Arthur Askey

Arthur Askey

Birthday: 1900-06-06

Deathday: 1982-11-16

Place of birth: Liverpool, England, UK

Also known as: Arthur Bowden Askey

imdb_id: nm0039450

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

Played in movies:

The Love Match

Score: 7.8

I Thank You

Score: 7.4

Make Mine a Million

Score: 7.2

Friends and Neighbours

Score: 7.0

Back-Room Boy

Score: 6.4

Funny Up North

Score: 6.0

The Ghost Train

Score: 5.9

Bees in Paradise

Score: 5.3

King Arthur Was a Gentleman

Score: 5.2

Miss London Ltd.

Score: 5.2

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

Score: 5.0

Band Waggon

Score: 5.0

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Score: 5.0

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

Score: 3.0

The Nose Has It!

Score: 0.0

To See Such Fun

Score: 0.0

Lancashire Coast

Score: 0.0

Vive Torbay

Score: 0.0

Calling All Stars

Score: 0.0

Ramsbottom Rides Again

Score: 0.0

Desert Island Discs

Score: 0.0

The Birth of Television

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Tell Me Another

Score: 8.0

Tell Me Another

Score: 8.0

The Sooty Show

Score: 6.1

Legends

Score: 5.0

Rising Stars

Score: 0.0

Raise Your Glasses

Score: 0.0

The Arthur Askey Show

Score: 0.0

Arthur's Treasured Volumes

Score: 0.0