1945 |
Μπελάδες στον παράδεισο – Trouble in Paradise (1932) | June 2, 1933 |