Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 06, 1900
Died
Nov 16, 1982
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Credits
35 titles
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
Known For
Filmography
Funny Up North
Himself
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legends
Self (archive footage)
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
Self (archive footage)
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
Self (archive footage)
Desert Island Discs
Self
Rising Stars
Self - Host
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Mr. Arkwright
To See Such Fun
The Birth of Television
Self - Interviewee
Tell Me Another
Guest
The Alf Garnett Saga
Arthur Askey
Vive Torbay
Self
Frost on Sunday
Self – Guest
Raise Your Glasses
The Arthur Askey Show
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
Make Mine a Million
Arthur Ashton
Friends and Neighbours
Albert Grimshaw
Lancashire Coast
Living It Up
Self
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Bill Ramsbottom
The Love Match
Bill Brown
The Sooty Show
Self
Before Your Very Eyes
Self
Bees in Paradise
Arthur Tucker
Miss London Ltd.
Arthur Bowman
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
Arthur King
Back-Room Boy
Arthur Pilbeam
The Nose Has It!
(Self)
I Thank You
Arthur
The Ghost Train
Tommy Gander
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Arthur Linden
Band Waggon
Arthur Askey
Calling All Stars
Waiter