Brian Aherne

William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 1902  10 February 1986) was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in Britain and the United States.

Brian Aherne
Aherne in the trailer for I Confess (1953)
Born
William Brian de Lacy Aherne

(1902-05-02)2 May 1902
Kings Norton, England
Died10 February 1986(1986-02-10) (aged 83)
Venice, Florida, U.S.
Alma materItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1910–1967
Spouses
(m. 1939; div. 1945)
    Eleanor de Liagre Labrot
    (m. 1946)

    His first Broadway appearance in The Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1931 teamed him with Katharine Cornell, with whom he appeared in many productions. In films, he played opposite Madeleine Carroll, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth and Carole Lombard, and was Oscar-nominated for his role as Emperor Maximilian in Juarez (1939). On TV, he appeared in The Twilight Zone episode, "The Trouble With Templeton", Wagon Train and Rawhide.

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