Arthur Askey

Known for

Acting

Born

June 6, 1900

Birthplace

Liverpool, England, UK

Died

November 16, 1982 (aged 82)

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 Art...

1941

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1978

1955

1944

1972

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1943

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2011
Funny Up North
as Himself
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
LegendsTV
as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
1998
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Desert Island Discs
as Self
1979
Rising StarsTV
as Self - Host (7 episodes)
1978
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Mr. Arkwright
1977
To See Such Fun
1976
The Birth of Television
as Self - Interviewee
1976
Tell Me AnotherTV
as Guest (2 episodes), as Himself (3 episodes)
1972
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Arthur Askey
1968
Vive Torbay
as Self
1968
Frost on SundayTV
as Self – Guest (1 episode)
1962
Raise Your GlassesTV
1961
The Arthur Askey ShowTV
1960
Arthur's Treasured VolumesTV
1959
Make Mine a Million
as Arthur Ashton
1959
Friends and Neighbours
as Albert Grimshaw
1957
Lancashire Coast
1957
Living It UpTV
as Self (9 episodes), Creator
1956
Ramsbottom Rides Again
as Bill Ramsbottom
1955
The Love Match
as Bill Brown
1955
The Sooty ShowTV
as Self (2 episodes)
1952
Before Your Very EyesTV
as Self (31 episodes)