Brian Aherne
British actor (1902-1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 1902 ā 10 February 1986) was an English actor.
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Brian Aherne | |
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Born | William Brian de Lacy Aherne (1902-05-02)2 May 1902 |
Died | 10 February 1986(1986-02-10) (aged 83) Venice, Florida, U.S. |
Cause of death | Heart failure |
Years active | 1910ā1967 |
Spouse(s) | Eleanor de Liagre Labrot (m. 1946; his death 1986) |
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His first Broadway appearance in The Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1931 teamed him with Katherine Cornell.
He starred with Madeleine Carroll, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth and Carole Lombard in many movies. He was an Oscar-nominated for his role as Emperor Maxmilian in Juarez (1939).
On TV he appeared in Wagon Train and Rawhide.