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

Фільмографія

• 2007Hitler: The Comedy Years — Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1978Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse — Mr. Arkwright
• 1977To See Such Fun
• Tell Me Another — Guest, Himself
• 1972The Alf Garnett Saga — Arthur Askey
• Raise Your Glasses
• The Arthur Askey Show
• Arthur's Treasured Volumes
• 1959Friends and Neighbours — Albert Grimshaw
• 1959Make Mine a Million — Arthur Ashton
• 1957Lancashire Coast
• Living It Up — Self, Creator
• 1956Ramsbottom Rides Again — Bill Ramsbottom
• 1955The Love Match — Bill Brown
• 1944Bees in Paradise — Arthur Tucker
• 1943Miss London Ltd. — Arthur Bowman
• 1942Back-Room Boy — Arthur Pilbeam
• 1942King Arthur Was a Gentleman — Arthur King
• 1942The Nose Has It! — (Self)
• 1941I Thank You — Arthur
• 1941The Ghost Train — Tommy Gander
• 1940Band Waggon — Arthur Askey
• 1940Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt — Arthur Linden
• 1937Calling All Stars — Waiter

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (11)

• 2011Funny Up North — Himself
• Legends — Self (archive footage)
• 1998Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey — Self (archive footage)
• 1991Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice — Self (archive footage)
• 1982Desert Island Discs — Self
• Rising Stars — Self - Host
• 1976The Birth of Television — Self - Interviewee
• Frost on Sunday — Self – Guest
• 1968Vive Torbay — Self
• The Sooty Show — Self
• Before Your Very Eyes — Self