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
all 27
Movies 20
self 11
TV Shows 7
Funny Up North (2011)
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
Legends (2006)
Desert Island Discs (1982)
Rising Stars (1979)
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978)
To See Such Fun (1977)
The Birth of Television (1976)
Tell Me Another (1976)
Raise Your Glasses (1962)
The Arthur Askey Show (1961)
Arthur's Treasured Volumes (1960)
Friends and Neighbours (1959)
Make Mine a Million (1959)
Lancashire Coast (1957)
Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
The Love Match (1955)
The Sooty Show (1955)
Bees in Paradise (1944)
Miss London Ltd. (1943)
King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
Back-Room Boy (1942)
I Thank You (1941)
The Ghost Train (1941)
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
Band Waggon (1940)
Calling All Stars (1937)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1900-06-06
Deathday1982-11-16 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceLiverpool, United Kingdom
ChildrenAnthea Askey
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsArthur Bowden Askey
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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