Arthur Askey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 6, 1900
- Died
- November 16, 1982
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, England, UK
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
Filmography
Funny Up North 2011
as Himself
Hitler: The Comedy Years 2007
as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey 1998
as Self (archive footage)
- Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice 1991
as Self (archive footage)
Desert Island Discs 1982
as Self
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse 1978
as Mr. Arkwright
To See Such Fun 1977
Actor
The Birth of Television 1976
as Self - Interviewee
The Alf Garnett Saga 1972
as Arthur Askey
- Vive Torbay
Vive Torbay 1968
as Self
Make Mine a Million 1959
as Arthur Ashton
Friends and Neighbours 1959
as Albert Grimshaw
Lancashire Coast 1957
Actor
Ramsbottom Rides Again 1956
as Bill Ramsbottom
The Love Match 1955
as Bill Brown
Bees in Paradise 1944
as Arthur Tucker
Miss London Ltd. 1943
as Arthur Bowman
King Arthur Was a Gentleman 1942
as Arthur King
Back-Room Boy 1942
as Arthur Pilbeam
The Nose Has It! 1942
as (Self)
I Thank You 1941
as Arthur
The Ghost Train 1941
as Tommy Gander
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt 1940
as Arthur Linden
Band Waggon 1940
as Arthur Askey
- Calling All Stars
Calling All Stars 1937
as Waiter
Credits from TMDB.