Arthur Askey1900 - 1982

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Actor

Popularity

0.3

Famous

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

Credits

Funny Up North
Funny Up North

2011

Comedy • Documentary

as Himself

6
0.1
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

Documentary

as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)

5
0.5
Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs

1982

Documentary • Music

as Self

0.1
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

1978

Comedy

as Mr. Arkwright

3.4
2.1
To See Such Fun
To See Such Fun

1977

Comedy

0.2
The Birth of Television
The Birth of Television

1976

Documentary

as Self - Interviewee

0.1
Vive Torbay
Vive Torbay

1968

Documentary

as Self

0.1
Friends and Neighbours
Friends and Neighbours

1959

Comedy

as Albert Grimshaw

7
0.1
Make Mine a Million
Make Mine a Million

1959

Comedy

as Arthur Ashton

7.2
0.2
Lancashire Coast
Lancashire Coast

1957

Documentary

0.1
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Ramsbottom Rides Again

1956

Comedy • Western

as Bill Ramsbottom

0.1
The Love Match
The Love Match

1955

Comedy

as Bill Brown

7.8
0.2
Bees in Paradise
Bees in Paradise

1944

Comedy • Music

as Arthur Tucker

5.3
0.2
Miss London Ltd.
Miss London Ltd.

1943

Comedy • Music

as Arthur Bowman

5.2
0.2
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
King Arthur Was a Gentleman

1942

as Arthur King

5.2
0.1
Back-Room Boy
Back-Room Boy

1942

Comedy

as Arthur Pilbeam

6.4
0.4
The Nose Has It!
The Nose Has It!

1942

as (Self)

0.1
I Thank You
I Thank You

1941

Comedy

as Arthur

7.4
0.2
The Ghost Train
The Ghost Train

1941

Comedy • Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Tommy Gander

5.9
0.9
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

1940

Comedy

as Arthur Linden

5
0.2
Band Waggon
Band Waggon

1940

Comedy • Music

as Arthur Askey

5
0.1
Calling All Stars
Calling All Stars

1937

Comedy • Music

as Waiter

0.1

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