Arthur Treacher
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 The Merv Griffin Show (1962). The image of the proper Englishman served him well, and during his later years, he lent his name to a fast-food chain known as Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips.
Acted in
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Poppins
1964
as Constable
How to Avoid Friendship
1964
as Narrator
How to Live with a Neurotic Dog
1963
as Narrator
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Arthur Pinckney
How to Win on the Thruway
1962
as Narrator
Self Defense... for Cowards
1962
as Narrator
Climax!
1954
as Bishop Thornley
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
1954
as The Cheshire Cat
Down You Go
1951
as Self - Panelist
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Love That Brute
1950
as Quentin, Hanley's Butler
That Midnight Kiss
1949
as Hutchins
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1948
as Hotel Managing Director
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Uncle Fred
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Slave Girl
1947
as Thomas Griswold
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Benjamin O. Moffatt
That's the Spirit
1945
as Masters
Swing Out, Sister
1945
as Chumley
Delightfully Dangerous
1945
as Jeffers
National Velvet
1945
as Race Patron
In Society
1944
as Pipps, Butler
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
as Quentin
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
as Henderson
Forever and a Day
1943
as Second Air Raid Watcher
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Arthur Treacher
Irene
1940
as Bretherton
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Snelling
Barricade
1939
as Upton Ward
Bridal Suite
1939
as Lord Helfer
The Little Princess
1939
as Bertie Minchin
Up the River
1938
as Darby Randall
Always in Trouble
1938
as Rogers
My Lucky Star
1938
as Whipple
Mad About Music
1938
as Tripps
Heidi
1937
as Andrews
Thin Ice
1937
as Nottingham
You Can't Have Everything
1937
as Bevins
She Had to Eat
1937
as Carter
Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937
as Jeeves
Stowaway
1936
as Atkins
Under Your Spell
1936
as Botts
Mister Cinderella
1936
as Watkins, Randolph's Butler
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936
as Jeeves
Satan Met a Lady
1936
as Anthony Travers
Hearts Divided
1936
as Sir Harry
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936
as Griggsby
Anything Goes
1936
as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh
Magnificent Obsession
1935
as Horace
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
as Mortimer Wingate
Splendor
1935
as Major Ballinger
Remember Last Night?
1935
as Clarence Phelps
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
as Owen
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
as Epilogue
I Live My Life
1935
as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler
Orchids to You
1935
as Roger Morton
Bright Lights
1935
as Wilbur
Curly Top
1935
as The Butler
The Daring Young Man
1935
as Col. Baggott
Going Highbrow
1935
as Waiter
No More Ladies
1935
as Lord Knowleton
The Nitwits
1935
as Man with Tennis Equipment
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Latimer
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
as Agitator
Let's Live Tonight
1935
The Woman in Red
1935
as Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)
The Winning Ticket
1935
as Horse Race Announcer
David Copperfield
1935
as Donkey Man (uncredited)
Forsaking All Others
1934
as Johnson (Uncredited)
The Captain Hates the Sea
1934
as Major Warringforth
Desirable
1934
as Butler
Here Comes the Groom
1934
as Butler
The Key
1934
as Merriman
Hollywood Party
1934
as Durante's Butler (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
1934
as Pryor (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
1934
as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)
School for Romance
1934
as Diana's suitor
The Battle of Paris
1929
as Harry