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'Sir Felix Aylmer', OBE (February 21, 1889–September 2, 1979), born 'Felix Edward Aylmer Jones', was a distinguished English stage actor who also appeared in the cinema and on television. Aylmer was born in Corsham, Wiltshire, England. He often worked with Sir Laurence Olivier in Shakepearean films, and often played old wise men, such as Merlin in Knights of the Round Table (1953). He also memorably played the Archbishop of Canterbury in the film adaptation of Becket (1964), with Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole. Aylmer was President of Equity from 1950-1969. He was made an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1950 Queen's Birthday Honours and knighted in the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours. His last major screen role was as the Abbot in the 1960s sitcom Oh, Brother!, opposite Derek Nimmo. He died in a nursing home in Pyrford, Surrey.