Arthur Askey
Born
June 6, 1900
Died
November 16, 1982 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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
Known For
Funny Up North
Himself
2011
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Legends
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2006
Desert Island Discs
Self
1982
Rising Stars
Self - Host · (7 episodes)
1979
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Mr. Arkwright
1978
To See Such Fun
1977
The Birth of Television
Self - Interviewee
1976
Tell Me Another
Guest · (2 episodes)
1976
Tell Me Another
Himself · (3 episodes)
1976
Vive Torbay
Self
1968
Raise Your Glasses
(5 episodes)
1962
The Arthur Askey Show
(6 episodes)
1961
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
(6 episodes)
1960
Friends and Neighbours
Albert Grimshaw
1959
Make Mine a Million
Arthur Ashton
1959
Lancashire Coast
1957
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Bill Ramsbottom
1956
The Love Match
Bill Brown
1955
The Sooty Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1955
Before Your Very Eyes
Self · (31 episodes)
1952
Bees in Paradise
Arthur Tucker
1944
Miss London Ltd.
Arthur Bowman
1943
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
Arthur King
1942
Back-Room Boy
Arthur Pilbeam
1942
The Nose Has It!
(Self)
1942
I Thank You
Arthur
1941
The Ghost Train
Tommy Gander
1941
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Arthur Linden
1940
Band Waggon
Arthur Askey
1940
Calling All Stars
Waiter
1937