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Arthur Askey

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English comedian and actor (1900-1982)

United KingdomActorsLived 1900 to 1982 · aged 82
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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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Photos 4

Arthur Askey (right) with Richard Murdoch (left) and Carole Lynne (centre) in The Ghost Train (1941)Arthur Askey (right) with Richard Murdoch (left) and Carole Lynne (centre) in The Ghost Train (1941)Evie Hayes and Arthur Askey, Sydney, 1950Evie Hayes and Arthur Askey, Sydney, 1950Askey and Barry Cryer performing in The Green Tie on the Little Yellow DogAskey and Barry Cryer performing in The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog

Filmography 25

The Ghost Train1941
Back-Room Boy1942
The Alf Garnett Saga1972
Bees in Paradise1944
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse1978
I Thank You1941
Band Waggon1940
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt1940
Miss London Ltd.1943
King Arthur Was a Gentleman1942
Make Mine a Million1959
The Love Match1955
Friends and Neighbours1959
Hitler: The Comedy Years2007
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice1991
Funny Up North2011
To See Such Fun1977
Ramsbottom Rides Again1956
Lancashire Coast1957
Calling All Stars1937
Vive Torbay1968
The Birth of Television1976
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey1998
Desert Island Discs1982
The Nose Has It!1942

37 credits on file

Television 10

The Sooty Show1955
Legends2006
Frost on Sunday1968
Tell Me Another1976
Living It Up1957
The Arthur Askey Show1961
Arthur's Treasured Volumes1960
Before Your Very Eyes1952
Rising Stars1979
Raise Your Glasses1962

Awards 1

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

In their orbit 1

Connected to Arthur 6

June WhitfieldAlso in Friends and Neighbours (1959)Kenneth ConnorAlso in Make Mine a Million (1959)Maurice KaufmannAlso in The Love Match (1955)Phyllis CalvertAlso in Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)Val GuestAlso in Bees in Paradise (1944)Frankie VaughanAlso in Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1982 · aged 82
Wikipedia
10 languages

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