Actor. He was best known for playing the roles of captains, majors, officers, handymen, policemen, doctors, reporters, soldiers, court officers, seamen, tenement landlords, generals, judges, general's aides, troopers, police sergeants, motorists, and men of distinction with such titles as sirs, but some were uncredited, usually in the silent film era. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Jerry Seymour' in the action mystery thriller film, "The Return Of Bulldog Drummond" (1934). The film which was directed by and written for the screen by Walter Summers, which was also written for the screen by Herman C. McNeile, and which also starred Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Joyce Kennedy, Frances L. Sullivan, Claud Allister, H. Saxon-Snell, Spencer Trevor, Charles Mortimer, and Wallace Godfrey, tells the story of Bulldog Drummond who leads a black-shirted platoon of men from his former unit against foreign interlopers trying to pull England into dangerous overseas entanglements. He will also be best remembered for playing the role of 'George Blake' in the episode entitled, "The Case Of The Glamour Girls," which tells the story of a glamour photographer who shoots photos of many lovely women for fashion magazines. When one of them shoots him, Allen must figure out which one of the jilted lovers did it, originally aired in 1948, of the crime drama mystery television series, "Public Prosecutor," which also starred John Howard, Anne Gwynne, and Walter Sande. He was born one of two children of Irish Ancestry as Patrick de Lacy Aherne in King's Norton, England, on January 6, 1901. He was the son of the architect William de Lacy Aherne (1867-1945), and his wife Annie Louise Thomas Aherne (1872-1942). He was the brother of actor Brian Aherne (1902-1986). He began his acting career in theatre. He appeared in such stage productions of plays including "Hamlet," which ran at the Kingsway Theatre in London, England, beginning August 25, 1925. He then made the transition to appearing in films in both his native England and in the United States. He made his actual film debut playing a role in the romance film, "The Cost Of Beauty" (1924). The film which was directed by and which was written for the screen by Walter Summers, which was produced by G.B. Samuelson, and which also starred Betty Ross Clarke, Lewis Dayton, James Lindsay, Tom Reynolds, and Nina Vanna, tells the story of a rich woman who refuses to bear her husband a child but adopts a son by his mistress after his death. Besides, playing a role in the romance film, "The Cost Of Beauty" (1924), and the role of 'Jerry Seymour' in the action mystery thriller film, "The Return Of Bulldog Drummond" (1934), his many other film credits include, "The Ball Of Fortune" (1926), "The Game Chicken" (1926), "Blinkeyes" (1926), "Thou Fool" (1926), "A Daughter In Revolt" (1927), "The Silver Lining" (1927), "Carry On!" (1927), "Huntingtower" (1927), "Virginia's Husband" (1928), "Love's Option" (1928), "The Inseparables" (1929), "Auld Lang Syne" (1929), "City Of Play" (1929), "Bindle" (1931), "Come Into My Parlour" (1932), "The Pride Of The Force" (1933), "My Old Duchess" (1934), "The Outcast" (1934), "Trouble Ahead" (1934), "Eight Cylinder Love" (1934), "Polly's Two Fathers" (1936), "The Stoker" (1937), "Q Planes" (1939), "Ask A Policeman" (1939), "At The Havana" (1940), "Thursday's Child" (1943), "Warn That Man" (1943), "Dead Of Night" (1945), "Singapore" (1947), "Green Dolphin Street" (1947), "Forever Amber" (1947), "The Paradise Case" (1947), "If Winter Comes" (1947), "A Woman's Vengeance" (1948), "The Challenge" (1948), "Rocketship X-M" (1950), "Rogues Of Sherwood Forest" (1950), "Kim" (1950), "Soldiers Three" (1951), "Lorna Doone" (1951), "The Day The Earth Stood Still" (1951), "The Son Of Dr. Jekyll" (1951), "Bwana Devil" (1952), "Botany Devil" (1952), "Rogue's March" (1953), "Titanic" (1953), "The Desert Rats" (1953), "The Royal African Rifles" (1953), "Knock On Wood" (1954), "The Silver Chalice" (1954), "The Court Jester" (1955), and "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956). Besides, playing the role of 'George Blake' in the episode entitled, "The Case Of The Glamour Girls," of the crime drama mystery television series, "Public Prosecutor," his many other television credits include, "The Silver Theatre," "Your Favorite Story," "The Whistler," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Lux Video Theatre," "Adventures Of Superman," "Screen Directors Playhouse," and "Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon." His last film role was playing a 'Court Officer' in the crime mystery film drama, "A Witness For The Prosecution" (1957). The film which was directed by and which was written for the screen by Billy Wilder, which was also written for the screen by Harry Kurnitz and Lawrence B. Marcus, which was based on a work by Agatha Christie, and which also starred Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams, Henry Daniell, Ian Wolfe, Torin Thatcher, and Norma Varden, tells the story of a veteran British barrister who must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. He passed away in Woodland Hills, California, following a battle with cancer on September 30, 1970, at the age of 69. Following his death, he donated his body to medical science. He was married to the actress Renée Houston from November 28, 1922, until they divorced sometime in 1948. Together the couple had two children Patrick Anthony Aherne and Alan Brian Aherne. They also adopted two other children, Teri Aherne, and Trevor Aherne. He was married for a second time to Anne Kocsis (1910-2003), from July 15, 1951, until they divorced in June of 1967. On an interesting note, he was also a motorcycle trick rider and a friend of Arthur Davidson Sr. (1881-1950), and William Sylvester Davidson (1880-1943), famed for founding the Harley Davidson Motorcycle Company, and a former champion boxer who appeared in the first boxing film that was ever made.