Arthur Treacher
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
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
as Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Mary Poppins
as Constable
Mary Poppins
as Constable
How to Avoid Friendship
as Narrator
How to Avoid Friendship
as Narrator
How to Win on the Thruway
as Narrator
How to Win on the Thruway
as Narrator
Self Defense... for Cowards
as Narrator
Self Defense... for Cowards
as Narrator
Love That Brute
as Quentin, Hanley's Butler
Love That Brute
as Quentin, Hanley's Butler
That Midnight Kiss
as Hutchins
That Midnight Kiss
as Hutchins
Slave Girl
as Thomas Griswold
Slave Girl
as Thomas Griswold
Fun on a Weekend
as Benjamin O. Moffatt
Fun on a Weekend
as Benjamin O. Moffatt
That's the Spirit
as Masters
That's the Spirit
as Masters
Swing Out, Sister
as Chumley
Swing Out, Sister
as Chumley
Delightfully Dangerous
as Jeffers
Delightfully Dangerous
as Jeffers
In Society
as Pipps, Butler
In Society
as Pipps, Butler
Chip Off the Old Block
as Quentin
Chip Off the Old Block
as Quentin
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
as Henderson
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
as Henderson
Forever and a Day
as Second Air Raid Watcher
Forever and a Day
as Second Air Raid Watcher
Irene
as Bretherton
Irene
as Bretherton
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Snelling
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Snelling
Barricade
as Upton Ward
Barricade
as Upton Ward
Always in Trouble
as Rogers
Always in Trouble
as Rogers
You Can't Have Everything
as Bevins
You Can't Have Everything
as Bevins
She Had to Eat
as Carter
She Had to Eat
as Carter
Under Your Spell
as Botts
Under Your Spell
as Botts
Hearts Divided
as Sir Harry
Hearts Divided
as Sir Harry
Anything Goes
as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh
Anything Goes
as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh
Magnificent Obsession
as Horace
Magnificent Obsession
as Horace
Remember Last Night?
as Clarence Phelps
Remember Last Night?
as Clarence Phelps
I Live My Life
as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler
I Live My Life
as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler
The Daring Young Man
as Col. Baggott
The Daring Young Man
as Col. Baggott
Go Into Your Dance
as Latimer
Go Into Your Dance
as Latimer
Cardinal Richelieu
as Agitator
Cardinal Richelieu
as Agitator
Let's Live Tonight
as Ozzy Featherstone
Let's Live Tonight
as Ozzy Featherstone
The Woman in Red
as Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)
The Woman in Red
as Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
as Butler
Here Comes the Groom
as Butler
Hollywood Party
as Durante's Butler (uncredited)
Hollywood Party
as Durante's Butler (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)