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Arthur Bowden Askey CBE (6 June 1900 – 16 November 1982) was a prominent English comedian and actor. Askey's humour owed much to the playfulness of the characters he portrayed, his improvisation, and his use of catchphrases, which included "Hello playmates!", "I thank you" (pronounced "Ay-Thang-Yaw"), and "Before your very eyes".
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Birth name Arthur Bowden Askey
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 6 june 1900
Death 16 november 1982 (at 82 years)
Awards Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 6 june 1900
Death 16 november 1982 (at 82 years)
Awards Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Arthur Bowden Askey CBE (6 June 1900 – 16 November 1982) was a prominent English comedian and actor. Askey's humour owed much to the playfulness of the characters he portrayed, his improvisation, and his use of catchphrases, which included "Hello playmates!", "I thank you" (pronounced "Ay-Thang-Yaw"), and "Before your very eyes".
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He was married to Elizabeth May Swash in 1925 until her death in 1974; he was the father of actress Anthea Askey (1933-1999).Usually with
Filmography of Arthur Askey (15 films)
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Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Beryl Reid, John Le Mesurier, Arthur Askey, Liz Fraser, John Junkin, Lance Percival
Roles Mr. Arkwright
Rating42%
The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Dandy Nichols, Paul Angelis, Adrienne Posta, John Le Mesurier, John Bird, Joan Sims
Rating51%
With the Garnetts Wapping home up for demolition, Alf and his family are installed in a high-rise council flat. Alf struggles with ‘living in the sky”, using elevators (which frequently break down due to power cuts "caused by the striking miners") and walking long distances to the local pub.
Friends and Neighbours (1959)
, 1h19Directed by Gordon Parry
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Arthur Askey, Megs Jenkins, Peter Illing, Tilda Thamar, Reginald Beckwith, June Whitfield
Roles Albert Grimshaw
Rating21%
At the height of the Cold War, a working-class British family have to entertain two visitors from Russia.
Make Mine a Million (1959)
, 1h21Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Dermot Walsh, Arthur Askey, Sid James, Olga Lindo, Clive Morton, Bernard Cribbins
Roles Arthur Ashton
Rating62%
Arthur Ashton is a makeup man working for National Television (a parody of the BBC). During a visit to the local laundry, he meets Sid Gibson a shady salesmen who is trying to flog Bonko, a brand of washing powder, but who can't afford to advertise on TV. The fairly clueless Arthur agrees to help him, and they manage to plug an advert for Bonko on National Television by interrupting the live feed. This causes quite a stir amongst the National heads, who have Arthur fired. Despite this, the advert proves extremely popular and demand for the product soars.
Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
Directed by John Baxter
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Arthur Askey, Sid James, Betty Marsden, Frankie Vaughan, Shani Wallis, Sabrina
Roles Bill Ramsbottom
Rating50%
The Love Match (1955)
, 1h25Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Arthur Askey, Shirley Eaton, Dame Thora Hird, Edward Chapman, Robb Wilton, Anthea Askey
Roles Bill Brown
Rating65%
Bill Brown suit les progrès de son fils qui commence sa carrière dans l'équipe de football locale.
Bees in Paradise (1944)
, 1h12Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Arthur Askey, Anne Shelton, Peter Graves, Ronald Shiner, Jean Kent, Antoinette Cellier
Roles Arthur Tucker
Rating49%
This musical comedy is set on a mysterious island where scantily clad warrior women hold all the power and men are regarded as disposable beings useful only for breeding purposes. Comic scenes result when four airmen arrive on the island and become the object of native womenfolk's desires.
Miss London Ltd. (1943)
, 1h39Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Comedy, Musical
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Musical films, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Arthur Askey, Anne Shelton, Richard Hearne, Jean Kent, Ronald Shiner, Patricia Owens
Roles Arthur Bowman
Rating56%
This musical comedy pöaying in wartime London, stars Arthur Askey as Arthur Bowman alias Miss London, the name of the escort agency, he inherited from his mother. Soon he is joined by his new American partner Terry Arden (Evelyn Dall), as she inherited the other half of the Agency from her parents, who just arrived from abroad. T first thing she accomplishes is to clean up the office together with her partner.
