Arthur Askey
Age: 82 | From: Liverpool, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1900-06-06 17:29:46
Death: 1982-11-16 17:29:46
Aliases: Arthur Bowden Askey
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Liverpool, England, UK
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 4
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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 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
Most Famous Work
Legends
(2006) Self (archive footage)
Tell Me Another
(1976) Guest
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
(1942) Arthur King
Hitler: The Comedy Years
(2007) Self
Rising Stars
(1979) Self - Host
The Birth of Television
(1976) Self - Interviewee
Desert Island Discs
(1982) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Himself | |
| 2007 | Self | |
| 2006 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | Self | |
| 1979 | Self - Host | |
| 1978 | Mr. Arkwright | |
| 1977 | N/A | |
| 1976 | Self - Interviewee | |
| Guest | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
| 1961 | N/A | |
| 1960 | N/A | |
| 1959 | Albert Grimshaw | |
| Arthur Ashton | ||
| 1957 | N/A | |
| 1956 | Bill Ramsbottom | |
| 1955 | Bill Brown | |
| Himself | ||
| 1944 | Arthur Tucker | |
| 1943 | Arthur Bowman | |
| 1942 | Arthur King | |
| Arthur Pilbeam | ||
| 1941 | Arthur | |
| Tommy Gander | ||
| 1940 | Arthur Linden | |
| Arthur Askey | ||
| 1937 | Waiter | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
