Arthur Treacher

Arthur Treacher

Date of Birth:

Jul 22, 1894

Place of Birth:

Brighton, England, UK

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:

Cardinal Richelieu Cardinal Richelieu

1935

Going Highbrow Going Highbrow

1935

National Velvet National Velvet

1945

Desirable Desirable

1934

Personal Maid's Secret Personal Maid's Secret

1935

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

1993

Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland

1954

The Nitwits The Nitwits

1935

Chip Off the Old Block Chip Off the Old Block

1944

Splendor Splendor

1935

Bridal Suite Bridal Suite

1939

My Lucky Star My Lucky Star

1938

David Copperfield David Copperfield

1935

You Can't Have Everything You Can't Have Everything

1937

Magnificent Obsession Magnificent Obsession

1935

Heidi Heidi

1937

The Captain Hates the Sea The Captain Hates the Sea

1934

The Winning Ticket The Winning Ticket

1935

How to Win on the Thruway How to Win on the Thruway

1962

She Had to Eat She Had to Eat

1937

Under Your Spell Under Your Spell

1936

The Countess of Monte Cristo The Countess of Monte Cristo

1948

Let's Live Tonight Let's Live Tonight

1935

Go Into Your Dance Go Into Your Dance

1935

Up the River Up the River

1938

School for Romance School for Romance

1934

The Battle of Paris The Battle of Paris

1929

Bright Lights Bright Lights

1935

Brother Rat and a Baby Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

The Daring Young Man The Daring Young Man

1935

How to Live with a Neurotic Dog How to Live with a Neurotic Dog

1963

Step Lively, Jeeves! Step Lively, Jeeves!

1937

Hollywood Party Hollywood Party

1934

Gambling Lady Gambling Lady

1934

I Live My Life I Live My Life

1935

Here Comes the Groom Here Comes the Groom

1934

Always in Trouble Always in Trouble

1938

Fashions of 1934 Fashions of 1934

1934

The Woman in Red The Woman in Red

1935

Love That Brute Love That Brute

1950

A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

Thank You, Jeeves! Thank You, Jeeves!

1936

Remember Last Night? Remember Last Night?

1935

The Key The Key

1934

That's the Spirit That's the Spirit

1945

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

Mad About Music Mad About Music

1938

Satan Met a Lady Satan Met a Lady

1936

Stowaway Stowaway

1936

The Little Princess The Little Princess

1939

Curly Top Curly Top

1935

In Society In Society

1944

Thin Ice Thin Ice

1937

Forever and a Day Forever and a Day

1943

That Midnight Kiss That Midnight Kiss

1949

Star Spangled Rhythm Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Slave Girl Slave Girl

1947

The Case Against Mrs. Ames The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936

Fun on a Weekend Fun on a Weekend

1947

Swing Out, Sister Swing Out, Sister

1945

Barricade Barricade

1939

How to Avoid Friendship How to Avoid Friendship

1964

Self Defense... for Cowards Self Defense... for Cowards

1962

Hearts Divided Hearts Divided

1936

Anything Goes Anything Goes

1936

No More Ladies No More Ladies

1935

Irene Irene

1940

Forsaking All Others Forsaking All Others

1934

Delightfully Dangerous Delightfully Dangerous

1945

Orchids to You Orchids to You

1935

Mister Cinderella Mister Cinderella

1936

Hitch Hike Lady Hitch Hike Lady

1935

Mary Poppins Mary Poppins

1964

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