Arthur Askey
Known for ActingBorn 1900-06-06 — died 1982-11-16Liverpool, England, UK
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 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