Arthur 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 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
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Friends and Neighbours
as Albert Grimshaw
1959
The Birth of Television
as Self - Interviewee
1976
The Ghost Train
as Tommy Gander
1941
Back-Room Boy
as Arthur Pilbeam
1942
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Mr. Arkwright
1978
I Thank You
as Arthur
1941
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
as Arthur King
1942
Miss London Ltd.
as Arthur Bowman
1943
Bees in Paradise
as Arthur Tucker
1944
The Love Match
as Bill Brown
1955
Band Waggon
as Arthur Askey
1940
Desert Island Discs
as Self
1982
Ramsbottom Rides Again
as Bill Ramsbottom
1956
Calling All Stars
as Waiter
1937
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
as Arthur Linden
1940
Vive Torbay
as Self
1968
Funny Up North
as Himself
2011
Make Mine a Million
as Arthur Ashton
1959
Lancashire Coast
1957
TV Appearances
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
1960
The Arthur Askey Show
1961
Raise Your Glasses
1962
Tell Me Another
as Guest
1976
The Sooty Show
as Self
1955
Rising Stars
as Self - Host
1979
Legends
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Tell Me Another
as Himself
1976
Before Your Very Eyes
as Self
1952
Living It Up
as Self
1957
Frost on Sunday
as Self – Guest
1968