Arthur Aylesworth
Acting1881Apponaug, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Biography
Arthur Preston Aylsworth, professionally known as Arthur Aylesworth (occasionally also using the regular no-e surname spelling), was an American stage and screen actor. Aylesworth's Broadway career spanned the years 1911-1942; he appeared in many productions. In the 1930s he became a contract player at Warner Bros. working in character roles, often uncredited.
Known For
The Grapes of Wrath
Father (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Marten - Bartender (uncredited)
The Petrified Forest
Black Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
New Salem Townsman (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
Sleigh Driver (uncredited)
The Westerner
Mr. Dixon - Homesteader (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
George Weaver
Shadow of the Thin Man
Second Coroner (uncredited)
Acting History
1946
Dragonwyck
as Farmer (uncredited)
1945
The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Mrs. Lake's Attorney #2 (uncredited)
Scared Stiff
as Emerson Cooke
Christmas in Connecticut
as Sleigh Driver (uncredited)
1942
Scattergood Rides High
as Cromwell
Sin Town
as Sheriff Bagby
Moontide
as Pop Kelly
Roxie Hart
as Mr. Wadsworth (uncredited)
1941
Sergeant York
as Marten - Bartender (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
as Poker Player
Western Union
as Woody
Dangerously They Live
as Gate Keeper
The Smiling Ghost
as Justice Of The Peace
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Second Coroner (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Dr. Taylor
Railroadin'
as Bill Poster
1940
Sky Murder
as Cell Block Member Against Killing
Women Without Names
as Juror
Little Old New York
as Sea Captain
The Grapes of Wrath
as Father (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
as Bigelow
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Mr. Cobb - a Farmer (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
as Abolitionist at Russell's House (uncredited)
Young People
as Doorman
The Westerner
as Mr. Dixon - Homesteader (uncredited)
Dancing on a Dime
as Joe Phillips
Northwest Passage
as Innkeeper Flint
Granny Get Your Gun
as Sheriff Henry Quinn
Brigham Young
as Jim Bridger
1939
Beau Geste
as Renault, a deserter
The Return of the Cisco Kid
as Stagecoach Driver
Dust Be My Destiny
as Magistrate
Young Mr. Lincoln
as New Salem Townsman (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
as George Weaver
King of the Underworld
as Dr. Sanders
Jesse James
as Tom Colson
What a Life
as MacGowan
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as River Queen Pilot (uncredited)
6,000 Enemies
as Bluebeard Dawson
Blondie Takes a Vacation
as Sheriff Weaver (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
as Judge Morgan
Bad Little Angel
as John Little, Orphanage Manager (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
as Detective (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
as Card Player
In Name Only
as Farmer on Truck (uncredited)
1938
Test Pilot
as Mr. Frank Barton
Of Human Hearts
as Rufus Inchpin
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Kentucky Moonshine
as Driver (uncredited)
Joaquin Murrieta
as Jackson (uncredited)
Professor Beware
as Gas Station Attendant in Desert
Boys Town
as Tim (uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Farmer (uncredited)
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
as Reuben
1937
Behind the Mike
as Williams
Sandflow
as Tex
Wells Fargo
as Southern Orator
Mountain Justice
as Justice of the Peace
Wine, Women and Horses
as Mr. Plummer
Slave Ship
as Stranger
Marry the Girl
as 2nd sales manager
I Cover the War!
as Dave Logan
Escape by Night
as Sheriff Charlie Thornton
That Man's Here Again
as Johnson
Fifty Roads to Town
as Deputy
Marked Woman
as Mr. Truble
1936
King of the Pecos
as Hank Mathews
Love Begins at Twenty
as Justice Felton
The Plot Thickens
as Kendall
To Mary - with Love
as Bartender
The President's Mystery
as Joe Reed
The Petrified Forest
as Black Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)
Mister Cinderella
as Mr. Simpson
The Arizona Raiders
as Andy Winthrop
Her Master's Voice
as Bit Role
Rose of the Rancho
as Sheriff James
Woman Trap
as City Editor Bert
1935
Forced Landing
as Al Talcott
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Head Bartender (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Judge (uncredited)
Maybe It's Love
as Diner (uncredited)
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Himself, the Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
Red Hot Tires
as Race Judge Hanson
Men Without Names
as Area Agent Drew
Show Kids
as William Jenkins Sr.
Escape from Devil's Island
as Commondante
The Nitwits
as Lurch
1934
The Key
as Kirby
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Sheriff Bill Pemberton
The Man with Two Faces
as Morgue Keeper
The Dragon Murder Case
as Trainor - Stamm's Butler
Happiness Ahead
as Daily Gazette Newspaper Editor in Trailer (uncredited)
Gentlemen Are Born
as Mr. Gillespie
The Secret Bride
as Lt. Tom Nigard
Babbitt
as Zeke
6 Day Bike Rider
as Colonel Jenkins
Desirable
as Eph
I Am a Thief
as Francois
Midnight Alibi
as Louie the Blind Man
The St. Louis Kid
as Judge Jeremiah Jones
Dames
as Train Conductor
British Agent
as Mr. Henry Farmer
1931
A Burglar to the Rescue
as The Detective, Andy Hurley