Aubrey Mallalieu
Aubrey Mallalieu (8 June 1873 – 28 May 1948) was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s.
Mallalieu began life as George William Mallalieu, the son of William Mallalieu (c. 1845–1927), a well-known stage comedian, and his wife Margaret Ellen Smith. He had a sister called Polly who corresponded with Lewis Carroll in the 1890s. He adopted the stage name of Aubrey early in his acting career.
Information is scant on Mallalieu's pre-film career, but he is believed to have had a lengthy stage career before making the move into films. Archive sources available in New Zealand indicate that he spent a considerable number of years touring with stage companies in that country and Australia in the 1900s and 1910s.
In December 1912 Mallalieu was touring Australia with Leal Douglas in a piece called “Feed the Brute”. The two formed a company and took it on a tour of South Africa, and then in May 1913 they travelled together to England on the SS Ballarat, when The Era reported that Mallalieu was returning after an absence of five years.
Mallalieu may also have played supporting roles during the silent film era in Britain, but no named credits have been located as it was rare for supporting players to be name-checked at this period.
Mallalieu's first named film credit dates from 1934, and thereafter he accumulated 115 screen appearances before his death in 1948. These were overwhelmingly minor roles, many in quota quickies and B films, although Mallalieu also played in a considerable number of prestigious and well-known productions such as The Stars Look Down (1940), The Young Mr. Pitt (1942), For You Alone (1945), The Wicked Lady (1945), Frieda (1947) and The Winslow Boy (1948).
Acted in
The Bad Lord Byron
1949
as 1st Old club member
The Queen of Spades
1949
as Fedya
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948
as Envoy at Ahlden
The Winslow Boy
1948
Bond Street
1948
as Parkins
The Fatal Night
1948
as Yokel
The Master of Bankdam
1947
as Dr. Bouviere
Frieda
1947
as Irvine
Meet Me at Dawn
1947
as Prefect of Police
While the Sun Shines
1947
as Night Porter
Rope
1947
School for Secrets
1946
as 1st Club Member
Bedelia
1946
as Vicar
I'll Turn to You
1946
as Managing Director
The Wicked Lady
1945
as Doctor
Murder in Reverse?
1945
as Judge
I Live in Grosvenor Square
1945
as Bates
For You Alone
1945
as Eye Specialist (uncredited)
29 Acacia Avenue
1945
as Martin
A Place of One's Own
1945
as Canon Mowbray
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
1945
as Reverend Glory
He Snoops to Conquer
1944
as Councillor Stubbins
Champagne Charlie
1944
as Butler (uncredited)
Yellow Canary
1943
as Reynolds
The Lamp Still Burns
1943
as Rev. J. Ashton (uncredited)
The Demi-Paradise
1943
as Toomes, the Butler
My Learned Friend
1943
as Magistrate
The Dark Tower
1943
as Doctor
Rhythm Serenade
1943
Squadron Leader X
1943
as Pierre
Asking for Trouble
1942
as Gen. Danvers Fortescue
Uncensored
1942
as Louis Baeker
Let the People Sing
1942
as Commander Spofforth
Unpublished Story
1942
as Warden
The Goose Steps Out
1942
as Rector
They Flew Alone
1942
as Bill, the Barber
Mistaken Identity
1942
as Mr. Ross
Breach of Promise
1942
as Judge
Back-Room Boy
1942
as West
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942
as Ticket Collector
Gert and Daisy's Weekend
1942
as Barnes
Penn of Pennsylvania
1942
as Chaplain
Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light
1941
as Chairman
Atlantic Ferry
1941
as Minor role (uncredited)
'Pimpernel' Smith
1941
as Dean
Spare a Copper
1940
as Manager Of Music Store
The Door with Seven Locks
1940
as Lord Charles Francis Selford
Busman's Honeymoon
1940
as Rev. Simon Goodacre
Serves You Right
1940
The Stars Look Down
1940
as Hudspeth
21 Days Together
1940
as Magistrate
Salvage with a Smile
1940
as Professor
The Face at the Window
1939
as M. de Brisson
Dead Men Are Dangerous
1939
as Coroner
His Lordship Goes to Press
1939
as Hardcastle
The Return of the Frog
1938
as Banker
His Lordship Regrets
1938
as Dawkins
Thank Evans
1938
as Magistrate
Save a Little Sunshine
1938
as Official
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938
as Lord Claydon
Dangerous Medicine
1938
as Judge
Easy Riches
1938
as Mr. Marsden
Simply Terrific
1938
as Sir Walter Carfax
East of Ludgate Hill
1937
as James Macintyre
The Last Chance
1937
as Judge Croyle
Victoria the Great
1937
as Bishop at the Palace
Mayfair Melody
1937
as Dighton
Over She Goes
1937
as 1st Man with Suitcase
Keep Fit
1937
as Magistrate
Pearls Bring Tears
1937
as Mr. Vane
All That Glitters
1936
as Flint
The Tenth Man
1936
as Bank Manager
A Star Fell from Heaven
1936
as Doctor
Broken Blossoms
1936
as Minor role
Love at Sea
1936
as John Brighton
Music Hath Charms
1936
as Judge
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1936
as Trader Paterson
Prison Breaker
1936
as Sir Douglas Mergin
Play Up the Band
1935
as Judge (uncredited)
The Last Journey
1935
as Mulchester Doctor
Cross Currents
1935
as Gen. Trumpington
The Riverside Murder
1935
as Robert Norman
All That Is England
1932