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Arthur Bowden Askey, CBE (6 June 1900 – 16 November 1982) was an English comedian and actor. Askey was known for his short stature (5' 2", 1.58 m) and distinctive horn-rimmed glasses, and his playful humour incorporating improvisation and catchphrases including "Hello playmates!", "I thank you" (pronounced "Ay-thang-yaw") and "Before your ...
Arthur Askey was a diminutive British comedian, born in 1900. He began his professional career as a music hall performer in 1924, but it wasn't until 1938's BBC radio series "Band Waggon" (which lasted for three seasons), that he became a household name in England.
Arthur Askey was a diminutive British comedian, born in 1900. He began his professional career as a music hall performer in 1924, but it wasn't until 1938's Band Waggon (1940) (which lasted for three seasons), that he became a household name in England.
The Ghost Train is a 1941 British thriller mystery film directed by Walter Forde and starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch. It is based on the 1923 play of the same name written by Arnold Ridley. The film is set in Cornwall. Several passengers leave a train, and find no other train available at the train station.
Oct 31, 2021 · Hardly remembered now but very popular in his day, Arthur Askey came into films via the British music hall. His output on the screen consists of under a dozen appearances, with "The Ghost Train" being his most iconic.
From the 1920s until shortly before his death in 1982, Arthur Askey remained one of Britain's best loved entertainers. Big Hearted Arthur they called him! Here he is in full flood before an ...
Nov 12, 2023 · King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942) - Starring Arthur Askey, Evelyn Dall, and Jack Train. Films featuring British comedian Arthur Askey, as seen in The Screening Room!
The Arthur Askey Show was a short-lived black-and-white British sitcom starring Arthur Askey that ran for six episodes in 1961. It was written by Dave Freeman. It was made for the ITV network by ATV. The following year Askey appeared in another series Raise Your Glasses on the BBC.
Arthur Askey was a comedian and actor, and a very early television performer, appearing on the BBC during the 1930s. Born in Liverpool, he became a much-loved comic across records, television, stage, radio and film, where he enjoyed a string of his own starring vehicles.
The diminutive comedian (he was 5 foot 3 inches) who had coined the catchphrases "Hello Playmates and "Doesn't it make you want to spit?", continued to work into his eighties and in 1980 he made one of his last appearances at The Royal Variety Show.
