Arthur Askey
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 th...
Also Known As
Arthur Bowden Askey
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Arthur Askey's Movies
The Ghost Train
05 May 1941
Back-Room Boy
15 Apr 1942
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
01 Feb 1978
Bees in Paradise
20 Mar 1944
I Thank You
20 Oct 1941
Miss London Ltd.
14 Jun 1943
Band Waggon
23 Mar 1940
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
31 Aug 1940
The Alf Garnett Saga
22 Mar 1972
King Arthur Was a Gentleman
28 Dec 1942
Make Mine a Million
24 Feb 1959
The Love Match
01 Feb 1955
Friends and Neighbours
11 Jan 1959
Hitler: The Comedy Years
10 May 2007
Funny Up North
23 Jul 2011
Lancashire Coast
01 Aug 1957
The Birth of Television
01 Nov 1976
Desert Island Discs
23 Feb 1982
Ramsbottom Rides Again
30 Apr 1956
Calling All Stars
01 Mar 1937
Arthur Askey's TV Shows
The Sooty Show
16 Jan 1955
Tell Me Another
18 May 1976
Legends
17 Nov 2006
Tell Me Another
18 May 1976
Frost on Sunday
04 Aug 1968
Arthur's Treasured Volumes
02 May 1960
The Arthur Askey Show
11 Mar 1961
Raise Your Glasses
14 Oct 1962
Rising Stars
14 Oct 1979
Before Your Very Eyes
06 Apr 1952
Living It Up
12 Apr 1957