People
Arthur Treacher
- Name: Arthur Treacher
- Birthday: 1894-07-22
- Also known as: Arthur Veary Treacher
- Place of birth: Brighton, England, UK
- Popularity: 5.293
Biography:
Born Arthur Veary Treacher in Brighton, East Sussex, England, he was the son of a lawyer. He established a stage career after returning from World War I, and by 1928, he had come to America as part of a musical-comedy revue called Great Temptations. When his film career began in the early 1930s, Treacher was Hollywood's idea of the perfect butler, and he headlined as the famous butler Jeeves in Thank You, Jeeves! (1936) and Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)--based on the P.G. Wodehouse character. He played a butler in numerous other films including: Personal Maid's Secret (1935), Mister Cinderella (1936), Bordertown (1935), and Curly Top (1935). By the mid 1960s, Treacher was a regular guest on... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling as Self (archive footage) | 1993-08-31 |
| Mary Poppins as Constable | 1964-12-17 |
| How to Avoid Friendship as Narrator | 1964-01-01 |
| How to Live with a Neurotic Dog as Narrator | 1963-09-19 |
| How to Win on the Thruway as Narrator | 1962-09-14 |
| Self Defense... for Cowards as Narrator | 1962-01-01 |
| Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland as The Cheshire Cat | 1954-05-05 |
| Love That Brute as Quentin, Hanley's Butler | 1950-06-06 |
| That Midnight Kiss as Hutchins | 1949-09-22 |
| The Countess of Monte Cristo as Hotel Managing Director | 1948-10-31 |
| Slave Girl as Thomas Griswold | 1947-07-17 |
| Fun on a Weekend as Benjamin O. Moffatt | 1947-05-15 |
| That's the Spirit as Masters | 1945-06-01 |
| Swing Out, Sister as Chumley | 1945-05-18 |
| Delightfully Dangerous as Jeffers | 1945-03-31 |
| National Velvet as Race Patron | 1945-01-26 |
| In Society as Pipps, Butler | 1944-08-16 |
| Chip Off the Old Block as Quentin | 1944-02-01 |
| The Amazing Mrs. Holliday as Henderson | 1943-02-19 |
| Forever and a Day as Second Air Raid Watcher | 1943-01-21 |
| Star Spangled Rhythm as Arthur Treacher | 1942-03-05 |
| Irene as Bretherton | 1940-04-23 |
| Brother Rat and a Baby as Snelling | 1940-01-13 |
| Barricade as Upton Ward | 1939-12-08 |
| Bridal Suite as Lord Helfer | 1939-05-26 |
| The Little Princess as Bertie Minchin | 1939-03-17 |
| Up the River as Darby Randall | 1938-12-09 |
| Always in Trouble as Rogers | 1938-10-28 |
| My Lucky Star as Whipple | 1938-09-09 |
| Mad About Music as Tripps | 1938-02-27 |
| Heidi as Andrews | 1937-10-15 |
| Thin Ice as Nottingham | 1937-09-03 |
| You Can't Have Everything as Bevins | 1937-08-02 |
| She Had to Eat as Carter | 1937-07-02 |
| Step Lively, Jeeves! as Jeeves | 1937-06-30 |
| Stowaway as Atkins | 1936-12-25 |
| Under Your Spell as Botts | 1936-11-06 |
| Mister Cinderella as Watkins, Randolph's Butler | 1936-10-22 |
| Thank You, Jeeves! as Jeeves | 1936-10-04 |
| Satan Met a Lady as Anthony Travers | 1936-07-22 |
| Hearts Divided as Sir Harry | 1936-06-20 |
| The Case Against Mrs. Ames as Griggsby | 1936-05-08 |
| Anything Goes as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh | 1936-01-24 |
| Magnificent Obsession as Horace | 1935-12-30 |
| Hitch Hike Lady as Mortimer Wingate | 1935-12-28 |
| Splendor as Major Ballinger | 1935-11-22 |
| Remember Last Night? as Clarence Phelps | 1935-10-28 |
| Personal Maid's Secret as Owen | 1935-10-26 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream as Epilogue | 1935-10-09 |
| I Live My Life as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler | 1935-10-04 |
| Orchids to You as Roger Morton | 1935-08-09 |
| Bright Lights as Wilbur | 1935-07-27 |
| Curly Top as The Butler | 1935-07-26 |
| The Daring Young Man as Col. Baggott | 1935-07-17 |
| Going Highbrow as Waiter | 1935-07-06 |
| No More Ladies as Lord Knowleton | 1935-06-14 |
| The Nitwits as Man with Tennis Equipment | 1935-06-07 |
| Go Into Your Dance as Latimer | 1935-04-20 |
| Cardinal Richelieu as Agitator | 1935-04-18 |
| Let's Live Tonight | 1935-03-16 |
| The Woman in Red as Major Albert Casserly (uncredited) | 1935-02-16 |
| The Winning Ticket as Horse Race Announcer | 1935-02-08 |
| David Copperfield as Donkey Man (uncredited) | 1935-01-18 |
| Forsaking All Others as Johnson (Uncredited) | 1934-12-23 |
| The Captain Hates the Sea as Major Warringforth | 1934-11-02 |
| Desirable as Butler | 1934-09-08 |
| Here Comes the Groom as Butler | 1934-06-21 |
| The Key as Merriman | 1934-06-09 |
| Hollywood Party as Durante's Butler (uncredited) | 1934-05-24 |
| Gambling Lady as Pryor (uncredited) | 1934-03-08 |
| Fashions of 1934 as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited) | 1934-02-14 |
| School for Romance as Diana's suitor | 1934-01-31 |
| The Battle of Paris as Harry | 1929-12-30 |
