Arthur Askey
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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
Credits
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
as Arthur Linden
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
Friends and Neighbours (1959)
as Albert Grimshaw
Bees in Paradise (1944)
as Arthur Tucker
The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
as Arthur Askey
Vive Torbay (1968)
as Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Birth of Television (1976)
as Self - Interviewee
Miss London Ltd. (1943)
as Arthur Bowman
To See Such Fun (1977)
Actor
Funny Up North (2011)
as Himself
The Ghost Train (1941)
as Tommy Gander
King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
as Arthur King
I Thank You (1941)
as Arthur
Make Mine a Million (1959)
as Arthur Ashton
The Nose Has It! (1942)
as (Self)
Back-Room Boy (1942)
as Arthur Pilbeam
The Love Match (1955)
as Bill Brown
Desert Island Discs (1982)
as Self
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978)
as Mr. Arkwright
Lancashire Coast (1957)
Actor
Band Waggon (1940)
as Arthur Askey
Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
as Bill Ramsbottom
Calling All Stars (1937)
as Waiter