Arthur Askey
Arthur Askey is known for The Ghost Train (1941), Back-Room Boy (1942), Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978).
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
Questions about Arthur Askey
How many Arthur Askey films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 17 films with Arthur Askey, from 1940 to 2011.
What was the first Arthur Askey film?
The first Arthur Askey film in the catalogue is Band Waggon, from 1940.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
1998
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Vive Torbay
1968
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6.1 The Ghost Train
1941
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10.0
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991
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5.0 Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
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7.7 The Love Match
1955
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7.3 I Thank You
1941
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5.0 The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
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5.6 Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940
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6.6 Back-Room Boy
1942
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7.7 Make Mine a Million
1959
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5.7 Band Waggon
1940
Full filmography
25 films — 17 in the catalogue
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6.0 Funny Up North
2011 · Himself
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5.0
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 · Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
1998 · Self (archive footage)
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10.0
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991 · Self (archive footage)
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Desert Island Discs
1982 · Self
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4.6 Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978 · Mr. Arkwright
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10.0 To See Such Fun
1977
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The Birth of Television
1976 · Self - Interviewee
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5.0
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972 · Arthur Askey
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Vive Torbay
1968 · Self
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7.7
Make Mine a Million
1959 · Arthur Ashton
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8.0 Friends and Neighbours
1959 · Albert Grimshaw
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7.0 Lancashire Coast
1957
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9.0 Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956 · Bill Ramsbottom
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7.7
The Love Match
1955 · Bill Brown
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6.1 Bees in Paradise
1944 · Arthur Tucker
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6.0 Miss London Ltd.
1943 · Arthur Bowman
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6.2 King Arthur Was a Gentleman
1942 · Arthur King
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6.6
Back-Room Boy
1942 · Arthur Pilbeam
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The Nose Has It!
1942 · (Self)
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7.3
I Thank You
1941 · Arthur
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6.1
The Ghost Train
1941 · Tommy Gander
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5.6
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940 · Arthur Linden
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5.7
Band Waggon
1940 · Arthur Askey
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9.0
Calling All Stars
1937 · Waiter
People data: TMDb.
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