Arthur Treacher
Acting
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.
TV Shows(9)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Arthur Pinckney
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Graves the Butler
1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Climax!
Bishop Thornley
1954
Down You Go
Self - Panelist
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
Uncle Fred
1948
Movies(74)
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Self (archive footage)
1993
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
1976
Mary Poppins
Constable
1964
How to Avoid Friendship
Narrator
1964
How to Live with a Neurotic Dog
Narrator
1963
How to Win on the Thruway
Narrator
1962
Self Defense... for Cowards
Narrator
1962
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
The Cheshire Cat
1954
Love That Brute
Quentin, Hanley's Butler
1950
That Midnight Kiss
Hutchins
1949
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Hotel Managing Director
1948
Slave Girl
Thomas Griswold
1947
Fun on a Weekend
Benjamin O. Moffatt
1947
That's the Spirit
Masters
1945
Swing Out, Sister
Chumley
1945
Delightfully Dangerous
Jeffers
1945
National Velvet
Race Patron
1945
In Society
Pipps, Butler
1944
Chip Off the Old Block
Quentin
1944
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Henderson
1943
Forever and a Day
Second Air Raid Watcher
1943
Star Spangled Rhythm
Arthur Treacher
1942
Irene
Bretherton
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby
Snelling
1940
Barricade
Upton Ward
1939
Bridal Suite
Lord Helfer
1939
The Little Princess
Bertie Minchin
1939
Up the River
Darby Randall
1938
Always in Trouble
Rogers
1938
My Lucky Star
Whipple
1938
Mad About Music
Tripps
1938
Heidi
Andrews
1937
Thin Ice
Nottingham
1937
You Can't Have Everything
Bevins
1937
She Had to Eat
Carter
1937
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Jeeves
1937
Stowaway
Atkins
1936
Under Your Spell
Botts
1936
Mister Cinderella
Watkins, Randolph's Butler
1936
Thank You, Jeeves!
Jeeves
1936
Satan Met a Lady
Anthony Travers
1936
Hearts Divided
Sir Harry
1936
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Griggsby
1936
Anything Goes
Sir Evelyn Oakleigh
1936
Magnificent Obsession
Horace
1935
Hitch Hike Lady
Mortimer Wingate
1935
Splendor
Major Ballinger
1935
Remember Last Night?
Clarence Phelps
1935
Personal Maid's Secret
Owen
1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Epilogue
1935
I Live My Life
Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler
1935
Orchids to You
Roger Morton
1935
Bright Lights
Wilbur
1935
Curly Top
The Butler
1935
The Daring Young Man
Col. Baggott
1935
Going Highbrow
Waiter
1935
No More Ladies
Lord Knowleton
1935
The Nitwits
Man with Tennis Equipment
1935
Go Into Your Dance
Latimer
1935
Cardinal Richelieu
Agitator
1935
Let's Live Tonight
Ozzy Featherstone
1935
The Woman in Red
Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)
1935
The Winning Ticket
Horse Race Announcer
1935
David Copperfield
Donkey Man (uncredited)
1935
Forsaking All Others
Johnson (Uncredited)
1934
The Captain Hates the Sea
Major Warringforth
1934
Desirable
Butler
1934
Here Comes the Groom
Butler
1934
The Key
Merriman
1934
Hollywood Party
Durante's Butler (uncredited)
1934
Gambling Lady
Pryor (uncredited)
1934
Fashions of 1934
The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)
1934
School for Romance
Diana's suitor
1934
The Battle of Paris
Harry
1929