
Acting
Born June 6, 1900 · 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 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

Funny Up North
2011

Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007

Desert Island Discs
1982

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978

To See Such Fun
1977

The Birth of Television
1976

The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
Vive Torbay
1968

Make Mine a Million
1959

Friends and Neighbours
1959

Lancashire Coast
1957

Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956

The Love Match
1955

Bees in Paradise
1944

Miss London Ltd.
1943

King Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942

Back-Room Boy
1942
The Nose Has It!
1942

I Thank You
1941

The Ghost Train
1941

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940

Band Waggon
1940
Calling All Stars
1937