Name
Arthur Askey
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1900-06-06
Deathday
1982-11-16 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
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
Known For
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- 1959 Friends and Neighbours as Albert Grimshaw
- 1976 The Birth of Television as Self - Interviewee
- 1941 The Ghost Train as Tommy Gander
- 1942 Back-Room Boy as Arthur Pilbeam
- 2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1978 Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse as Mr. Arkwright
- 1941 I Thank You as Arthur
- 1943 Miss London Ltd. as Arthur Bowman
- 1942 King Arthur Was a Gentleman as Arthur King
- 1944 Bees in Paradise as Arthur Tucker
- 1955 The Love Match as Bill Brown
- 1940 Band Waggon as Arthur Askey
- 1982 Desert Island Discs as Self
- 1956 Ramsbottom Rides Again as Bill Ramsbottom
- 1937 Calling All Stars as Waiter
- 1940 Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt as Arthur Linden
- 1968 Vive Torbay as Self
- 2011 Funny Up North as Himself
- 1959 Make Mine a Million as Arthur Ashton
- 1957 Lancashire Coast
- 1977 To See Such Fun
- 1942 The Nose Has It! as (Self)
- 1972 The Alf Garnett Saga as Arthur Askey
- 1991 Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey as Self (archive footage)
- 1960 Arthur's Treasured Volumes ( 6 episodes )
- 1961 The Arthur Askey Show ( 6 episodes )
- 1962 Raise Your Glasses ( 5 episodes )
- 1976 Tell Me Another ( 2 episodes ) as Guest
- 1955 The Sooty Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1979 Rising Stars ( 7 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2006 Legends ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 Tell Me Another ( 3 episodes ) as Himself
- 1952 Before Your Very Eyes ( 31 episodes ) as Self
- 1957 Living It Up ( 9 episodes ) as Self
- 1968 Frost on Sunday ( 1 episode ) as Self – Guest
