Arthur Askey
Acting
1900-06-06 · Liverpool, 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 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(36)
movieFunny Up North
as Himself · 2011 · 6.0
movieHitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2007 · 5.0
tvLegends
as Self (archive footage) · 2006 · 5.0
movieHeroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
as Self (archive footage) · 1998 · 0.0
movieAlma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
as Self (archive footage) · 1991 · 10.0
movieDesert Island Discs
as Self · 1982 · 0.0
tvRising Stars
as Self - Host · 1979 · 0.0
movieRosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Mr. Arkwright · 1978 · 4.6
movieTo See Such Fun
as · 1977 · 10.0
movieThe Birth of Television
as Self - Interviewee · 1976 · 0.0
tvTell Me Another
as Guest · 1976 · 8.0
tvTell Me Another
as Himself · 1976 · 8.0
movieThe Alf Garnett Saga
as Arthur Askey · 1972 · 5.0
movieVive Torbay
as Self · 1968 · 0.0
tvFrost on Sunday
as Self – Guest · 1968 · 8.0
tvRaise Your Glasses
as · 1962 · 0.0
tvThe Arthur Askey Show
as · 1961 · 9.0
tvArthur's Treasured Volumes
as · 1960 · 9.0
movieMake Mine a Million
as Arthur Ashton · 1959 · 7.7
movieFriends and Neighbours
as Albert Grimshaw · 1959 · 8.0
movieLancashire Coast
as · 1957 · 7.0
tvLiving It Up
as Self · 1957 · 7.0
movieRamsbottom Rides Again
as Bill Ramsbottom · 1956 · 9.0
movieThe Love Match
as Bill Brown · 1955 · 7.7