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