Acting
Arthur Treacher
EN cinema · 73 credits
Born
22 July 1894
Died
14 December 1975 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Brighton, England, UK
Also known as Arthur Veary 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.
Known for
Filmography
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Poppins
as Constable
How to Live with a Neurotic Dog
as Narrator
Self Defense... for Cowards
as Narrator
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
as The Cheshire Cat
Love That Brute
as Quentin, Hanley's Butler
That Midnight Kiss
as Hutchins
The Countess of Monte Cristo
as Hotel Managing Director
Fun on a Weekend
as Benjamin O. Moffatt
Slave Girl
as Thomas Griswold
That's the Spirit
as Masters
Delightfully Dangerous
as Jeffers
Swing Out, Sister
as Chumley
National Velvet
as Race Patron
In Society
as Pipps, Butler
Chip Off the Old Block
as Quentin
Forever and a Day
as Second Air Raid Watcher
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
as Henderson
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Arthur Treacher
Irene
as Bretherton
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Snelling
The Little Princess
as Bertie Minchin
Barricade
as Upton Ward
Bridal Suite
as Lord Helfer
Mad About Music
as Tripps
Always in Trouble
as Rogers
My Lucky Star
as Whipple
Up the River
as Darby Randall
Thin Ice
as Nottingham
Heidi
as Andrews
Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Jeeves
She Had to Eat
as Carter
Stowaway
as Atkins
Satan Met a Lady
as Anthony Travers
Thank You, Jeeves!
as Jeeves
Mister Cinderella
as Watkins, Randolph's Butler
Anything Goes
as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh
Hearts Divided
as Sir Harry
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
as Griggsby
Under Your Spell
as Botts
Curly Top
as The Butler
The Woman in Red
as Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Epilogue
Remember Last Night?
as Clarence Phelps
No More Ladies
as Lord Knowleton
Orchids to You
as Roger Morton
Hitch Hike Lady
as Mortimer Wingate
David Copperfield
as Donkey Man (uncredited)
Magnificent Obsession
as Horace
Splendor
as Major Ballinger
Going Highbrow
as Waiter
Cardinal Richelieu
as Agitator
The Nitwits
as Man with Tennis Equipment
The Winning Ticket
as Horse Race Announcer
The Daring Young Man
as Col. Baggott
I Live My Life
as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler
Bright Lights
as Wilbur
Let's Live Tonight
as Ozzy Featherstone
Go Into Your Dance
as Latimer
Fashions of 1934
as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)
The Key
as Merriman
Forsaking All Others
as Johnson (Uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
as Butler
The Captain Hates the Sea
as Major Warringforth
Desirable
as Butler
Hollywood Party
as Durante's Butler (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
as Pryor (uncredited)
School for Romance
as Diana's suitor
The Battle of Paris
as Harry