Arthur Askey
Birthday
1900/06/06
Day of death
1982/11/16 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Also know as
Arthur Bowden Askey
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 th...Read more
Acting
(1959) Friends and Neighbours
as Albert Grimshaw
(1976) The Birth of Television
as Self - Interviewee
(1941) The Ghost Train
as Tommy Gander
(1942) Back-Room Boy
as Arthur Pilbeam
(2007) Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1978) Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Mr. Arkwright
(1941) I Thank You
as Arthur
(1942) King Arthur Was a Gentleman
as Arthur King
(1943) Miss London Ltd.
as Arthur Bowman
(1944) Bees in Paradise
as Arthur Tucker
(1955) The Love Match
as Bill Brown
(1940) Band Waggon
as Arthur Askey
(1982) Desert Island Discs
as Self
(1956) Ramsbottom Rides Again
as Bill Ramsbottom
(1937) Calling All Stars
as Waiter
(1940) Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
as Arthur Linden
(1968) Vive Torbay
as Self
(2011) Funny Up North
as Himself
(1959) Make Mine a Million
as Arthur Ashton
(1957) Lancashire Coast
as ---
(1977) To See Such Fun
as ---
(1942) The Nose Has It!
as (Self)
(1960) Arthur's Treasured Volumes
as ---
(1961) The Arthur Askey Show
as ---
(1962) Raise Your Glasses
as ---
(1976) Tell Me Another
as Guest
(1955) The Sooty Show
as Self
(1979) Rising Stars
as Self - Host
(2006) Legends
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) Tell Me Another
as Himself