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Jimmy Aubrey | |
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![]() Still from Squabs and Squabbles (1919), where Aubrey (at left) has painted eyes upon his eyelids so he can sleep during a meeting at a mission, but peeks when a man takes out his money | |
Born | James Aubrey Whitehead 23 October 1887 Bolton, Lancashire, England |
Died | 2 September 1983 95) | (aged
Jimmy Aubrey (23 October 1887 – 2 September 1983) was an English actor who worked with both Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, having gone with Fred Karno's theatrical company to America in 1908. However he left to start on his own in vaudeville. He started in comedies, then went on to comedic roles in drama.
He appeared in 419 films between 1915 and 1953.
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