Arthur Askey
Acting • Born 1900-06-06 – Died 1982-11-16
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
34 credits
Friends and Neighbours
Movie • 1959
Albert Grimshaw
The Birth of Television
Movie • 1976
Self - Interviewee
The Ghost Train
Movie • 1941
Tommy Gander
Back-Room Boy
Movie • 1942
Arthur Pilbeam
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Movie • 2007
Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Movie • 1978
Mr. Arkwright
I Thank You
Movie • 1941
Arthur
Miss London Ltd.
Movie • 1943
Arthur Bowman
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
Movie • 1942
Arthur King
Bees in Paradise
Movie • 1944
Arthur Tucker
The Love Match
Movie • 1955
Bill Brown
Band Waggon
Movie • 1940
Arthur Askey
Desert Island Discs
Movie • 1982
Self
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Movie • 1956
Bill Ramsbottom
Calling All Stars
Movie • 1937
Waiter
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Movie • 1940
Arthur Linden
Vive Torbay
Movie • 1968
Self
Funny Up North
Movie • 2011
Himself
Make Mine a Million
Movie • 1959
Arthur Ashton
Lancashire Coast
Movie • 1957
To See Such Fun
Movie • 1977
The Nose Has It!
Movie • 1942
(Self)
The Alf Garnett Saga
Movie • 1972
Arthur Askey
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
TV • 1960
The Arthur Askey Show
TV • 1961
Raise Your Glasses
TV • 1962
Tell Me Another
TV • 1976
Guest
The Sooty Show
TV • 1955
Self
Rising Stars
TV • 1979
Self - Host
Legends
TV • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Tell Me Another
TV • 1976
Himself
Before Your Very Eyes
TV • 1952
Self
Living It Up
TV • 1957
Self
Frost on Sunday
TV • 1968
Self – Guest