Back-Room Boy (1942)
, 1h22Directed by Herbert Mason
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Moore Marriott, Arthur Askey, Graham Moffatt, Googie Withers, Vera Frances, Joyce Howard
Roles Arthur Pilbeam
Rating61%
Arthur Askey plays meteorologist Arthur Pilbeam who is jilted by his fiancée Betty because he has to speed back to the BBC every hour, on the hour due to his internationally vital job of creating the BBC pips. As he cannot be fired during wartime and wanting to avoid all women, he is assigned the solitary job of sending weather reports from a remote Scottish lighthouse. Before taking a boat from the mainland during the four hours of daylight that are available for the time of year, the locals warn him he will go mad from isolation and the curse of a mermaid within a month as others have.
King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
, 1h39Directed by Marcel Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Musical
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Musical films, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Arthur Askey, Vera Frances, Brefni O'Rorke, Anne Shelton, Ronald Shiner
Roles Arthur King
Rating55%
Set during World War II, the plot involves the diminutive Arthur joining the army to prove himself to his girlfriend Susan (Evelyn Dall), who is in the same unit as him. Here, his idealistic notions about King Arthur prompt his messmates to trick him into believing that a sword they have dug up is the fabled Excalibur. Armed with this talisman Arthur strides forth to deal with the Wehrmacht.
The Ghost Train (1941)
, 1h25Directed by Walter Forde
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Films based on plays, Comedy horror films
Actors Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Kathleen Harrison, Peter Murray-Hill, Morland Graham, Herbert Lomas
Roles Tommy Gander
Rating61%
Tommy Gander (Arthur Askey), a vaudeville comedian, pulls the communication cord on a GWR express train, bringing it to a stop so he can retrieve his hat. Returning to the train, he escapes an angry conductor by ducking into a compartment occupied by attractive blonde Jackie Winthrop (Carole Lynne), whom Gander flirts with. Another passenger, Teddy (Richard Murdoch), has his eye on Jackie as well, but her companion Richard Winthrop (Peter Murray-Hill) ejects both of them from the compartment.
I Thank You (1941)
, 1h23Directed by Marcel Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt, Peter Gawthorne, Kathleen Harrison
Roles Arthur
Rating59%
The film is set in London during World War II at the time of the Blitz. The leads are a couple of out of work variety entertainers who use great ingenuity in their efforts to get financial assistance to "put on a show". Hoping to put their proposal to the formidable Lady Randall, ex-music hall star Lily Morris, they infiltrate her house in the guise of a servant (Murdoch) and cook (Askey - in drag). After some farcical interludes, they achieve their aim after Lady Randall is persuaded to sing an old music hall standard "Waiting at the Church" at an impromptu show located underground at Aldwych tube station, - used during wartime as an underground bomb shelter. As the ex-music hall star, Lily Morris plays herself. The title of the film is a gentrified version of Arthur Askey's famous catch-phrase - "I thangyew". Also in the film is elderly comic actor Moore Marriott who plays Lady Randall's somewhat eccentric father and the somewhat ubiquitous 'Albert' (Graham Moffatt) who appears under that name in the comedy films of both Will Hay and Arthur Askey.
Band Waggon (1940)
, 1h25Directed by Marcel Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Pat Kirkwood, Moore Marriott, Peter Gawthorne, Donald Calthrop
Roles Arthur Askey
Rating54%
Arthur Askey and Stinker Murdoch, two out-of-work performers, are living on the roof of the Broadcasting House in Central London. After being called in for an audition with the BBC three months before, they were forgotten about and settled down to live there waiting for their big chance. One day an item from their clothes line falls and hits Claude Pilkington, a senior figure at the BBC, who has them evicted. They are forced to pack up all their belongings and leave.
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
, 1h15Directed by Walter Forde
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Graham Moffatt, Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Felix Aylmer
Roles Arthur Linden
Rating58%
Oxford students Arthur (Arthur Askey), Stinker (Richard Murdoch), and Albert (Graham Moffatt) are in danger of being "sent down" (expelled) for bad behaviour. Learning the Dean of Bowgate College is an amateur Egyptologist, Arthur—who had just played the lead in a stage version of "Charley's Aunt"—poses as Albert's wealthy Aunt Lucy, who might finance an archeological expedition if the Dean is lenient on her nephew and his friends. Unfortunately, the real Aunt Lucy picks this day to pay a visit to Oxford herself, with calamitous results.
Calling All Stars (1937)
, 1h19Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Arthur Askey, Fayard Nicholas
Roles Waiter
Rating59%
After a set of master discs is dropped, the recording artists are gathered with each providing a portion of their composition.