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Arthur Treacher

Arthur Treacher

Birthday: 1894-07-23 | Place of Birth: Brighton, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1965
Mary Poppins

as    Constable

1949
That Midnight Kiss

as    Hutchins

1945
Swing Out, Sister

as    Chumley

1945
Delightfully Dangerous

as    Jeffers

1944
In Society

as    Pipps, Butler

1944
Chip Off the Old Block

as    Quentin

1943
Forever and a Day

as    Second Air Raid Watcher

1940
Irene

as    Bretherton

1939
The Little Princess

as    Bertie Minchin

1939
Bridal Suite

as    Lord Helfer

1938
My Lucky Star

as    Whipple

1937
Heidi

as    Andrews

1937
You Can't Have Everything

as    Bevins

1937
Step Lively, Jeeves!

as    Jeeves

1937
Thin Ice

as    Nottingham

1936
Satan Met a Lady

as    Anthony Travers

1936
Stowaway

as    Atkins

1936
Thank You, Jeeves!

as    Jeeves

1936
Anything Goes

as    Sir Evelyn Oakleigh

1936
Hearts Divided

as    Sir Harry

1935
I Live My Life

as    Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler

1935
Magnificent Obsession

as    Horace

1935
No More Ladies

as    Lord Knowleton

1935
Splendor

as    Major Ballinger

1935
Curly Top

as    The Butler

1934
The Key

as    Merriman