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Jimmy Aubrey

Jimmy Aubrey (23 October 1887 – 2 September 1983) was an English actor who worked with both Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, having gone with Fred Karno's theatrical company to the United States in 1908. However he left to start on his own in vaudeville. He started in comedies, then went on to comedic roles in drama and westerns, such as Rainbow Riders, in 1934.

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Jimmy Aubrey

Still from the American comedy film Squabs and Squabbles (1919) with Jimmy Aubrey (at left), on page 31 of the December 1919 Film Fun. Aubrey has painted eyes upon his eyelids so he can sleep during a meeting at a mission, but peeks when a man takes out his money.

Vitagraph Company of America · Film Fun (Jan. - Dec. 1919) at the Internet Archive · Public domain

Name
Jimmy Aubrey
Birth Name
James Aubrey Whitehead
Born
23 October 1887
Birthplace
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Died
2 September 1983
Place of death
Woodland Hills, California, United States
Nationality
United Kingdom
Occupation
actor · film director · film editor · screenwriter
Languages
English

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Jimmy Aubrey (23 October 1887 – 2 September 1983) was an English actor who worked with both Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, having gone with Fred Karno's theatrical company to the United States in 1908. However he left to start on his own in vaudeville. He started in comedies, then went on to comedic roles in drama and westerns, such as Rainbow Riders, in 1934.

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