Brian Aherne

Brian Aherne
Aherne in the trailer for I Confess (1953)
Born	William Brian de Lacy Aherne (1902-05-02)2 May 1902 Kings Norton, England
Died	10 February 1986(1986-02-10) (aged 83) Venice, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1910–1967
Spouses	Joan Fontaine ​ ​ (m. 1939; div. 1945)​ Eleanor de Liagre Labrot ​ ​ (m. 1946)​

William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 1902 – 10 February 1986) was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in Britain and the United States.

His first Broadway appearance in The Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1931 teamed him with Katharine Cornell, with whom he appeared in many productions. In films, he played opposite Madeleine Carroll, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth and Carole Lombard, and was Oscar-nominated for his role as Emperor Maximilian in Juarez (1939). On TV, he appeared in The Twilight Zone episode, "The Trouble With Templeton", Wagon Train and Rawhide.