The Sooty Show
1968
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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. Actor: The Love Match. 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.
Actor: The Love Match. 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.
Big-screen titles like Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt, The Ghost Train, Back-Room Boy, and Ramsbottom Rides Again are now all but forgotten. In fact, these days Arthur Askey – made a Commander of the British Empire in 1981, the year before his death – is poorly remembered even in his native country.
Feb 16, 2024 · Fri 16 Feb 2024 13.19 EST. Last modified on Fri 16 Feb 2024 13.23 EST. The film that Yvonne Whalley remembers, starring Arthur Askey as the BBC’s operator of the pips ( Letters, 9 February ),...
April 10, 2020, 12:01 am. © Fremantle Media/Shutterstock. Arthur Askey n The Magic Box TV show from 1967. Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Big-hearted Arthur they called...
Overview. 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.
