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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. 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. His film debut was in the 1937 British feature Calling All Stars (1937), but ...
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- Liverpool, England, UK
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- London, England, UK
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. His film debut was in the 1937 British feature Calling All Stars (1937), but then, in 1939, Band Waggon ...
- June 6, 1900
- November 16, 1982
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 ...
Nov 17, 1982 · Arthur Askey, one of Britain's favorite comedians, died today. He was 82 years old. Mr. Askey had been in the hospital since July for a circulation ailment and recently had his legs amputated. The ...
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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. Working right up until a few months before his death in 1982, celebrated catchphrases include "Hello, playmates!", "I thang ...
Feb 16, 2024 · The film that Yvonne Whalley remembers, starring Arthur Askey as the BBC’s operator of the pips (Letters, 9 February), is 1942’s Back-Room Boy.Askey plays a meteorologist whose responsibility ...
