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