1894-07-22 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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Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling | Self (archive footage) | 1993-08-31 |
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Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | 1976-10-29 |
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Mary Poppins | Constable | 1964-12-17 |
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How to Avoid Friendship | Narrator | 1964-01-01 |
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How to Live with a Neurotic Dog | Narrator | 1963-09-19 |
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How to Win on the Thruway | Narrator | 1962-09-14 |
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Self Defense... for Cowards | Narrator | 1962-01-01 |
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Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland | The Cheshire Cat | 1954-05-05 |
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Love That Brute | Quentin, Hanley's Butler | 1950-06-06 |
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That Midnight Kiss | Hutchins | 1949-09-22 |
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The Countess of Monte Cristo | Hotel Managing Director | 1948-10-31 |
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Slave Girl | Thomas Griswold | 1947-07-17 |
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Fun on a Weekend | Benjamin O. Moffatt | 1947-05-15 |
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Delightfully Dangerous | Jeffers | 1945-03-31 |
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Swing Out, Sister | Chumley | 1945-05-18 |
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National Velvet | Race Patron | 1945-01-26 |
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That's the Spirit | Masters | 1945-06-01 |
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In Society | Pipps, Butler | 1944-08-16 |
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Chip Off the Old Block | Quentin | 1944-02-01 |
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Forever and a Day | Second Air Raid Watcher | 1943-01-21 |
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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Henderson | 1943-02-19 |
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Star Spangled Rhythm | Arthur Treacher | 1942-03-05 |
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Irene | Bretherton | 1940-04-23 |
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Brother Rat and a Baby | Snelling | 1940-01-13 |
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The Little Princess | Bertie Minchin | 1939-03-17 |
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Barricade | Upton Ward | 1939-12-08 |
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Bridal Suite | Lord Helfer | 1939-05-26 |
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My Lucky Star | Whipple | 1938-09-09 |
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Up the River | Darby Randall | 1938-12-09 |
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Always in Trouble | Rogers | 1938-10-28 |
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Mad About Music | Tripps | 1938-02-27 |
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Heidi | Andrews | 1937-10-15 |
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Step Lively, Jeeves! | Jeeves | 1937-06-30 |
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Thin Ice | Nottingham | 1937-09-03 |
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She Had to Eat | Carter | 1937-07-02 |
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You Can't Have Everything | Bevins | 1937-08-02 |
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Anything Goes | Sir Evelyn Oakleigh | 1936-01-24 |
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Thank You, Jeeves! | Jeeves | 1936-10-04 |
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Hearts Divided | Sir Harry | 1936-06-20 |
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The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Griggsby | 1936-05-08 |
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Mister Cinderella | Watkins, Randolph's Butler | 1936-10-22 |
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Stowaway | Atkins | 1936-12-25 |
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Satan Met a Lady | Anthony Travers | 1936-07-22 |
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Under Your Spell | Botts | 1936-11-06 |
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The Woman in Red | Major Albert Casserly (uncredited) | 1935-02-16 |
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Let's Live Tonight | Ozzy Featherstone | 1935-03-16 |
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The Winning Ticket | Horse Race Announcer | 1935-02-08 |
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I Live My Life | Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler | 1935-10-04 |
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The Daring Young Man | Col. Baggott | 1935-07-17 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Epilogue | 1935-10-09 |
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Curly Top | The Butler | 1935-07-26 |
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Bright Lights | Wilbur | 1935-07-27 |
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Go Into Your Dance | Latimer | 1935-04-20 |
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Personal Maid's Secret | Owen | 1935-10-26 |
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No More Ladies | Lord Knowleton | 1935-06-14 |
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Magnificent Obsession | Horace | 1935-12-30 |
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The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger | Donkey Man (uncredited) | 1935-01-18 |
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Remember Last Night? | Clarence Phelps | 1935-10-28 |
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Orchids to You | Roger Morton | 1935-08-09 |
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Splendor | Major Ballinger | 1935-11-22 |
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Hitch Hike Lady | Mortimer Wingate | 1935-12-28 |
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Going Highbrow | Waiter | 1935-07-06 |
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The Nitwits | Man with Tennis Equipment | 1935-06-07 |
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Cardinal Richelieu | Agitator | 1935-04-18 |
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Here Comes the Groom | Butler | 1934-06-21 |
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School for Romance | Diana's suitor | 1934-01-31 |
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Forsaking All Others | Johnson (Uncredited) | 1934-12-23 |
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Gambling Lady | Pryor (uncredited) | 1934-03-08 |
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The Key | Merriman | 1934-06-09 |
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Desirable | Butler | 1934-09-08 |
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Hollywood Party | Durante's Butler (uncredited) | 1934-05-24 |
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The Captain Hates the Sea | Major Warringforth | 1934-11-02 |
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Fashions of 1934 | The Duchess' Butler (uncredited) | 1934-02-14 |
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The Battle of Paris | Harry | 1929-11-30 |
