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
Filmography (35 titles)
6.0MovieFunny Up North
Himself · 2011
5.0MovieHitler: The Comedy Years
Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2007
5.0ShowLegends
Self (archive footage) · 2006
MovieHeroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
Self (archive footage) · 1998
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
Self (archive footage) · 1991
MovieDesert Island Discs
Self · 1982
Rising Stars
Self - Host · 1979
4.6MovieRosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Mr. Arkwright · 1978
10.0MovieTo See Such Fun
1977
MovieThe Birth of Television
Self - Interviewee · 1976
8.0ShowTell Me Another
Guest · 1976
5.0MovieThe Alf Garnett Saga
Arthur Askey · 1972
Vive Torbay
Self · 1968
Frost on Sunday
Self – Guest · 1968
Raise Your Glasses
1962
The Arthur Askey Show
1961
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
1960
7.7MovieMake Mine a Million
Arthur Ashton · 1959
8.0MovieFriends and Neighbours
Albert Grimshaw · 1959
7.0MovieLancashire Coast
1957
Living It Up
Self · 1957
9.0MovieRamsbottom Rides Again
Bill Ramsbottom · 1956
7.7MovieThe Love Match
Bill Brown · 1955
6.4ShowThe Sooty Show
Self · 1955
Before Your Very Eyes
Self · 1952
6.1MovieBees in Paradise
Arthur Tucker · 1944
6.0MovieMiss London Ltd.
Arthur Bowman · 1943
6.2MovieKing Arthur Was a Gentleman
Arthur King · 1942
6.6MovieBack-Room Boy
Arthur Pilbeam · 1942
MovieThe Nose Has It!
(Self) · 1942