Aubrey Mallalieu

Who was Aubrey Mallalieu?

Aubrey Mallalieu was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s.

Information is scant on Mallalieu's pre-film career, but he is believed to have had a lengthy stage career before making the move into films. Archive sources available in New Zealand indicate that he spent a considerable number of years touring with stage companies in that country and Australia in the 1900s and 1910s. He may also have played supporting roles during the silent film era in Britain, but no named credits have been located as it was rare for supporting players to be name-checked at this period.

Mallalieu's first named film credit dates from 1934, and thereafter he accumulated 115 screen appearances before his death in 1948. These were overwhelmingly minor roles, many in quota quickies and B films, although Mallalieu also played in a considerable number of prestigious and well-known productions such as The Stars Look Down, The Young Mr Pitt, For You Alone, The Wicked Lady, Frieda and The Winslow Boy.