Arthur Treacher
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1894
- Died
- December 14, 1975 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
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Filmography
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mary Poppins
Movie · as Constable
How to Avoid Friendship
Movie · as Narrator
How to Live with a Neurotic Dog
Movie · as Narrator
Self Defense... for Cowards
Movie · as Narrator
How to Win on the Thruway
Movie · as Narrator
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · as Arthur Pinckney · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 98 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Shirley Temple's Storybook
TV · as Graves the Butler · 1 ep
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
Movie · as The Cheshire Cat
Climax!
TV · as Bishop Thornley · 1 ep
Down You Go
TV · as Self - Panelist · 7 eps
Love That Brute
Movie · as Quentin, Hanley's Butler
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
That Midnight Kiss
Movie · as Hutchins
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Movie · as Hotel Managing Director
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · as Uncle Fred · 1 ep
Fun on a Weekend
Movie · as Benjamin O. Moffatt
Slave Girl
Movie · as Thomas Griswold
That's the Spirit
Movie · as Masters
Delightfully Dangerous
Movie · as Jeffers
Swing Out, Sister
Movie · as Chumley
National Velvet
Movie · as Race Patron
In Society
Movie · as Pipps, Butler
Chip Off the Old Block
Movie · as Quentin
Forever and a Day
Movie · as Second Air Raid Watcher
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Movie · as Henderson
Star Spangled Rhythm
Movie · as Arthur Treacher
Irene
Movie · as Bretherton
Brother Rat and a Baby
Movie · as Snelling
The Little Princess
Movie · as Bertie Minchin
Barricade
Movie · as Upton Ward
Bridal Suite
Movie · as Lord Helfer
Mad About Music
Movie · as Tripps
Always in Trouble
Movie · as Rogers
My Lucky Star
Movie · as Whipple
Up the River
Movie · as Darby Randall
Thin Ice
Movie · as Nottingham
You Can't Have Everything
Movie · as Bevins
Heidi
Movie · as Andrews
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Movie · as Jeeves
She Had to Eat
Movie · as Carter
Stowaway
Movie · as Atkins
Satan Met a Lady
Movie · as Anthony Travers
Thank You, Jeeves!
Movie · as Jeeves
Mister Cinderella
Movie · as Watkins, Randolph's Butler
Anything Goes
Movie · as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh
Hearts Divided
Movie · as Sir Harry
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Movie · as Griggsby
Under Your Spell
Movie · as Botts
Curly Top
Movie · as The Butler
The Woman in Red
Movie · as Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Epilogue
Remember Last Night?
Movie · as Clarence Phelps
No More Ladies
Movie · as Lord Knowleton
Orchids to You
Movie · as Roger Morton
Hitch Hike Lady
Movie · as Mortimer Wingate
David Copperfield
Movie · as Donkey Man (uncredited)
Magnificent Obsession
Movie · as Horace
Splendor
Movie · as Major Ballinger
Going Highbrow
Movie · as Waiter
Cardinal Richelieu
Movie · as Agitator
Personal Maid's Secret
Movie · as Owen
The Nitwits
Movie · as Man with Tennis Equipment
The Winning Ticket
Movie · as Horse Race Announcer
The Daring Young Man
Movie · as Col. Baggott
I Live My Life
Movie · as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler
Bright Lights
Movie · as Wilbur
Let's Live Tonight
Movie · as Ozzy Featherstone
Go Into Your Dance
Movie · as Latimer
Fashions of 1934
Movie · as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)
The Key
Movie · as Merriman
Forsaking All Others
Movie · as Johnson (Uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
Movie · as Butler
The Captain Hates the Sea
Movie · as Major Warringforth
Desirable
Movie · as Butler
Hollywood Party
Movie · as Durante's Butler (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
Movie · as Pryor (uncredited)
School for Romance
Movie · as Diana's suitor
The Battle of Paris
Movie · as Harry