Arthur Askey

Known for ActingBorn 1900-06-06Died 1982-11-16Liverpool, 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 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-50Read more

Movies & web series

Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice

To See Such Fun

The Arthur Askey Show

Arthur's Treasured Volumes

Ramsbottom Rides Again

Calling All Stars

Tell Me Another

Frost on Sunday

Friends and Neighbours

Make Mine a Million

The Love Match

I Thank You

Lancashire Coast

Living It Up

Funny Up North

Back-Room Boy

The Sooty Show

King Arthur Was a Gentleman

Bees in Paradise

The Ghost Train

Miss London Ltd.

Band Waggon

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Legends

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

The Alf Garnett Saga

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey

Desert Island Discs

Rising Stars

The Birth of Television

Vive Torbay

Raise Your Glasses

Before Your Very Eyes

The Nose Has It!