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Pat Aherne

English actor (1901–1970)

Pat Aherne

Born	Patrick de Lacy Aherne (1901-01-06)6 January 1901 King's Norton, Worcestershire, England
Died	30 September 1970(1970-09-30) (aged 69) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, United States
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1924–1957
Spouse	Renée Houston

Patrick de Lacy Aherne (6 January 1901 – 30 September 1970) was an English film actor.^[1] He was the son of the architect William de Lacy Aherne, and the elder brother of the actor Brian Aherne. The family lived at Kings Norton.

He was married to actress/comedian Renée Houston, with whom he adopted two children (Teri and Trevor) and had two children (Patrick Anthony and Alan Brian). Pat Aherne was a silent screen leading man, who was reduced to playing minor supporting roles after the transition to sound (due to hearing loss). His most notable on-screen appearances after 1930, were in Green Dolphin Street, Rocketship X-M and The Court Jester. He was a champion boxer and was in the first boxing film ever made. Pat was also a motorcycle trick rider and friend of Harley and Davidson.^[2]

Following death he donated his body to science.^[3]

Selected filmography

The Cost of Beauty (1924)
The Ball of Fortune (1926)
Blinkeyes (1926) – The Basher
Thou Fool (1926) – Minor Role
The Silver Lining (1927) – Thomas 'Tom' Hurst
Carry On (1927) – Bob Halliday
A Daughter in Revolt (1927) – Jackie the Climber
Huntingtower (1927) – Capt. John Heritage
Virginia's Husband (1928) – Bill Hemingway
Love's Option (1928) – John Dacre
The Inseparables (1929) – Laurie Weston
Auld Lang Syne (1929) – Angus McTavish
City of Play (1929) – Richard von Rolf
Bindle (1931)
Come Into My Parlour (1932) – Gerry
The Pride of the Force (1933) – Max Heinrich
My Old Duchess (1934) – Gaston
The Outcast (1934) – Burke
The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) – Jerry Seymour
Falling in Love (1934) – Dick Turner
Polly's Two Fathers (1936, Short) – Fred
The Stoker (1937) – Russell Gilham
Q Planes (1939) – Officer (uncredited)
Ask a Policeman (1939) – Motorist (uncredited)
Thursday's Child (1943) – Lance Sheridan (uncredited)
Warn That Man (1943) – Mellows
Dead of Night (1945) – Doctor at Psychiatric Hospital (segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (uncredited)
Singapore (1947) – British Officer (uncredited)
Green Dolphin Street (1947) – Kapua-Manga
Forever Amber (1947) – Abram (uncredited)
The Paradine Case (1947) – Police Sgt. Leggett (uncredited)
If Winter Comes (1947) – Garnet (uncredited)
A Woman's Vengeance (1948) – Warder (uncredited)
The Challenge (1948) – Jerome Roberts
Rocketship X-M (1950) – Reporter #1
Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950) – Trooper (uncredited)
Kim (1950) – General's Aide (uncredited)
Soldiers Three (1951) – Soldier (uncredited)
Lorna Doone (1951) – Judge Jeffries (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) – General at Pentagon (uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) – Tenement Landlord (uncredited)
Bwana Devil (1952) – Latham
Botany Bay (1952) – Bo's'n's Mate (uncredited)
Rogue's March (1953) – Maj. Wensley
Titanic (1953) – Seaman (uncredited)
The Desert Rats (1953) – English Officer (uncredited)
The Royal African Rifles (1953) – Capt. Curtis
Knock on Wood (1954) – Reporter (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice (1954) – Soldier in Chase (uncredited)
The Court Jester (1955) – Sir Pertwee
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) – Handyman (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) – Court Officer (uncredited) (final film role)

References

^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | AHERNE, Pat". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
^ Tavy Aherne, granddaughter
^ Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More than 14000 Famous Persons, Scott Wilson