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

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. 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

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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 in Los Angeles.

Selected filmography

*''Over Night'' (1915) *'' The Key'' (1934) *'' Midnight Alibi'' (1934) *'' The Dragon Murder Case'' (1934) *'' British Agent'' (1934) *''

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'' (1934) *'' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1934) *'' I Am a Thief'' (1934) *'' 6 Day Bike Rider'' (1934) *'' Babbitt'' (1934) *''

The Secret Bride ''The Secret Bride'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Warren William. Based on the play ''Concealment'' by Leonard Ide, the film is about the attorney general of an unnamed state and t ...

'' (1934) *''Show Kids'' (1935 Vitaphone short) *'' The Nitwits'' (1935) *'' King of the Pecos'' (1936) *'' The Plot Thickens'' (1936) *'' Too Many Wives'' (1937) *'' I Cover the War'' (1937) *'' Fifty Roads to Town'' (1937) *'' Marry the Girl'' (1937) *''

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'' (1937) *'' Of Human Hearts'' (1938) *'' The Strange Case of Dr. Meade'' (1938) *''

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'' (1938) as Mr. Frank Barton *''

Jesse James Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, Bank robbery, bank and Train robbery, train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie (Missouri), Little Dixie" area of M ...

'' (1939) *'' King of the Underworld'' (1939) as Dr. Sanders *'' 6,000 Enemies'' (1939) *''

The Oklahoma Kid ''The Oklahoma Kid'' is a 1939 Western film starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. The film was directed for Warner Bros. by Lloyd Bacon. Cagney plays an adventurous gunslinger in a broad-brimmed cowboy hat while Bogart portrays his bl ...

'' (1939) as Judge Morgan *'' The Return of Doctor X'' (1939) as Guide *'' Granny Get Your Gun'' (1940) *'' Dangerously They Live'' (1941) *'' Sin Town'' (1942) *'' Moontide'' (1942) *'' Crime Doctor's Warning'' (1945)

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* * American male film actors American male stage actors 1883 births 1946 deaths 20th-century American male actors Burials at Chapel of the Pines Crematory {{US-theat-actor-1880s-stub