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Arthur Treacher is a Actor British born on 22 july 1894 at Brighton (United-kingdom)

Arthur Treacher

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Birth name Arthur Veary Treacher
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 22 july 1894 at Brighton (United-kingdom)
Death 14 december 1975 (at 81 years) at Manhasset (USA)

Arthur Veary Treacher (23 July 1894 – 14 December 1975) was an English actor known for playing recognizable English stereotypes, especially butler and manservant roles, such as the P.G. Wodehouse valet character Jeeves and the kind butler Andrews in Heidi. He later became a well-known personality on American television, and lent his name to a fish and chips franchise.

Biography

Au théâtre, Arthur Treacher débute en 1926 (année où il s'installe aux États-Unis) à Broadway. Il y joue jusqu'en 1962, dans six pièces (dont trois de George Bernard Shaw et une de Jean Anouilh), trois revues (dont une des Ziegfeld Follies) et quatre comédies musicales. Sa dernière prestation à Broadway est dans la comédie musicale à succès Camelot (créée en 1960).

Au cinéma, de 1929 à 1964, il participe à soixante-quinze films américains, dont quatre avec Shirley Temple dans les années 1930. Ainsi, dans Petite Princesse (1939), aux côtés de la jeune actrice, il tient un de ses rôles les mieux connus, celui de 'Bertie' Minchin. Notons que durant sa carrière au cinéma, Arthur Treacher se produit à de nombreuses reprises comme maître-d'hôtel et dans des films musicaux. C'est dans l'un d'eux — Mary Poppins (1964) — qu'il joue sur grand écran son dernier rôle, également bien connu (le policier Jones).

À la télévision, il apparaît dans dix séries (dont plusieurs dédiées au théâtre), entre 1948 et 1964, année où il se retire.

Pour sa contribution au cinéma, une étoile lui est dédiée sur le Walk of Fame d'Hollywood Boulevard.

Usually with

Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
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Orry-Kelly
(12 films)
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Nella Walker
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Tom Dugan
Tom Dugan
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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Arthur Treacher (71 films)

