Arthur Askey
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
Acting
Movie
The Ghost Train
as Tommy Gander
1941
Movie
Back-Room Boy
as Arthur Pilbeam
1942
Movie
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Mr. Arkwright
1978
TV
The Sooty Show
as Self
1955
Movie
Bees in Paradise
as Arthur Tucker
1944
Movie
I Thank You
as Arthur
1941
Movie
Miss London Ltd.
as Arthur Bowman
1943
Movie
Band Waggon
as Arthur Askey
1940
Movie
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
as Arthur Linden
1940
Movie
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Arthur Askey
1972
Movie
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
as Arthur King
1942
Movie
Make Mine a Million
as Arthur Ashton
1959
Movie
The Love Match
as Bill Brown
1955
Movie
Friends and Neighbours
as Albert Grimshaw
1959
TV
Frost on Sunday
as Self – Guest
1968
Movie
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Movie
Ramsbottom Rides Again
as Bill Ramsbottom
1956
Movie
Calling All Stars
as Waiter
1937
Movie
Funny Up North
as Himself
2011
Movie
Lancashire Coast
1957
Movie
To See Such Fun
1977
Movie
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
as Self (archive footage)
1991
TV
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
1960
TV
The Arthur Askey Show
1961