Arthur Treacher
Acting
Born July 22, 1894 · Brighton, England, UK
Born Arthur Veary Treacher in Brighton, East Sussex, England, he was the son of a lawyer. He established a stage career after returning from World War I, and by 1928, he had come to America as part of a musical-comedy revue called Great Temptations. When his film career began in the early 1930s, Treacher was Hollywood's idea of the perfect butler, and he headlined as the famous butler Jeeves in Thank You, Jeeves! (1936) and Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)--based on the P.G. Wodehouse character. He played a butler in numerous other films including: Personal Maid's Secret (1935), Mister Cinderella (1936), Bordertown (1935), and Curly Top (1935). By the mid 1960s, Treacher was a regular guest on The Merv Griffin Show (1962). The image of the proper Englishman served him well, and during his later years, he lent his name to a fast-food chain known as Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips.
Films (73)
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
Mary Poppins
1964
How to Avoid Friendship
1964
How to Live with a Neurotic Dog
1963
How to Win on the Thruway
1962
Self Defense... for Cowards
1962
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
1954
Love That Brute
1950
That Midnight Kiss
1949
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1948
Slave Girl
1947
Fun on a Weekend
1947
That's the Spirit
1945
Swing Out, Sister
1945
Delightfully Dangerous
1945
National Velvet
1945
In Society
1944
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
Forever and a Day
1943
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
Irene
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
Barricade
1939
Bridal Suite
1939
The Little Princess
1939
Up the River
1938
Always in Trouble
1938
My Lucky Star
1938
Mad About Music
1938
Heidi
1937
Thin Ice
1937
You Can't Have Everything
1937
She Had to Eat
1937
Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937
Stowaway
1936
Under Your Spell
1936
Mister Cinderella
1936
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936
Satan Met a Lady
1936
Hearts Divided
1936
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936
Anything Goes
1936
Magnificent Obsession
1935
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
Splendor
1935
Remember Last Night?
1935
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
I Live My Life
1935
Orchids to You
1935
Bright Lights
1935
Curly Top
1935
The Daring Young Man
1935
Going Highbrow
1935
No More Ladies
1935
The Nitwits
1935
Go Into Your Dance
1935
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
Let's Live Tonight
1935
The Woman in Red
1935
The Winning Ticket
1935
David Copperfield
1935
Forsaking All Others
1934
The Captain Hates the Sea
1934
Desirable
1934
Here Comes the Groom
1934
The Key
1934
Hollywood Party
1934
Gambling Lady
1934
Fashions of 1934
1934
School for Romance
1934
The Battle of Paris
1929