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Irene
Irene (1940)
, 1h41
Directed by Herbert Wilcox
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Anna Neagle, Ray Milland, Roland Young, Alan Marshal, May Robson, Billie Burke
Roles Bretherton
Rating62% 3.147543.147543.147543.147543.14754
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate. Charmed by the young girl, Don anonymously purchases Madame Lucy's, an exclusive Manhattan boutique, and instructs newly hired manager Mr. Smith to offer Irene a job as a model. She soon catches the eye of socialite Bob Vincent, whose mother is hosting a ball at the family mansion. In order to promote Madame Lucy's dress line, Mr. Smith arranges for his models to be invited to the soiree.
The Little Princess, 1h33
Directed by Walter Lang, William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Arthur Treacher, Cesar Romero
Roles Bertie Minchin
Rating70% 3.5457953.5457953.5457953.5457953.545795
Captain Crewe (played by Ian Hunter), called to fight in the Second Boer War, has to leave his daughter Sara (Shirley Temple) with her pony at Miss Minchin's School for Girls. With all the money Captain Crewe can offer, Miss Minchin gives Sara a fancy, private room.
Barricade
Barricade (1939)
, 1h11
Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Alice Faye, Warner Baxter, Charles Winninger, Arthur Treacher, Keye Luke, Willie Fung
Roles Upton Ward
Rating57% 2.862482.862482.862482.862482.86248
A singer named Emmy (Faye) meets broken-down journalist Hank Topping (Baxter) while travelling across Mongolia by train. A romance sparks, but is soon interrupted by a fierce group of murderous bandits. Fleeing, Emmy and Hank team up with others, eventually culminating in a fierce shootout with the marauders. If I recall correctly as a youngster of ten years, the Emmy and Hank team seek safety in a small fort or an antiquated country home located on barren lands. As the bandits approach, they hide in a basement level, protected only by a floorboard cover. As the bandits enter the building, the baby of Emmy and Hank begins to cry, thereby revealing the location of the couple and their team. As the bandits begin to chop their way through the floorboards, a rescue squad on motorcycles speeds over a nearby hill towards the building, then succeeding to rescue those trapped below the floor.
Mad About Music, 1h40
Directed by Norman Taurog, Joe Pasternak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Deanna Durbin, Herbert Marshall, Gail Patrick, Arthur Treacher, William Frawley, Marcia Mae Jones
Roles Tripps
Rating70% 3.53953.53953.53953.53953.5395
Gwen Taylor (Gail Patrick) is a famous Hollywood film star and about to become more famous. On her manager's advice, she has concealed from the press the fact that she's a widow with a fouteen year old daughter, Gloria (Deanna Durbin). Gloria lives in a girls-only boarding school in Switzerland.
Up the River, 1h15
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Preston Foster, Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville, Arthur Treacher, Alan Dinehart, Sr.
Roles Darby Randall
Rating61% 3.083253.083253.083253.083253.08325
This script must be run from the command line
My Lucky Star, 1h30
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Richard Greene, Cesar Romero, Joan Davis, Buddy Ebsen, Arthur Treacher, George Barbier
Roles Whipple
Rating59% 2.9531752.9531752.9531752.9531752.953175
George Cabot Jr. (Cesar Romero), the son of a department store owner, enrolls the store's sports clerk Krista Nielsen (Sonja Henie) at a university to use her as an advertisement for their fashion department.
Thin Ice
Thin Ice (1937)
, 1h19
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Tyrone Power, Arthur Treacher, Raymond Walburn, Joan Davis, Sig Ruman, Alan Hale
Roles Nottingham
Rating62% 3.147373.147373.147373.147373.14737
The plot follows ski instructor Lili Heiser (Henie), who works at a local luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps. She falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning (Power). She thinks he's an everyday tourist, not knowing that he's actually a prince trying to escape the pressures of royal life.
Heidi
Heidi (1937)
, 1h28
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about children, Children's films
Actors Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher, Mary Nash, Marcia Mae Jones, Sidney Blackmer
Roles Andrews
Rating71% 3.5953053.5953053.5953053.5953053.595305
Adelheid, called Heidi (Shirley Temple), is an eight-year-old Swiss orphan who is given by her aunt to her mountain-dwelling grandfather (Jean Hersholt). She is then stolen back by her aunt from her grandfather to live in the wealthy Sesemann household in Frankfurt, Germany as a companion to Klara (Marcia Mae Jones), a sheltered, disabled girl in a wheelchair.
You Can't Have Everything, 1h40
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Charles Winninger, Gypsy Rose Lee, Jimmy Ritz, Tony Martin
Roles Bevins
Rating62% 3.1443053.1443053.1443053.1443053.144305
Judith Poe Wells (Alice Faye) is a would-be playwright who has almost no money. As a result of ordering a meal in a restaurant where she cannot afford to pay, she meets George Macrae (Don Ameche), a musical writer with a lot of power. He offers her play North Winds to producer Sam Woods. He knows it isn't any good, but he has fallen in love with her and does it to win her over.
Hearts Divided, 1h10
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Marion Davies, Dick Powell, Charles Ruggles, Claude Rains, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Treacher
Roles Sir Harry
Rating60% 3.000263.000263.000263.000263.00026
En 1803, Napoléon Bonaparte est en train de négocier avec les États-Unis la vente de la Louisiane. Il envoie son frère Jérôme en Amérique comme ambassadeur. Arrivant incognito aux courses de Baltimore, Jérôme rencontre Betsy Patterson, la fille de Charles Patterson, un des négociateurs. Toujours déguisé, il postule pour l'emploi de précepteur de français auprès d'elle, et ils tombent amoureux l'un de l'autre. Jérôme, toutefois, est limogé car il défend Napoléon trop vigoureusement.