Arthur Treacher

Arthur Treacher

  • Birthday: 1894-07-22
  • Deathday: 1975-12-14
  • Place of birth: Brighton, England, UK
  • Also know as: Arthur Veary 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.

Filmography

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936

As Jeeves

How to Avoid Friendship

1964

As Narrator

How to Win on the Thruway

1962

As Narrator

Step Lively, Jeeves!

1937

As Jeeves

Thin Ice

1937

As Nottingham

Hitch Hike Lady

1935

As Mortimer Wingate

Mister Cinderella

1936

As Watkins, Randolph's Butler

Swing Out, Sister

1945

As Chumley

Always in Trouble

1938

As Rogers

Heidi

1937

As Andrews

She Had to Eat

1937

As Carter

Satan Met a Lady

1936

As Anthony Travers

Mad About Music

1938

As Tripps

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

As Henderson

Delightfully Dangerous

1945

As Jeffers

Barricade

1939

As Upton Ward

The Countess of Monte Cristo

1948

As Hotel Managing Director

Under Your Spell

1936

As Botts

The Little Princess

1939

As Bertie Minchin

Forever and a Day

1943

As Second Air Raid Watcher

Fun on a Weekend

1947

As Benjamin O. Moffatt

The Battle of Paris

1929

As Harry

School for Romance

1934

As Diana's suitor

Up the River

1938

As Darby Randall

Stowaway

1936

As Atkins

In Society

1944

As Pipps, Butler

Anything Goes

1936

As Sir Evelyn Oakleigh

My Lucky Star

1938

As Whipple

Chip Off the Old Block

1944

As Quentin

That's the Spirit

1945

As Masters

Irene

1940

As Bretherton

Slave Girl

1947

As Thomas Griswold

Bridal Suite

1939

As Lord Helfer

Bright Lights

1935

As Wilbur

Love That Brute

1950

As Quentin, Hanley's Butler

Curly Top

1935

As The Butler

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

As Snelling

I Live My Life

1935

As Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler

Hearts Divided

1936

As Sir Harry

Magnificent Obsession

1935

As Horace

Splendor

1935

As Major Ballinger

Mary Poppins

1964

As The Constable

The Key

1934

As Merriman

That Midnight Kiss

1949

As Hutchins

No More Ladies

1935

As Lord Knowleton

Going Highbrow

1935

As Waiter

Forsaking All Others

1934

As Johnson (Uncredited)

Orchids to You

1935

As Roger Morton

The Daring Young Man

1935

As Col. Baggott

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

1993

As Self (archive footage)

Here Comes the Groom

1934

As Butler

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

As Epilogue

Remember Last Night?

1935

As Clarence Phelps

The Captain Hates the Sea

1934

As Major Warringforth

The Woman in Red

1935

As Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)

Go Into Your Dance

1935

As Latimer

National Velvet

1945

As Race Patron

Hollywood Party

1934

As Durante's Butler (uncredited)

Cardinal Richelieu

1935

As Agitator

David Copperfield

1935

As Donkey Man (uncredited)

Gambling Lady

1934

As Pryor (uncredited)

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

As Arthur Treacher

The Nitwits

1935

As Man with Tennis Equipment

The Winning Ticket

1935

As Horse Race Announcer

Desirable

1934

As Butler

Fashions of 1934

1934

As The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)

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