Arthur Treacher
Acting
Born: 1894-07-22 in Brighton, England, UK
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.
Known For
Mary Poppins
Constable
The Beverly Hillbillies
Arthur Pinckney
The Little Princess
Bertie Minchin
National Velvet
Race Patron
Heidi
Andrews
David Copperfield
Donkey Man (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Epilogue
Curly Top
The Butler
Satan Met a Lady
Anthony Travers
Stowaway
Atkins
In Society
Pipps, Butler
Fashions of 1934
The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)
Gambling Lady
Pryor (uncredited)
Magnificent Obsession
Horace
The Woman in Red
Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)
Forsaking All Others
Johnson (Uncredited)
Hollywood Party
Durante's Butler (uncredited)
Forever and a Day
Second Air Raid Watcher
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Climax!
Bishop Thornley
The Key
Merriman
Star Spangled Rhythm
Arthur Treacher
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Mad About Music
Tripps
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Henderson
Anything Goes
Sir Evelyn Oakleigh
The Nitwits
Man with Tennis Equipment
I Live My Life
Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler
No More Ladies
Lord Knowleton
Thin Ice
Nottingham
Thank You, Jeeves!
Jeeves
Irene
Bretherton
Delightfully Dangerous
Jeffers
The Philco Television Playhouse
Uncle Fred
The Philco Television Playhouse
Remember Last Night?
Clarence Phelps
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Griggsby
My Lucky Star
Whipple
Bridal Suite
Lord Helfer