
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

The Love Match
1955 · as Bill Brown

Back-Room Boy
1942 · as Arthur Pilbeam

Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 · as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940 · as Arthur Linden

Friends and Neighbours
1959 · as Albert Grimshaw

Make Mine a Million
1959 · as Arthur Ashton

Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991 · as Self (archive footage)

Bees in Paradise
1944 · as Arthur Tucker

The Ghost Train
1941 · as Tommy Gander

The Alf Garnett Saga
1972 · as Arthur Askey

I Thank You
1941 · as Arthur

Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
1998 · as Self (archive footage)

Band Waggon
1940 · as Arthur Askey

The Birth of Television
1976 · as Self - Interviewee

King Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942 · as Arthur King

Vive Torbay
1968 · as Self

Miss London Ltd.
1943 · as Arthur Bowman

Funny Up North
2011 · as Himself