Arthur Askey
Acting
Born 1900-06-06
Died 1982-11-16
Liverpool, England, UK
35 credits
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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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Filmography
Acting
30 credits
The Sooty Show
Legends
Frost on Sunday
Before Your Very Eyes
Tell Me Another
Rising Stars
Hitler: The Comedy Years
The Ghost Train
Living It Up
The Alf Garnett Saga
Vive Torbay
Bees in Paradise
The Birth of Television
The Love Match
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
Friends and Neighbours
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
I Thank You
Funny Up North
Back-Room Boy
Make Mine a Million
Band Waggon
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
The Nose Has It!
Miss London Ltd.
Desert Island Discs
Calling All Stars
Other credits
5 credits
The Arthur Askey Show
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
To See Such Fun
Raise Your Glasses
Lancashire Coast
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