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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


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Born:
Jun 6, 1900 In Liverpool, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
18
First Appeared:
In the movie Band Waggon 1940-03-23
Latest Project:
Movie Funny Up North 2011-07-23
Known For
Filmography
Movie Funny Up North Himself 2011-07-23
Movie Hitler: The Comedy Years Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited) 2007-05-10
Movie Desert Island Discs Self 1982-02-23
Movie Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse Mr. Arkwright 1978-02-01
Movie The Birth of Television Self - Interviewee 1976-11-01
Series The Arthur Askey Show 1961-03-11
Series Arthur's Treasured Volumes 1960-05-02
Movie Make Mine a Million Arthur Ashton 1959-01-01
Movie Ramsbottom Rides Again Bill Ramsbottom 1956-04-30
Movie The Love Match Bill Brown 1955-02-01
Movie Bees in Paradise Arthur Tucker 1944-03-20
Movie Miss London Ltd. Arthur Bowman 1943-06-14
Movie Back-Room Boy Arthur Pilbeam 1942-04-15
Movie King Arthur Was a Gentleman Arthur King 1942-12-28
Movie The Ghost Train Tommy Gander 1941-05-05
Movie I Thank You Arthur 1941-10-20
Movie Band Waggon Arthur Askey 1940-03-23
Movie Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt Arthur Linden 1940-08-31