Acting · Liverpool, England, UK · Born June 6, 1900
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
MovieFunny Up North
2011
as Himself
MovieHitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVLegends
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHeroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDesert Island Discs
1982
as Self
Rising Stars
1979
as Self - Host
MovieRosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978
as Mr. Arkwright
MovieTo See Such Fun
1977
MovieThe Birth of Television
1976
as Self - Interviewee
TVTell Me Another
1976
as Guest
MovieThe Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Arthur Askey
Vive Torbay
1968
as Self
Frost on Sunday
1968
as Self – Guest
Raise Your Glasses
1962
The Arthur Askey Show
1961
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
1960
MovieMake Mine a Million
1959
as Arthur Ashton
MovieFriends and Neighbours
1959
as Albert Grimshaw
MovieLancashire Coast
1957
Living It Up
1957
as Self
MovieRamsbottom Rides Again
1956
as Bill Ramsbottom
MovieThe Love Match
1955
as Bill Brown
TVThe Sooty Show
1955
as Self
Before Your Very Eyes
1952
as Self
MovieBees in Paradise
1944
as Arthur Tucker
MovieMiss London Ltd.
1943
as Arthur Bowman
MovieKing Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942
as Arthur King
MovieBack-Room Boy
1942
as Arthur Pilbeam
MovieThe Nose Has It!
1942
as (Self)
MovieI Thank You
1941
as Arthur
MovieThe Ghost Train
1941
as Tommy Gander
MovieCharley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940
as Arthur Linden
MovieBand Waggon
1940
as Arthur Askey
Calling All Stars
1937
as Waiter
