William Brian de Lacy Aherne was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in Britain and the United States.
Aherne (ca. 1942)
Aherne as Robert Browning and Katharine Cornell as Elizabeth in the original Broadway production of The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1931)
Aherne in the trailer for I Confess (1953)
I Confess is a 1953 American film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Montgomery Clift as Catholic priest Father Michael William Logan, Anne Baxter as Ruth Grandfort, and Karl Malden as Inspec
Brian Aherne
…Star Matinee (1952). He and Cornell reunited on stage in The Constant Wife (1951–1952). Then Aherne returned to Hollywood. He had supporting roles in I Confess (1953), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and Titanic (1953) as Captain E.J. Smith. Aherne did Escapade (1953) on Broadway and "Two for Tea" for Lux Video…
Theatrical release poster
Montgomery Clift in the I Confess film trailer
Anne Baxter in the I Confess trailer
Façade of Église Saint-Zéphirin de Stadacona in Quebec City, featured prominently in Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess.