Arthur Ayleswofth

Actor: Arthur Ayleswofth

Born: Aug 12, 1884 in Apponung, Rhode Island
Died: Jun 26, 1946
Occupation: Actor
Active: '30s-'40s
Major Genres: Drama, Crime
Career Highlights: The Plot Thickens, Sandflow, Desirable
First Major Screen Credit: Desirable (1934)

Biography

Actor Arthur Aylesworth's first regular film employment was in a series of Paramount "newspaper" short subjects produced between 1932 and 1933. Aylesworth signed a Warner Bros. contract in 1934, appearing in nine films his first year. His roles under the Warners escutcheon included the Chief Censor in Life of Emile Zola (1937), the auto court owner in High Sierra (1941) and the sleigh driver in Christmas in Connecticut (1946). He also showed up at other studios, playing the night court judge in W.C. Fields' Man on the Flying Trapeze (Paramount 1935) and essaying minor roles in several of director John Ford's 20th Century-Fox productions. Arthur Aylesworth's last screen assignment was the part of a tenant farmer in Fox's Dragonwyck (1946). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide