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
Filmography
Cast Credits
Funny Up North
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2011
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Character: Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE • 2007
Legends
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 2006
Desert Island Discs
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1982
Rising Stars
Character: Self - Host
TV • 1979
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Character: Mr. Arkwright
MOVIE • 1978
To See Such Fun
Character:
MOVIE • 1977
The Birth of Television
Character: Self - Interviewee
MOVIE • 1976
Tell Me Another
Character: Guest
TV • 1976
Tell Me Another
Character: Himself
TV • 1976
The Alf Garnett Saga
Character: Arthur Askey
MOVIE • 1972
Vive Torbay
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1968
Raise Your Glasses
Character:
TV • 1962
The Arthur Askey Show
Character:
TV • 1961
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
Character:
TV • 1960
Friends and Neighbours
Character: Albert Grimshaw
MOVIE • 1959
Make Mine a Million
Character: Arthur Ashton
MOVIE • 1959
Lancashire Coast
Character:
MOVIE • 1957
Living It Up
Character: Self
TV • 1957
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Character: Bill Ramsbottom
MOVIE • 1956
Crew