Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Aubrey was the son of US born gymnast Robert Aubrey. Later a member of the Fred Karno variety troupe, he first traveled to New York in 1900, then settled permanently after emigrating from London, on August 29, 1908. An early understudy of Charlie Chaplin, he later achieved leading status during the silents era (Oliver Hardy once providing support). Following his career decline as a starring performer, he was initially given work by Laurel & Hardy, before embarking on a career as a bit-part player in over 300 features.
Known For
Waterloo Bridge
(1940)
Cockney in Air-Raid Shelter (uncredited)
The Gay Divorcee
(1934)
(uncredited)
Lured
(1947)
Nelson
The Invisible Man Returns
(1940)
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Hash and Havoc
(1916)
The Meeting
(1917)
Rips and Rushes
(1917)
His Lordship
Bullies and Bullets
(1917)
A Person
Worries and Wobbles
(1917)
Wandering Boy
Flatheads and Flivvers
(1917)
I.M.A. Crook
Bungs and Bunglers
(1919)
Jimmy
His Jonah Day
(1920)
The Tourist
The Decorator
(1920)
Jimmy
Squeaks and Squawks
(1920)
The Backyard
(1920)
Bum
The Chicken Parade
(1922)
The Lobbygow
(1923)
The Mechanic
(1924)
A Ghostly Night
(1924)
Sandalio
Book Bozo
(1925)
Pirates of the Sky
(1926)
Jeff Oldring
The Last Alarm
(1926)
Alibi Alley
(1927)
Elmer McGargle
The Down Grade
(1927)
The Runt
Keep Smiling
(1928)
Oscar Hatch
Rudolph's Revenge
(1928)
Relentless Rudolph
The Look Out Girl
(1928)
Valet
The Little Wild Girl
(1928)
Posty McKnuffle
The Girl He Didn't Buy
(1928)
Hans (as James Aubrey)
Have a Heart
(1928)
Fledgling Reporter
China Slaver
(1929)
Willie Kegg
Two Fresh Eggs
(1930)
The Devil's Holiday
(1930)
Drunk
Soup to Nuts
(1930)
Revolutionary (uncredited)
Code of Honor
(1930)
Nosey (as Jimmie Aubrey)
Midnight Special
(1930)
Joe
The Grand Parade
(1930)
The Drunk
A Royal Flush
(1930)
The Sunrise Trail
(1931)
Barfly
Sweepstakes
(1931)
Cantina Drunk
Trapped
(1931)
Ferguson
Lariats and Six-Shooters
(1931)
Out of Singapore
(1932)
Bloater, Drunken Sailor
45 Calibre Echo
(1932)
Jim - the Sidekick
Flying Devils
(1933)
Waiter
At Twelve Midnight
(1933)
Blinkey
On Your Guard
(1933)
Jim - Lynch Mob Leader
A Demon for Trouble
(1934)
Deputy Jimmy
The Border Menace
(1934)
Polecat Pete
Terror of the Plains
(1934)
Henchman
Rawhide Mail
(1934)
Henchman Mike
Inside Information
(1934)
Henry - Durand's Houseboy
The Gay Divorcee
(1934)
(uncredited)
The Way of the West
(1934)
Sheriff #1 / Bartender Jim
Border Guns
(1934)
Tulsa Pete Hensen
The Phantom Cowboy
(1935)
Ptomaine Pete
The Test
(1935)
Donovan
Wild Mustang
(1935)
Fence Builder
Kind Lady
(1935)
Soapbox Orator (uncredited)
Loser's End
(1935)
Henchman Dick (as Jim Aubrey)
A Feather in Her Hat
(1935)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Live Wire
(1935)
Prof. Harris (as James Aubrey)
Tracy Rides
(1935)
Sandy, the Cook
Make a Million
(1935)
Soapy
Courage of the North
(1935)
Constable Jimmy Downs (as James Aubrey)
Fast Bullets
(1936)
Jake
Gun Grit
(1936)
The Janitor
The Lion Man
(1936)
Simmonds
Go-Get-'Em, Haines
(1936)
Reggie Parks
Stormy Trails
(1936)
Henchman Shives
The White Angel
(1936)
Sentry (uncredited)
Give Us This Night
(1936)
Prisoner
Night Cargo
(1936)
Huggins
Too Much Beef
(1936)
Shorty Rawlins
Ridin' On
(1936)
Jimmy (uncredited)
Aces and Eights
(1936)
Lucky
Amateur Crook
(1937)
Ben Armand, Junk Dealer
Blake of Scotland Yard
(1937)
The Hag / Baron Polinka
The Legion of Missing Men
(1937)
Bilgey
Danger Valley
(1937)
Australia
The Roaming Cowboy
(1937)
First Sheriff / Henchman
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
(1937)
Railroad Porter
Moonlight on the Range
(1937)
Tex - Foreman
Million Dollar Racket
(1937)
Melton
Blake of Scotland Yard
(1937)
The Hag / Baron Polinka
Personal Property
(1937)
Third English Cabby (uncredited)
Mysterious Mr. Moto
(1938)
Newsboy
Knight of the Plains
(1938)
Henchman
On the Great White Trail
(1938)
Mountie
Religious Racketeers
(1938)
Tommy - a Soldier
Phantom Ranger
(1938)
Telegraph Operator
Six-Gun Trail
(1938)
Barfly
Songs and Bullets
