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William Brian de Lacy Aherne was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in England and America.
Birth Name
William Brian Aherne de Lacy
Born
Friday, 02 May 1902
Died
Monday, 10 February 1986
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| The Naked Archaeologist | David | 2005 |
| Biography | Capt. E.J. Smith | 1987 |
| Rosie! | Oliver Stevenson | 1967 |
| The Cavern | Gen. Braithwaite / General Braithwaite | 1964 |
| Sword of Lancelot | King Arthur | 1963 |
| Susan Slade | Stanton Corbett | 1961 |
| The Best of Everything | Fred Shalimar | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Booth Templeton | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Woolsey | 1959 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| The Naked Archaeologist | David | 2005 |
| Biography | Capt. E.J. Smith | 1987 |
| Rosie! | Oliver Stevenson | 1967 |
| The Cavern | Gen. Braithwaite / General Braithwaite | 1964 |
| Sword of Lancelot | King Arthur | 1963 |
| Susan Slade | Stanton Corbett | 1961 |
| The Best of Everything | Fred Shalimar | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Booth Templeton | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Woolsey | 1959 |
| Goodyear Theatre | James Rupert / James Spencer | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Lord Bruce Saybrook | 1957 |
| The Errol Flynn Theatre | Hickman | 1957 |
| The Swan | Father Carl Hyacinth | 1956 |
| Crossroads | Father Anthony Kohlmann / Father Cataldo | 1955 |
| The Star and the Story | Crane Douglas | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Johann Strauss Sr. | 1954 |
| Producers' Showcase | Rudolf Maximilian | 1954 |
| Climax! | David | 1954 |
| A Bullet Is Waiting | David Canham | 1954 |
| Prince Valiant | King Arthur | 1954 |
| The Dave Garroway Show | Self | 1953 |
| Titanic | Captain E. J. Smith / Capt. Edward John Smith | 1953 |
| I Confess | Willy Robertson | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Colonel Tafferty | 1953 |
| Omnibus | Henry V (segment "Henry V, Act 5, Scene 2") | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | John Kirk | 1952 |
| The Name's the Same | Self - Guest Moderator / Self | 1951 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | Self | 1950 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Sir Henry Morgan - King of Pirates | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Reggie / Mr. Don | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Actor | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self - Actor | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Self - Guest Host / Phillip Armstrong, a scientist | 1950 |
| Angel on the Amazon | Anthony Ridgeway | 1948 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | Dearth | 1948 |
| Smart Woman | Robert Larrimore | 1948 |
| Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A. | Self | 1947 |
| The Locket | Dr. Harry Blair | 1946 |
| What a Woman! | Henry Pepper | 1943 |
| First Comes Courage | Capt. Allan Lowell | 1943 |
| Forever and a Day | Jim Trimble | 1943 |
| A Night to Remember | Jeff Troy / Jeff Yort | 1943 |
| My Sister Eileen | Robert Baker | 1942 |
| Skylark | Jim Blake | 1941 |
| Smilin' Through | Sir John Carteret | 1941 |
| The Man Who Lost Himself | Malcolm Scott / John Evans | 1941 |
| Hired Wife | Stephen Dexter | 1940 |
| The Lady in Question | Andre Morestan | 1940 |
| My Son, My Son! | William Essex | 1940 |
| Vigil in the Night | Dr. Robert S. Prescott | 1940 |
| Juarez | Maximilian I of Mexico / Emperor Maximilian von Hapsburg | 1939 |
| Captain Fury | Captain Michael Fury | 1939 |
| Merrily We Live | Wade Rawlins / E. Wade Rawlins | 1938 |
| The Great Garrick | David Garrick | 1937 |
| Beloved Enemy | Dennis Riordan | 1936 |
| Sylvia Scarlett | Michael Fane | 1935 |
| I Live My Life | Terence 'Terry' O'Neill / Terry | 1935 |
| What Every Woman Knows | John Shand | 1934 |
| The Fountain | Lewis Allison | 1934 |
| The Constant Nymph | Lewis Dodd | 1933 |
| The Song of Songs | Richard Waldow | 1933 |
| The W Plan | Col. Duncan Grant | 1930 |
| Underground | Bill | 1928 |
| A Woman Redeemed | Geoffrey Maynefleet | 1928 |
| Shooting Stars | Julian Gordon | 1928 |
| Safety First | Hippocrates Rayne | 1926 |
| The Squire of Long Hadley | Jim Luttrell | 1926 |
| King of the Castle | Colin O'Farrell | 1925 |
| The Eleventh Commandment | Norman Barchester | 1924 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1940 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
