Arthur Askey
English comedian and actor (1900-1982) · United Kingdom · On the map · Comedians · Died at 82
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".
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Val Guest Directed Miss London Ltd. and Bees in Paradise
Marriott Edgar Wrote Miss London Ltd. and Bees in Paradise
Marcel Varnel Directed Band Waggon (1940)- John Baxter Directed Ramsbottom Rides Again (1955)
Moore Marriott Also in Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
Anne Shelton Also in King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
Walter Forde Directed The Ghost Train (1947)
Ronald Shiner Also in King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
June Whitfield Also in The Arthur Askey Show
Jean Kent Also in Miss London Ltd. and Bees in Paradise- Sid James Also in Ramsbottom Rides Again (1955)
- Patricia Hayes Also in The Love Match and The Arthur Askey Show
- George Merritt Also in The Ghost Train and Back-Room Boy
- Kathleen Harrison Also in I Thank You and The Ghost Train
- Lance Comfort Directed Make Mine a Million (1959)
Arthur Mullard Also in Arthur's Treasured Volumes- Gordon Parry Directed Friends and Neighbours (1959)
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Comedians
Type
Comedian
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1982 · aged 82
