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Arthur Preston Aylesworth (August 12, 1883 – June 26, 1946) was an American stage and film actor.
Early years
Aylesworth was born in Apponaug, Rhode Island, to a military family; his father and his grandfather graduated from the United States Military Academy. Aylesworth himself attended the academy for two years.
Career
Aylesworth's Broadway debut came in Over Night (1911). His other Broadway appearances included the musical Follow Thru (1929), and his last show there was Yankee Point (1942). He was on the stage for over a quarter of a century and acted in many productions. In the 1930s, he became a contract player at Warner Brothers working in character actors, often uncredited. Aylesworth played in over 130 films almost exclusively from the early 1930s onwards. His grave is located at Chapel of the Pines Crematory.
Selected filmography
- Over Night (1915)
- The Key (1934)
- Midnight Alibi (1934)
- The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
- British Agent (1934)
- The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
- Gentlemen Are Born (1934)
- I Am a Thief (1934)
- 6 Day Bike Rider (1934)
- Babbitt (1934)
- The Secret Bride (1934)
- Show Kids (1935 Vitaphone short)
- The Nitwits (1935)
- King of the Pecos (1936)
- The Plot Thickens (1936)
- I Cover the War (1937)
- Fifty Roads to Town (1937)
- Marry the Girl (1937)
- Slave Ship (1937)
- Of Human Hearts (1938)
- The Strange Case of Dr. Meade (1938)
- Test Pilot (1938) as Mr. Frank Barton
- Jesse James (1939)
- King of the Underworld (1939) as Dr. Sanders
- 6,000 Enemies (1939)
- The Oklahoma Kid (1939) as Judge Morgan
- The Return of Doctor X (1939) as Guide
- Dangerously They Live (1941)
- Sin Town (1942)
- Moontide (1942)
- Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
