Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 22, 1894
Place of Birth:
Brighton, England, UK
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Arthur Treacher
Biography
Born Arthur Veary Treacher in Brighton, East Sussex, England, he was the son of a lawyer. He established a stage career after returning from World War I, and by 1928, he had come to America as part of a musical-comedy revue called Great Temptations. When his film career began in the early 1930s, Treacher was Hollywood's idea of the perfect butler, and he headlined as the famous butler Jeeves in Thank You, Jeeves! (1936) and Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)--based on the P.G. Wodehouse character. He played a butler in numerous other films including: Personal Maid's Secret (1935), Mister Cinderella (1936), Bordertown (1935), and Curly Top (1935). By the mid 1960s, Treacher was a regular guest on The Merv Griffin Show (1962). The image of the proper Englishman served him well, and during his later years, he lent his name to a fast-food chain known as Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling | Self (archive footage) |
| 1964 | Mary Poppins | Constable |
| 1964 | How to Avoid Friendship | Narrator |
| 1963 | How to Live with a Neurotic Dog | Narrator |
| 1962 | Self Defense... for Cowards | Narrator |
| 1962 | How to Win on the Thruway | Narrator |
| 1954 | Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland | The Cheshire Cat |
| 1950 | Love That Brute | Quentin, Hanley's Butler |
| 1949 | That Midnight Kiss | Hutchins |
| 1948 | The Countess of Monte Cristo | Hotel Managing Director |
| 1947 | Fun on a Weekend | Benjamin O. Moffatt |
| 1947 | Slave Girl | Thomas Griswold |
| 1945 | That's the Spirit | Masters |
| 1945 | Delightfully Dangerous | Jeffers |
| 1945 | Swing Out, Sister | Chumley |
| 1945 | National Velvet | Race Patron |
| 1944 | In Society | Pipps, Butler |
| 1944 | Chip Off the Old Block | Quentin |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Second Air Raid Watcher |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Henderson |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | Arthur Treacher |
| 1940 | Irene | Bretherton |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby | Snelling |
| 1939 | The Little Princess | Bertie Minchin |
| 1939 | Barricade | Upton Ward |
| 1939 | Bridal Suite | Lord Helfer |
| 1938 | Mad About Music | Tripps |
| 1938 | Always in Trouble | Rogers |
| 1938 | My Lucky Star | Whipple |
| 1938 | Up the River | Darby Randall |
| 1937 | Thin Ice | Nottingham |
| 1937 | You Can't Have Everything | Bevins |
| 1937 | Heidi | Andrews |
| 1937 | Step Lively, Jeeves! | Jeeves |
| 1937 | She Had to Eat | Carter |
| 1936 | Stowaway | Atkins |
| 1936 | Satan Met a Lady | Anthony Travers |
| 1936 | Thank You, Jeeves! | Jeeves |
| 1936 | Mister Cinderella | Watkins, Randolph's Butler |
| 1936 | Anything Goes | Sir Evelyn Oakleigh |
| 1936 | Hearts Divided | Sir Harry |
| 1936 | The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Griggsby |
| 1936 | Under Your Spell | Botts |
| 1935 | Curly Top | The Butler |
| 1935 | The Woman in Red | Major Albert Casserly (uncredited) |
| 1935 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Epilogue |
| 1935 | Remember Last Night? | Clarence Phelps |
| 1935 | No More Ladies | Lord Knowleton |
| 1935 | Orchids to You | Roger Morton |
| 1935 | Hitch Hike Lady | Mortimer Wingate |
| 1935 | David Copperfield | Donkey Man (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Magnificent Obsession | Horace |
| 1935 | Splendor | Major Ballinger |
| 1935 | Going Highbrow | Waiter |
| 1935 | Cardinal Richelieu | Agitator |
| 1935 | Personal Maid's Secret | Owen |
| 1935 | The Nitwits | Man with Tennis Equipment |
| 1935 | The Winning Ticket | Horse Race Announcer |
| 1935 | The Daring Young Man | Col. Baggott |
| 1935 | I Live My Life | Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler |
| 1935 | Bright Lights | Wilbur |
| 1935 | Let's Live Tonight | Ozzy Featherstone |
| 1935 | Go Into Your Dance | Latimer |
| 1934 | Fashions of 1934 | The Duchess' Butler (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Key | Merriman |
| 1934 | Forsaking All Others | Johnson (Uncredited) |
| 1934 | Here Comes the Groom | Butler |
| 1934 | The Captain Hates the Sea | Major Warringforth |
| 1934 | Desirable | Butler |
| 1934 | Hollywood Party | Durante's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Gambling Lady | Pryor (uncredited) |
| 1934 | School for Romance | Diana's suitor |
| 1929 | The Battle of Paris | Harry |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Arthur Pinckney |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook | Graves the Butler |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self |
| 1954 | Climax! | Bishop Thornley |
| 1951 | Down You Go | Self - Panelist |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Uncle Fred |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse |