Arthur Treacher
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1894
- Died
- December 14, 1975
- Birthplace
- Brighton, England, UK
Born Arthur Veary Treacher in Brighton, East Sussex, England, he was the son of a lawyer. He established a stage career after returning from World War I, and by 1928, he had come to America as part of a musical-comedy revue called Great Temptations. When his film career began in the early 1930s, Treacher was Hollywood's idea of the perfect butler, and he headlined as the famous butler Jeeves in Thank You, Jeeves! (1936) and Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)--based on the P.G. Wodehouse character. He played a butler in numerous other films including: Personal Maid's Secret (1935), Mister Cinderella (1936), Bordertown (1935), and Curly Top (1935). By the mid 1960s, Treacher was a regular guest on The Merv Griffin Show (1962). The image of the proper Englishman served him well, and during his later years, he lent his name to a fast-food chain known as Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips.
Filmography
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling 1993
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Poppins 1964
as Constable
- How to Avoid Friendship
How to Avoid Friendship 1964
as Narrator
How to Live with a Neurotic Dog 1963
as Narrator
- How to Win on the Thruway
How to Win on the Thruway 1962
as Narrator
Self Defense... for Cowards 1962
as Narrator
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland 1954
as The Cheshire Cat
Love That Brute 1950
as Quentin, Hanley's Butler
That Midnight Kiss 1949
as Hutchins
The Countess of Monte Cristo 1948
as Hotel Managing Director
Slave Girl 1947
as Thomas Griswold
Fun on a Weekend 1947
as Benjamin O. Moffatt
That's the Spirit 1945
as Masters
Swing Out, Sister 1945
as Chumley
Delightfully Dangerous 1945
as Jeffers
National Velvet 1945
as Race Patron
In Society 1944
as Pipps, Butler
Chip Off the Old Block 1944
as Quentin
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday 1943
as Henderson
Forever and a Day 1943
as Second Air Raid Watcher
Star Spangled Rhythm 1942
as Arthur Treacher
Irene 1940
as Bretherton
Brother Rat and a Baby 1940
as Snelling
Barricade 1939
as Upton Ward
Bridal Suite 1939
as Lord Helfer
The Little Princess 1939
as Bertie Minchin
Up the River 1938
as Darby Randall
Always in Trouble 1938
as Rogers
My Lucky Star 1938
as Whipple
Mad About Music 1938
as Tripps
Heidi 1937
as Andrews
Thin Ice 1937
as Nottingham
You Can't Have Everything 1937
as Bevins
She Had to Eat 1937
as Carter
Step Lively, Jeeves! 1937
as Jeeves
Stowaway 1936
as Atkins
Under Your Spell 1936
as Botts
Mister Cinderella 1936
as Watkins, Randolph's Butler
Thank You, Jeeves! 1936
as Jeeves
Satan Met a Lady 1936
as Anthony Travers
Hearts Divided 1936
as Sir Harry
The Case Against Mrs. Ames 1936
as Griggsby
Anything Goes 1936
as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh
Magnificent Obsession 1935
as Horace
Hitch Hike Lady 1935
as Mortimer Wingate
Splendor 1935
as Major Ballinger
Remember Last Night? 1935
as Clarence Phelps
Personal Maid's Secret 1935
as Owen
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935
as Epilogue
I Live My Life 1935
as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler
Orchids to You 1935
as Roger Morton
Bright Lights 1935
as Wilbur
Curly Top 1935
as The Butler
The Daring Young Man 1935
as Col. Baggott
Going Highbrow 1935
as Waiter
No More Ladies 1935
as Lord Knowleton
The Nitwits 1935
as Man with Tennis Equipment
Go Into Your Dance 1935
as Latimer
Cardinal Richelieu 1935
as Agitator
Let's Live Tonight 1935
as Ozzy Featherstone
The Woman in Red 1935
as Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)
The Winning Ticket 1935
as Horse Race Announcer
David Copperfield 1935
as Donkey Man (uncredited)
Forsaking All Others 1934
as Johnson (Uncredited)
The Captain Hates the Sea 1934
as Major Warringforth
Desirable 1934
as Butler
Here Comes the Groom 1934
as Butler
The Key 1934
as Merriman
Hollywood Party 1934
as Durante's Butler (uncredited)
Gambling Lady 1934
as Pryor (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934 1934
as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)
School for Romance 1934
as Diana's suitor
The Battle of Paris 1929
as Harry
Credits from TMDB.