FMovies Logo
Arthur Treacher
Arthur Treacher

Arthur Treacher

ActingBorn July 22, 1894Died December 14, 1975 (age 81)Brighton, England, UK

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.

Filmography

1993Movie
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Movie
1964
Mary Poppins

as Constable

Movie
1964Movie
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies

as Arthur Pinckney

TV
1962Movie
1962Movie
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Graves the Butler

TV
1954
Climax!

as Bishop Thornley

TV
1951
Down You Go

as Self - Panelist

TV
1950
Love That Brute

as Quentin, Hanley's Butler

Movie
1949Movie
1948
The Countess of Monte Cristo

as Hotel Managing Director

Movie
1947
Slave Girl

as Thomas Griswold

Movie
1947
Fun on a Weekend

as Benjamin O. Moffatt

Movie
1945Movie
1945Movie
1945Movie
1945
National Velvet

as Race Patron

Movie
1944
In Society

as Pipps, Butler

Movie
1944Movie
1943Movie
1943
Forever and a Day

as Second Air Raid Watcher

Movie
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm

as Arthur Treacher

Movie
1940
Irene

as Bretherton

Movie
1940Movie
1939
Barricade

as Upton Ward

Movie
1939
Bridal Suite

as Lord Helfer

Movie
1939
The Little Princess

as Bertie Minchin

Movie
1938
Up the River

as Darby Randall

Movie
1938Movie
1938
My Lucky Star

as Whipple

Movie
1938Movie
1937
Heidi

as Andrews

Movie
1937
Thin Ice

as Nottingham

Movie
1937Movie
1937Movie
1937Movie
1936
Stowaway

as Atkins

Movie
1936Movie
1936
Mister Cinderella

as Watkins, Randolph's Butler

Movie
1936Movie
1936
Satan Met a Lady

as Anthony Travers

Movie
1936
Hearts Divided

as Sir Harry

Movie
1936Movie
1936
Anything Goes

as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh

Movie
1935Movie
1935
Hitch Hike Lady

as Mortimer Wingate

Movie
1935
Splendor

as Major Ballinger

Movie
1935
Remember Last Night?

as Clarence Phelps

Movie
1935Movie
1935Movie
1935
I Live My Life

as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler

Movie
1935
Orchids to You

as Roger Morton

Movie
1935
Bright Lights

as Wilbur

Movie
1935
Curly Top

as The Butler

Movie
1935
The Daring Young Man

as Col. Baggott

Movie
1935Movie
1935
No More Ladies

as Lord Knowleton

Movie
1935
The Nitwits

as Man with Tennis Equipment

Movie
1935Movie
1935Movie
1935
Let's Live Tonight

as Ozzy Featherstone

Movie
1935
The Woman in Red

as Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)

Movie
1935
The Winning Ticket

as Horse Race Announcer

Movie
1935
David Copperfield

as Donkey Man (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Forsaking All Others

as Johnson (Uncredited)

Movie
1934
The Captain Hates the Sea

as Major Warringforth

Movie
1934
Desirable

as Butler

Movie
1934Movie
1934
The Key

as Merriman

Movie
1934
Hollywood Party

as Durante's Butler (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Gambling Lady

as Pryor (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Fashions of 1934

as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)

Movie
1934
School for Romance

as Diana's suitor

Movie
1929Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 22, 1894
Day of DeathDecember 14, 1975
Place of BirthBrighton, England, UK
Popularity0.6