Portrait of Arthur Askey

Acting

Arthur Askey

Career

Active from 1937 to 2007, with a break from 1979 to 2006, busiest in 1942 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for I Thank You
I Thank You
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arthur Askey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    2.8, average 5.3
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Comedy 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Slapstick 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as Arthur (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 47
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mr. Arkwright

The Alf Garnett Saga
The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

as Arthur Askey

1960s

2 titles
The Arthur Askey Show
The Arthur Askey Show (1961)

TV show

Arthur's Treasured Volumes
Arthur's Treasured Volumes (1960)

TV show

1950s

4 titles
Friends and Neighbours
Friends and Neighbours (1959)

as Albert Grimshaw

Make Mine a Million
Make Mine a Million (1959)

as Arthur Ashton

Ramsbottom Rides Again
Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)

as Bill Ramsbottom

The Love Match
The Love Match (1955)

as Bill Brown

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 60
Bees in Paradise
Bees in Paradise (1944)

as Arthur Tucker

Miss London Ltd.
Miss London Ltd. (1943)

as Arthur Bowman

Back-Room Boy
Back-Room Boy (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Arthur Pilbeam

King Arthur Was a Gentleman
King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)

as Arthur King

The Nose Has It!
The Nose Has It! (1942)

as (Self)

The Ghost Train
The Ghost Train (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tommy Gander

I Thank You
I Thank You (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Arthur

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Arthur Linden

Band Waggon
Band Waggon (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

as Arthur Askey

1930s

1 title
Calling All Stars
Calling All Stars (1937)

as Waiter