People
Arthur Askey
- Name: Arthur Askey
- Birthday: 1900-06-06
- Also known as: Arthur Bowden Askey
- Place of birth: Liverpool, England, UK
- Popularity: 1.372
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... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Funny Up North as Himself | 2011-07-23 |
| Hitler: The Comedy Years as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2007-05-10 |
| Desert Island Discs as Self | 1982-02-23 |
| Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse as Mr. Arkwright | 1978-02-01 |
| To See Such Fun | 1977-11-01 |
| The Birth of Television as Self - Interviewee | 1976-11-01 |
| Vive Torbay as Self | 1968-08-22 |
| Friends and Neighbours as Albert Grimshaw | 1959-01-11 |
| Make Mine a Million as Arthur Ashton | 1959-01-01 |
| Lancashire Coast | 1957-08-01 |
| Ramsbottom Rides Again as Bill Ramsbottom | 1956-04-30 |
| The Love Match as Bill Brown | 1955-02-01 |
| Bees in Paradise as Arthur Tucker | 1944-03-20 |
| Miss London Ltd. as Arthur Bowman | 1943-06-14 |
| King Arthur Was a Gentleman as Arthur King | 1942-12-28 |
| Back-Room Boy as Arthur Pilbeam | 1942-04-15 |
| I Thank You as Arthur | 1941-10-20 |
| The Ghost Train as Tommy Gander | 1941-05-05 |
| Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt as Arthur Linden | 1940-08-31 |
| Band Waggon as Arthur Askey | 1940-03-23 |
| Calling All Stars as Waiter | 1937-03-01 |
