Arthur Askey
ActingAlso Known As
Arthur Bowden Askey
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 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
Movies
(23 total)
The Ghost Train
as Tommy Gander
Back-Room Boy
as Arthur Pilbeam
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Mr. Arkwright
Bees in Paradise
as Arthur Tucker
I Thank You
as Arthur
Miss London Ltd.
as Arthur Bowman
Band Waggon
as Arthur Askey
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
as Arthur Linden
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Arthur Askey
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
as Arthur King
Make Mine a Million
as Arthur Ashton
The Love Match
as Bill Brown
Friends and Neighbours
as Albert Grimshaw
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
Funny Up North
as Himself
The Birth of Television
as Self - Interviewee
Desert Island Discs
as Self
Ramsbottom Rides Again
as Bill Ramsbottom
TV Shows
(11 total)
The Sooty Show
as Self
Tell Me Another
as Guest
Legends
as Self (archive footage)
Tell Me Another
as Himself