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Arthur Askey
Liverpool, England, UK
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…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2011
Funny Up North
Movie Himself
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2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Movie Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2006
Legends
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1998
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1991
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1982
Desert Island Discs
Movie Self
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1979
Rising Stars
TV show Self - Host
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1978
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Movie Mr. Arkwright
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1977
To See Such Fun
Movie
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1976
The Birth of Television
Movie Self - Interviewee
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1976
Tell Me Another
TV show Guest
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1972
The Alf Garnett Saga
Movie Arthur Askey
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1968
Vive Torbay
Movie Self
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1968
Frost on Sunday
TV show Self – Guest
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1962
Raise Your Glasses
TV show
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1961
The Arthur Askey Show
TV show
More credits
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1960
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
TV show
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1959
Make Mine a Million
Movie Arthur Ashton
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1959
Friends and Neighbours
Movie Albert Grimshaw
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1957
Lancashire Coast
Movie
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1957
Living It Up
TV show Self
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1956
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Movie Bill Ramsbottom
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1955
The Love Match
Movie Bill Brown
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1955
The Sooty Show
TV show Self
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1952
Before Your Very Eyes
TV show Self
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1944
Bees in Paradise
Movie Arthur Tucker
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1943
Miss London Ltd.
Movie Arthur Bowman
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1942
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
Movie Arthur King
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1942
Back-Room Boy
Movie Arthur Pilbeam
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1942
The Nose Has It!
Movie (Self)
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1941
I Thank You
Movie Arthur
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1941
The Ghost Train
Movie Tommy Gander
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1940
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Movie Arthur Linden
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1940
Band Waggon
Movie Arthur Askey
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1937
Calling All Stars
Movie Waiter
