Arthur Askey
Actor
- Born
- June 6, 1900 · Liverpool, England, UK
- Died
- November 16, 1982 (age 82)
Arthur Askey was a diminutive British comedian, born in 1900. He
began his professional career as a music hall performer in 1924, but it
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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
Known for
The Ghost Train
May 5, 1941
Back-Room Boy
April 15, 1942
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
February 1, 1978
Bees in Paradise
March 20, 1944
The Alf Garnett Saga
March 22, 1972
I Thank You
October 20, 1941
Miss London Ltd.
June 14, 1943
Band Waggon
March 23, 1940
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
August 31, 1940
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
December 28, 1942
Make Mine a Million
February 24, 1959
The Love Match
February 1, 1955
Acting25
- 2011Funny Up North as Himself
- 2007Hitler: The Comedy Years as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1998Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey as Self (archive footage)
- 1991Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice as Self (archive footage)
- 1982Desert Island Discs as Self
- 1978Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse as Mr. Arkwright
- 1977To See Such Fun
- 1976The Birth of Television as Self - Interviewee
- 1972The Alf Garnett Saga as Arthur Askey
- 1968