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
Acted in
Funny Up North
2011
as Himself
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legends
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Desert Island Discs
1982
as Self
Rising Stars
1979
as Self - Host
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978
as Mr. Arkwright
To See Such Fun
1977
The Birth of Television
1976
as Self - Interviewee
Tell Me Another
1976
as Guest
Tell Me Another
1976
as Himself
Vive Torbay
1968
as Self
Raise Your Glasses
1962
The Arthur Askey Show
1961
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
1960
Friends and Neighbours
1959
as Albert Grimshaw
Make Mine a Million
1959
as Arthur Ashton
Lancashire Coast
1957
Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956
as Bill Ramsbottom
The Love Match
1955
as Bill Brown
The Sooty Show
1955
as Self
Bees in Paradise
1944
as Arthur Tucker
Miss London Ltd.
1943
as Arthur Bowman
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942
as Arthur King
Back-Room Boy
1942
as Arthur Pilbeam
I Thank You
1941
as Arthur
The Ghost Train
1941
as Tommy Gander
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940
as Arthur Linden
Band Waggon
1940
as Arthur Askey
Calling All Stars
1937
as Waiter