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
The Mike Douglas Show
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Merv Griffin Show
Climax!
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Shirley Temple's Storybook
All Movies (74)
- Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling1993 · as Self (archive footage)
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976 · as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
- Mary Poppins1964 · as Constable
- How to Avoid Friendship1964 · as Narrator
- How to Live with a Neurotic Dog1963 · as Narrator
- How to Win on the Thruway1962 · as Narrator
- Self Defense... for Cowards1962 · as Narrator
- Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland1954 · as The Cheshire Cat
- Love That Brute1950 · as Quentin, Hanley's Butler
- That Midnight Kiss1949 · as Hutchins
- The Countess of Monte Cristo1948 · as Hotel Managing Director
- Slave Girl1947 · as Thomas Griswold
- Fun on a Weekend1947 · as Benjamin O. Moffatt
- That's the Spirit1945 · as Masters
- Swing Out, Sister1945 · as Chumley
- Delightfully Dangerous1945 · as Jeffers
- National Velvet1945 · as Race Patron
- In Society1944 · as Pipps, Butler
- Chip Off the Old Block1944 · as Quentin
- The Amazing Mrs. Holliday1943 · as Henderson
- Forever and a Day1943 · as Second Air Raid Watcher
- Star Spangled Rhythm1942 · as Arthur Treacher
- Irene1940 · as Bretherton
- Brother Rat and a Baby1940 · as Snelling
- Barricade1939 · as Upton Ward
- Bridal Suite1939 · as Lord Helfer
- The Little Princess1939 · as Bertie Minchin
- Up the River1938 · as Darby Randall
- Always in Trouble1938 · as Rogers
- My Lucky Star1938 · as Whipple
- Mad About Music1938 · as Tripps
- Heidi1937 · as Andrews
- Thin Ice1937 · as Nottingham
- You Can't Have Everything1937 · as Bevins
- She Had to Eat1937 · as Carter
- Step Lively, Jeeves!1937 · as Jeeves
- Stowaway1936 · as Atkins
- Under Your Spell1936 · as Botts
- Mister Cinderella1936 · as Watkins, Randolph's Butler
- Thank You, Jeeves!1936 · as Jeeves
- Satan Met a Lady1936 · as Anthony Travers
- Hearts Divided1936 · as Sir Harry
- The Case Against Mrs. Ames1936 · as Griggsby
- Anything Goes1936 · as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh
- Magnificent Obsession1935 · as Horace
- Hitch Hike Lady1935 · as Mortimer Wingate
- Splendor1935 · as Major Ballinger
- Remember Last Night?1935 · as Clarence Phelps
- Personal Maid's Secret1935 · as Owen
- A Midsummer Night's Dream1935 · as Epilogue
- I Live My Life1935 · as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler
- Orchids to You1935 · as Roger Morton
- Bright Lights1935 · as Wilbur
- Curly Top1935 · as The Butler
- The Daring Young Man1935 · as Col. Baggott
- Going Highbrow1935 · as Waiter
- No More Ladies1935 · as Lord Knowleton
- The Nitwits1935 · as Man with Tennis Equipment
- Go Into Your Dance1935 · as Latimer
- Cardinal Richelieu1935 · as Agitator
- Let's Live Tonight1935 · as Ozzy Featherstone
- The Woman in Red1935 · as Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)
- The Winning Ticket1935 · as Horse Race Announcer
- David Copperfield1935 · as Donkey Man (uncredited)
- Forsaking All Others1934 · as Johnson (Uncredited)
- The Captain Hates the Sea1934 · as Major Warringforth
- Desirable1934 · as Butler
- Here Comes the Groom1934 · as Butler
- The Key1934 · as Merriman
- Hollywood Party1934 · as Durante's Butler (uncredited)
- Gambling Lady1934 · as Pryor (uncredited)
- Fashions of 19341934 · as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)
- School for Romance1934 · as Diana's suitor
- The Battle of Paris1929 · as Harry
All TV Shows (10)
- The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
- The Beverly Hillbillies1962 · as Arthur Pinckney
- The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
- Shirley Temple's Storybook1958 · as Graves the Butler
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
- Climax!1954 · as Bishop Thornley
- Down You Go1951 · as Self - Panelist
- The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
- The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Uncle Fred
- The Philco Television Playhouse1948