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

Acting
2011	Funny Up North	Actor	Himself	59 Average
2007	Hitler: The Comedy Years	Actor	Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)	58 Average
1982	Desert Island Discs	Actor	Self	N/A N/A
1978	Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse	Actor	Mr. Arkwright	58 Average
1977	To See Such Fun	Actor		N/A N/A
1976	The Birth of Television	Actor	Self - Interviewee	N/A N/A
1972	The Alf Garnett Saga	Actor	Arthur Askey	58 Average
1962	Raise Your Glasses	Actor		N/A N/A
1961	The Arthur Askey Show	Actor		N/A N/A
1960	Arthur's Treasured Volumes	Actor		N/A N/A
1959	Friends and Neighbours	Actor	Albert Grimshaw	58 Average
1959	Make Mine a Million	Actor	Arthur Ashton	58 Average
1957	Lancashire Coast	Actor		N/A N/A
1956	Ramsbottom Rides Again	Actor	Bill Ramsbottom	N/A N/A
1955	The Love Match	Actor	Bill Brown	59 Average
1952	Before Your Very Eyes	Actor	Self	N/A N/A
1944	Bees in Paradise	Actor	Arthur Tucker	58 Average
1943	Miss London Ltd.	Actor	Arthur Bowman	58 Average
1942	King Arthur Was a Gentleman	Actor	Arthur King	58 Average
1942	Back-Room Boy	Actor	Arthur Pilbeam	59 Average
1942	The Nose Has It!	Actor	(Self)	N/A N/A
1941	I Thank You	Actor	Arthur	59 Average
1941	The Ghost Train	Actor	Tommy Gander	58 Average
1940	Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt	Actor	Arthur Linden	58 Average
1940	Band Waggon	Actor	Arthur Askey	58 Average
1937	Calling All Stars	Actor	Waiter	N/A N/A