Arthur Askey
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
Known For
Credits
- 2011 · Funny Up North as Himself
- 2007 · Hitler: The Comedy Years as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2006 · Legends 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 · To See Such Fun as
- 1976 · The Birth of Television as Self - Interviewee
- 1976 · Tell Me Another as Guest
- 1976 · Tell Me Another as Himself
- 1968 · Vive Torbay as Self
- 1962 · Raise Your Glasses as
- 1961 · The Arthur Askey Show as
- 1960 · Arthur's Treasured Volumes as
- 1959 · Friends and Neighbours as Albert Grimshaw
- 1959 · Make Mine a Million as Arthur Ashton
- 1957 · Lancashire Coast as
- 1956 · Ramsbottom Rides Again as Bill Ramsbottom
- 1955 · The Love Match as Bill Brown
- 1955 · The Sooty Show as Self
- 1944 · Bees in Paradise as Arthur Tucker
- 1943 · Miss London Ltd. as Arthur Bowman
- 1942 · King Arthur Was a Gentleman as Arthur King
- 1942 · Back-Room Boy as Arthur Pilbeam
- 1941 · I Thank You as Arthur
- 1941 · The Ghost Train as Tommy Gander
- 1940 · Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt as Arthur Linden
- 1940 · Band Waggon as Arthur Askey
- 1937 · Calling All Stars as Waiter