Arthur Askey
Actor
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
Filmography
Back-Room Boy
as Arthur Pilbeam 1942
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Mr. Arkwright 1978
Bees in Paradise
as Arthur Tucker 1944
I Thank You
as Arthur 1941
Miss London Ltd.
as Arthur Bowman 1943
Band Waggon
as Arthur Askey 1940
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
as Arthur Linden 1940
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
as Arthur King 1942
Make Mine a Million
as Arthur Ashton 1959
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Arthur Askey 1972
The Love Match
as Bill Brown 1955
Friends and Neighbours
as Albert Grimshaw 1959
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited) 2007
Funny Up North
as Himself 2011
Lancashire Coast
1957
The Birth of Television
as Self - Interviewee 1976