Arthur Askey was a diminutive British comedian, born in 1900. He
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
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0039450
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q708479
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Filmography (Movies)
Funny Up North
Character:Himself
Release Date:23/07/2011
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Character:Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:10/05/2007
Desert Island Discs
Character:Self
Release Date:23/02/1982
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Character:Mr. Arkwright
Release Date:01/02/1978
To See Such Fun
Character:
Release Date:01/11/1977
The Birth of Television
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:01/11/1976
The Alf Garnett Saga
Character:Arthur Askey
Release Date:22/03/1972
Vive Torbay
Character:Self
Release Date:22/08/1968
Make Mine a Million
Character:Arthur Ashton
Release Date:24/02/1959
Friends and Neighbours
Character:Albert Grimshaw
Release Date:11/01/1959
Lancashire Coast
Character:
Release Date:01/08/1957
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Character:Bill Ramsbottom
Release Date:30/04/1956
The Love Match
Character:Bill Brown
Release Date:01/02/1955
Bees in Paradise
Character:Arthur Tucker
Release Date:20/03/1944
Miss London Ltd.
Character:Arthur Bowman
Release Date:14/06/1943
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
Character:Arthur King
Release Date:28/12/1942
Back-Room Boy
Character:Arthur Pilbeam
Release Date:15/04/1942
The Nose Has It!
Character:(Self)
Release Date:08/01/1942
I Thank You
Character:Arthur
Release Date:20/10/1941
The Ghost Train
Character:Tommy Gander
Release Date:05/05/1941
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Character:Arthur Linden
Release Date:31/08/1940
Band Waggon
Character:Arthur Askey
Release Date:23/03/1940
Calling All Stars
Character:Waiter
Release Date:01/03/1937
Television Appearances
Legends
Character:Self (archive footage)
Rising Stars
Character:Self - Host
Tell Me Another
Character:Guest
Tell Me Another
Character:Himself
Raise Your Glasses
Character:
The Arthur Askey Show
Character:
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
Character:
Living It Up
Character:Self
The Sooty Show
Character:Self
Before Your Very Eyes
Character:Self
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