Arthur Askey
Acting
Born: 1900-06-06 in Liverpool, England, UK
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
Known For
The Sooty Show
Self
Legends
Self (archive footage)
Tell Me Another
Guest
Tell Me Another
Himself
I Thank You
Arthur
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
Self (archive footage)
The Arthur Askey Show
The Birth of Television
Self - Interviewee
Friends and Neighbours
Albert Grimshaw
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
The Ghost Train
Tommy Gander
The Alf Garnett Saga
Arthur Askey
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Arthur Linden
Bees in Paradise
Arthur Tucker
Back-Room Boy
Arthur Pilbeam
The Love Match
Bill Brown
Band Waggon
Arthur Askey
Desert Island Discs
Self
Raise Your Glasses
Funny Up North
Himself
Make Mine a Million
Arthur Ashton
Miss London Ltd.
Arthur Bowman
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Bill Ramsbottom
To See Such Fun
Lancashire Coast
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
Arthur King
The Nose Has It!
(Self)
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Mr. Arkwright