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Brian Aherne

Brian Aherne

Actor · Died February 10, 1986, aged 83 · King's Norton, Worcestershire, England, UK

English born Brian Aherne (born William Brian de Lacy Aherne) was a stage, screen, and television actor successful in America.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 2, 1902
Died
February 10, 1986 (aged 83)
From
King's Norton, Worcestershire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Brian Aherne's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Morality
27%
Self
11%
Power
10%
Survival
8%
Society
3%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 13
Mentor
3 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Herald
1 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Threshold guardian
1 of 13
Ally
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
11
Tense
10
Melancholic
9
Warm
4
Joyful
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Brian Aherne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Aherne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Rosie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Oliver Stevenson

  • The Cavern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as General Braithwaite

  • The Waltz King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Johann Strauss (Vater)

  • Sword of Lancelot(1963)

    as King Arthur

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Susan Slade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Stanton Corbett

  • The Best of Everything(1959)

    as Fred Shalimar

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Booth Templeton

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Woolsey

  • The Swan(1956)

    as Father Carl Hyacinth

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as David

  • A Bullet Is Waiting(1954)

    as David Canham

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Prince Valiant(1954)

    as King Arthur

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Titanic(1953)

    as Capt. Edward John Smith

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • I Confess(1953)

    as Willy Robertson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Tafferty

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as John Kirk

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Don · as Reggie

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Phillip Armstrong, a scientist · as Self - Guest Host

  • Angel on the Amazon(1948)

    as Anthony Ridgeway

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Smart Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Robert Larrimore

  • The Locket(1946)

    as Dr. Harry Blair

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • What a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Henry Pepper

  • First Comes Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Capt. Allan Lowell

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    as Jim Trimble

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • A Night to Remember(1942)

    as Jeff Troy

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • My Sister Eileen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Robert Baker

  • Skylark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Jim Blake

  • Smilin' Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Sir John Carteret

  • The Man Who Lost Himself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as John Evans / Malcolm Scott

  • Hired Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Stephen Dexter

  • The Lady in Question(1940)

    as Andre Morestan

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • My Son, My Son! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as William Essex

  • Vigil in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Dr. Robert S. Prescott

  • Juarez(1939)

    as Emperor Maximilian von Hapsburg

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Captain Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Captain Michael Fury

  • Merrily We Live(1938)

    as E. Wade Rawlins

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Great Garrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as David Garrick

  • Beloved Enemy(1936)

    as Dennis Riordan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sylvia Scarlett(1935)

    as Michael Fane

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • I Live My Life(1935)

    as Terence 'Terry' O'Neill

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • What Every Woman Knows(1934)

    as John Shand

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Fountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Lewis Allison

  • The Constant Nymph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Lewis Dodd

  • The Song of Songs(1933)

    as Richard Waldow

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Madame Guillotine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Louis Dubois

  • The W Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Col. Duncan Grant

  • Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Bill

  • Shooting Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Julian Gordon

  • A Woman Redeemed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Geoffrey Wayneflete

  • King of the Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Colin O'Farrell

  • The Eleventh Commandment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Norman Barchester

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles from 1924 to 1967.

Biggest box office

Prince Valiant (1954)

$3.4K worldwide

Highest rated

Merrily We Live (1938)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

I Confess (1953)

Film career

Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 52: 52 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1920s5 · acting1930s13 · acting1940s15 · acting1950s14 · acting1960s5 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 9% of 11 roles
3343

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Brian Aherne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

I Live My Life (1935)

79th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Merrily We Live (1938)

Midcredits 87th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Brian Aherne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Aherne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Donald Crisp shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Mixed roles