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Arthur Askey

Arthur Askey

Actor · Born 1900-06-06 · Liverpool, England, UK

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Biography

Arthur Askey was a diminutive British comedian, born in 1900. He began his professional career as a music hall performer in 1924, but it wasn't until 1938's Band Wagon (which lasted a full five seasons), that he became a household name in England. His film debut was in the 1937 British feature Calling All Stars, but then, in 1939, Band Wagon swooped in again and made him a film star with a film following on from when Arthur and co-star Richard "Stinker" Murdoch were evicted from their beloved flat. Film stardom carried Arthur through to the mid 1940s, but it wasn't till 1956 when he starred in another film, Ramsbottom Rides again. He started his own television show: The Arthur Askey show, where, of course, he was the main player and that carried on till his retirement. He died in 1982. IMDb Mini Biography By: Slick-50

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Ghost Train (1941) — Tommy Gander
  2. Back-Room Boy (1942) — Arthur Pilbeam
  3. Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978) — Mr. Arkwright
  4. The Sooty Show (1955) — Self
  5. Bees in Paradise (1944) — Arthur Tucker
  6. I Thank You (1941) — Arthur
  7. Miss London Ltd. (1943) — Arthur Bowman
  8. Band Waggon (1940) — Arthur Askey
  9. Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940) — Arthur Linden
  10. The Alf Garnett Saga (1972) — Arthur Askey
  11. King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942) — Arthur King
  12. Make Mine a Million (1959) — Arthur Ashton
  13. The Love Match (1955) — Bill Brown
  14. Friends and Neighbours (1959) — Albert Grimshaw
  15. Frost on Sunday (1968) — Self – Guest
  16. Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) — Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
  17. Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956) — Bill Ramsbottom
  18. Calling All Stars (1937) — Waiter
  19. Funny Up North (2011) — Himself
  20. Lancashire Coast (1957)
  21. To See Such Fun (1977)
  22. Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice (1991) — Self (archive footage)
  23. Arthur's Treasured Volumes (1960)
  24. The Arthur Askey Show (1961)
  25. Tell Me Another (1976) — Guest
  26. Legends (2006) — Self (archive footage)
  27. Living It Up (1957) — Self
  28. The Birth of Television (1976) — Self - Interviewee
  29. Desert Island Discs (1982) — Self
  30. Vive Torbay (1968) — Self
  31. The Nose Has It! (1942) — (Self)
  32. Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey (1998) — Self (archive footage)
  33. Raise Your Glasses (1962)
  34. Rising Stars (1979) — Self - Host
  35. Before Your Very Eyes (1952) — Self