Jimmy Aubrey

• Born: Oct 23, 1887 in Liverpool, England
• Died: Sep 02, 1983 in Woodland Hills, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '20s-'40s
• Major Genres: Western, Action
• Career Highlights: Mr. Hex, Amateur Crook, Moonlight on the Range
• First Major Screen Credit: Flips and Flops (1919)

Biography

Diminutive British knockabout comedian Jimmy Aubrey got his start with the legendary Fred Karno troupe, working alongside such budding stars as Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. Like Charley and Stan, Aubrey flourished as a silent screen comic. He headlined a series of Vitagraph two-reelers in 1919 and 1920, with a young Oliver Hardy lending support. In the mid-1920s, he starred in another comedy series for producer Joe Rock. By 1927, Aubrey's stardom was a thing of the past, and he found himself virtually unemployable. His old colleagues Laurel and Hardy cast Aubrey in supporting roles in three of their starring vehicles, most memorably as the flirtatious drunk in the 1929 2-reeler That's My Wife. Jimmy Aubrey continued taking movie jobs until his retirement in 1952, playing bits and featured roles as drunken sailors, hoboes, store clerks and cowboy sidekicks. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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