(1938)
First Gunman
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
(1938)
Steward
If I Were King
(1938)
Drunk
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
(1938)
Mechanic
The Rangers' Round-Up
(1938)
The Drunk
Riders of the Sage
(1939)
Steve Reynolds
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
(1939)
Bum (uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
(1939)
Waiter (uncredited)
Let Freedom Ring
(1939)
Rancher (uncredited)
Code of the Cactus
(1939)
Henchman
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
(1939)
Passage Workman
Charlie Chan in Reno
(1939)
Me #3 Son Wiseguy
Law of the Wolf
(1939)
Uncle Jim
Fangs of the Wild
(1939)
Pete Ellis
The Light That Failed
(1939)
Soldier
Port of Hate
(1939)
Stone
Mesquite Buckaroo
(1939)
Mort (Ranch Hand) (as James Whitehead)
Smoky Trails
(1939)
Deputy Jeff (as Jim Aubrey)
Frontier Marshal
(1939)
The Invisible Man Returns
(1940)
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
(1940)
Mac
The Cheyenne Kid
(1940)
Camp Cook
The Earl of Chicago
(1940)
Cockney (uncredited)
East Side Kids
(1940)
Pedestrian
Charlie Chan in Panama
(1940)
Drunk Fisherman with Cigar at Club
Waterloo Bridge
(1940)
Cockney in Air-Raid Shelter (uncredited)
Souls in Pawn
(1940)
Motel Manager
Pioneer Days
(1940)
Stagecoach Guard
Pinto Canyon
(1940)
Deputy George (as James Aubrey)
Wild Horse Valley
(1940)
Shag Williams
Riding the Sunset Trail
(1941)
Jim Dawson (uncredited)
Dead Men Tell
(1941)
Dart Game Sailor
Dangerous Lady
(1941)
Tiverton Apartment Manager
Swamp Woman
(1941)
Tod Appleby
Sheriff of Sage Valley
(1942)
Casino Bartender
Border Roundup
(1942)
Sourdough
Boot Hill Bandits
(1942)
The Drunk
Arizona Stage Coach
(1942)
Barfly
Thunder River Feud
(1942)
Photographer
Riders of the West
(1942)
Townsman
The Mysterious Rider
(1942)
Deputy
Billy the Kid Trapped
(1942)
Henchman
The Rangers Take Over
(1942)
New Recruit
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
(1942)
Short Deputy
Broadway Big Shot
(1942)
Orderly
Along the Sundown Trail
(1942)
Barfly (uncredited)
Crazy House
(1943)
Cameo Appearance
Haunted Ranch
(1943)
Bartender Jim
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
(1943)
Frank Rand
Wild Horse Rustlers
(1943)
Jail Guard
Devil Riders
(1943)
Townsman
Raiders of Red Gap
(1943)
Ranch Hand
Western Cyclone
(1943)
Townsman
Fugitive of the Plains
(1943)
Deputy
Wolves of the Range
(1943)
Man Fuzzy Bumps Into in Street
Blazing Frontier
(1943)
Drunk
The Kid Rides Again
(1943)
Townsman
Boss of Rawhide
(1943)
Pawn Shop Owner
The Spider Woman
(1943)
News Vendor (uncredited)
Dead Men Walk
(1943)
Crowd and Mob Man in Black Vest
Black Raven
(1943)
Road Watchman
Two Tickets to London
(1943)
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
Law of the Saddle
(1943)
Jailer (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
(1944)
Wedderburn, the Innkeeper (uncredited)
The Drifter
(1944)
Sheriff Perkins
Enter Arsène Lupin
(1944)
Marqet (uncredited)
Thundering Gun Slingers
(1944)
Barfly (uncredited)
Gypsy Wildcat
(1944)
Guard
Lady in the Death House
(1944)
Grotto Bartender (uncredited)
Jungle Raiders
(1945)
Mark
The Vampire's Ghost
(1945)
The Bum
Kitty
(1945)
Cockney Cart Driver (uncredited)
The Suspect
(1945)
Pogson (uncredited)
Shadows of Death
(1945)
Town Drunk (uncredited)
Hangover Square
(1945)
Six Gun Man
(1946)
Barber Customer (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile
(1946)
Nightclub Drunk
Ghost Of Hidden Valley
(1946)
Tweedle
Thunder Town
(1946)
Gunsmith Collins
The Verdict
(1946)
Newsboy
Calcutta
(1946)
Mac - Mechanic (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Society
(1947)
McGurk
Lured
(1947)
Nelson
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
(1948)
Tramp
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
(1948)
McGurk
The Secret Of St. Ives
(1949)
Guard (uncredited)
Microspook
(1949)
The Lady and the Bandit
(1951)
First Drunk on Steps
Navy Bound
(1951)
British Fisherman at Lounge Counter (uncredited)
The King's Thief
(1955)
Little Man (uncredited)
Hot Ice
(1955)
Gorilla Keeper
Writing