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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Films (25)
Funny Up North
2011 · Himself
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 · Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
1998 · Self (archive footage)
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991 · Self (archive footage)
Desert Island Discs
1982 · Self
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978 · Mr. Arkwright
To See Such Fun
1977
The Birth of Television
1976 · Self - Interviewee
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972 · Arthur Askey
Vive Torbay
1968 · Self
Make Mine a Million
1959 · Arthur Ashton
Friends and Neighbours
1959 · Albert Grimshaw
Lancashire Coast
1957
Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956 · Bill Ramsbottom
The Love Match
1955 · Bill Brown
Bees in Paradise
1944 · Arthur Tucker
Miss London Ltd.
1943 · Arthur Bowman
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942 · Arthur King
Back-Room Boy
1942 · Arthur Pilbeam
The Nose Has It!
1942 · (Self)
I Thank You
1941 · Arthur
The Ghost Train
1941 · Tommy Gander
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940 · Arthur Linden
Band Waggon
1940 · Arthur Askey
Calling All Stars
1937 · Waiter
Séries (10)
Legends
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Rising Stars
1979 · Self - Host
Tell Me Another
1976 · Guest, Himself
Frost on Sunday
1968 · Self – Guest
Raise Your Glasses
1962 · Self
The Arthur Askey Show
1961
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
1960
Living It Up
1957 · Self, Creator
The Sooty Show
1955 · Self
Before Your Very Eyes
1952 · Self