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