# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/arthur-askey
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:29:23.681Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/arthur-askey"
name: "Arthur Askey"
slug: "arthur-askey"
description: "Arthur Bowden Askey was an English comedian and actor. Askey was known for his short stature and distinctive horn-rimmed glasses, and his playful humour incorporating improvisation and catchphrases including \"Hello, playmates\", \"I thank you\" and \"Before your very eyes\"."
tagline: "English comedian and actor (1900–1982)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Arthur_Askey_en_The_Ghost_Train_2_(1941).png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1900-06-06"
deathDate: "1982-11-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.81
  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.17869866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039450/"
    handle:    "nm0039450"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Askey"
    title: "Arthur Askey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AB%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%89"
    title: "ارثر اسكى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Askey"
    title: "Arthur Askey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Askey"
    title: "Arthur Askey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Askey"
    title: "Arthur Askey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%DB%8C"
    title: "آرتور اسکی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Askey"
    title: "Arthur Askey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Askey"
    title: "Arthur Askey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Askey"
    title: "Arthur Askey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Askey"
    title: "Arthur Askey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e2fd4a95-5449-43c2-9319-bd84f3a41926"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q708479"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump