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

Arthur Treacher

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
(12 films)
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
(12 films)
Nella Walker
Nella Walker
(8 films)
Tom Dugan
Tom Dugan
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Arthur Treacher (71 films)

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Actor

Madame du Barry, 1h19
Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films, Histoire de France, Films about royalty
Actors Dolores del Río, Reginald Owen, Victor Jory, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Anita Louise, Osgood Perkins
Roles André, Maître de la Chambre
Rating61% 3.093473.093473.093473.093473.09347
L'ascension de Madame du Barry à travers les couloirs et les boudoirs de Versailles jusqu'à la chambre du roi Louis XV. Les frasques de la courtisane agaceront bien vite la Reine Marie Antoinette (jouée par Anita Louise) qui bannira la du Barry de la cour.
Hollywood Party, 1h8
Directed by Richard Boleslawski, Charles Reisner, George Stevens, Allan Dwan, Sam Wood, Edmund Goulding, Roy Rowland
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Jimmy Durante, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Polly Moran, Charles Butterworth, Lucille Ball
Roles Durante's Butler (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.9999152.9999152.9999152.9999152.999915
Jungle movie star "Schnarzan" (Durante), a character in parody of Tarzan, is advised by his manager he needs new lions for his pictures, as his old ones are "worn out". At a wild Hollywood party with many varied guests, including a "lion provider", hilarity ensues. After it all gets out of hand, Schnarzan awakens to find he is just plain old Durante, who had a strange dream.
Fashions of 1934, 1h18
Directed by William Dieterle, Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes La mode, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors William Powell, Bette Davis, Frank McHugh, Hugh Herbert, Reginald Owen, Verree Teasdale
Roles The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.296993.296993.296993.296993.29699
When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash (William Powell) goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap (Frank McHugh) and fashion designer Lynn Mason (Bette Davis) to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses. Lynn discovers that top designer Oscar Baroque (Reginald Owen) gets his inspiration from old costume books, and she begins to create designs the same way, signing each one with the name of an established designer.
Forsaking All Others, 1h23
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Robert Montgomery, Charles Butterworth, Billie Burke, Frances Drake
Roles Johnson (Uncredited)
Rating63% 3.1982953.1982953.1982953.1982953.198295
Ever since Jeff Williams (Clark Gable) was a child, he has been in love with Mary Clay (Joan Crawford). Returning from Madrid, Spain, he wanted to propose to her firsthand. However, he comes to a halt, as he finds out that she is being married to Dillon 'Dill' Todd (Robert Montgomery) the very next day. The three had been friends since childhood, but no one besides the butler realized Jeff's feelings. So instead, he wishes all the best for the couple.
The Captain Hates the Sea, 1h32
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Victor McLaglen, Wynne Gibson, Alison Skipworth, John Gilbert, Helen Vinson, Fred Keating
Roles Major Warringforth
Rating63% 3.1972653.1972653.1972653.1972653.197265
Alcoholic newspaperman Steve Bramley boards the ship San Capador for a restful cruise, hoping to quit drinking and begin writing a book. Also on board are Steve's friend Schulte, a private detective hoping to nab criminal Danny Checkett with a fortune in stolen bonds. Steve begins drinking, all the while observing the various stories of other passengers on board, several of whom turn out not to be who they seem to be.
Desirable
Desirable (1934)
, 1h8
Directed by Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors George Brent, Verree Teasdale, Jean Muir, John Halliday, Charles Starrett, Russell Hopton
Roles Butler
Rating62% 3.144983.144983.144983.144983.14498
Helen Walbridge (Verree Teasdale) is a famous actress who does not want her true age to be known. She, therefore, keeps her 19-year-old daughter (Jean Muir) secreted away in a boarding school.
The Key
The Key (1934)
, 1h11
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors William Powell, Edna Best, Colin Clive, Hobart Cavanaugh, Halliwell Hobbes, Donald Crisp
Roles Merriman
Rating59% 2.998032.998032.998032.998032.99803
Captain Bill Tennant (William Powell) is a British officer stationed in Dublin in 1920. Tennant gets involved with Norah, the wife of his best friend, British intelligence officer Captain Andrew Kerr. Andrew Kerr is captured by the IRA, to be released only on condition that an Irish prisoner, Peadar Conlan, is not hanged. Tennant forges an order for Conlan's release, saving the life of his lover's husband, but at the cost of a prison sentence.
The Maltese Falcon, 1h20
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, Dudley Digges, Una Merkel, Thelma Todd, Otto Matieson
Rating67% 3.3958753.3958753.3958753.3958753.395875
In San Francisco, private investigator Sam Spade (Ricardo Cortez) and his partner Miles Archer (Walter Long) are approached by Ruth Wonderly (Bebe Daniels) to follow a man, Floyd Thursby, who allegedly ran off with her younger sister. The two accept the assignment because the money is good, even though they disbelieve her story.
The Battle of Paris, 1h20
Directed by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Gertrude Lawrence, Charles Ruggles, Arthur Treacher, Joe King, Luis Alberni
Roles Harry
Rating55% 2.7979652.7979652.7979652.7979652.797965
Gertrude Lawrence plays a singer in Paris during World War I. After stealing from Tony (Walter Petrie), an American artist, the two fall in love.