Arthur Treacher
Acting
- Born:
- 1894-07-22
- Died:
- 1975-12-14
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Mary Poppins
How to Avoid Friendship
How to Live with a Neurotic Dog
The Merv Griffin Show
The Beverly Hillbillies
How to Win on the Thruway
Self Defense... for Cowards
The Mike Douglas Show
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Climax!
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
Down You Go
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Love That Brute
That Midnight Kiss
The Countess of Monte Cristo
The Philco Television Playhouse
Slave Girl
Fun on a Weekend
That's the Spirit
Swing Out, Sister
Delightfully Dangerous
National Velvet
In Society
Chip Off the Old Block
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Forever and a Day
Star Spangled Rhythm
Irene
Brother Rat and a Baby
Barricade
Bridal Suite
The Little Princess
Up the River
Always in Trouble
My Lucky Star
Mad About Music
Heidi
Thin Ice
You Can't Have Everything
She Had to Eat
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Stowaway
Under Your Spell
Mister Cinderella
Thank You, Jeeves!
Satan Met a Lady
Hearts Divided
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Anything Goes
Magnificent Obsession
Hitch Hike Lady
Splendor
Remember Last Night?
Personal Maid's Secret
A Midsummer Night's Dream
I Live My Life
Orchids to You
Bright Lights
Curly Top
The Daring Young Man
Going Highbrow
No More Ladies
The Nitwits
Go Into Your Dance
Cardinal Richelieu
Let's Live Tonight
The Woman in Red
The Winning Ticket
David Copperfield
Forsaking All Others
The Captain Hates the Sea
Desirable
Here Comes the Groom
The Key
Hollywood Party
Gambling Lady
Fashions of 1934
School for Romance
The Battle of Paris