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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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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Self Defense... for Cowards | Narrator | 1962-01-01 |
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How to Win on the Thruway | Narrator | 1962-09-14 |
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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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Swing Out, Sister | Chumley | 1945-05-18 |
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Delightfully Dangerous | Jeffers | 1945-03-31 |
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That's the Spirit | Masters | 1945-06-01 |
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National Velvet | Race Patron | 1945-01-26 |
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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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Brother Rat and a Baby | Snelling | 1940-01-13 |
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Irene | Bretherton | 1940-04-23 |
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The Little Princess | Bertie Minchin | 1939-03-17 |
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Bridal Suite | Lord Helfer | 1939-05-26 |
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Barricade | Upton Ward | 1939-12-08 |
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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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She Had to Eat | Carter | 1937-07-02 |
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Heidi | Andrews | 1937-10-15 |
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You Can't Have Everything | Bevins | 1937-08-02 |
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Thin Ice | Nottingham | 1937-09-03 |
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Step Lively, Jeeves! | Jeeves | 1937-06-30 |
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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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Hearts Divided | Sir Harry | 1936-06-20 |
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Thank You, Jeeves! | Jeeves | 1936-10-04 |
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Stowaway | Atkins | 1936-12-25 |
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Mister Cinderella | Watkins, Randolph's Butler | 1936-10-22 |
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Anything Goes | Sir Evelyn Oakleigh | 1936-01-24 |
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The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Griggsby | 1936-05-08 |
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The Winning Ticket | Horse Race Announcer | 1935-02-08 |
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The Woman in Red | Major Albert Casserly (uncredited) | 1935-02-16 |
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Orchids to You | Roger Morton | 1935-08-09 |
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No More Ladies | Lord Knowleton | 1935-06-14 |
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The Daring Young Man | Col. Baggott | 1935-07-17 |
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I Live My Life | Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler | 1935-10-04 |
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Curly Top | The Butler | 1935-07-26 |
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The Nitwits | Man with Tennis Equipment | 1935-06-07 |
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Hitch Hike Lady | Mortimer Wingate | 1935-12-28 |
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Personal Maid's Secret | Owen | 1935-10-26 |
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Let's Live Tonight | Ozzy Featherstone | 1935-03-16 |
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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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Go Into Your Dance | Latimer | 1935-04-20 |
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Remember Last Night? | Clarence Phelps | 1935-10-28 |
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Splendor | Major Ballinger | 1935-11-22 |
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Cardinal Richelieu | Agitator | 1935-04-18 |
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Going Highbrow | Waiter | 1935-07-06 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Epilogue | 1935-10-09 |
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Bright Lights | Wilbur | 1935-07-27 |
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School for Romance | Diana's suitor | 1934-01-31 |
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Desirable | Butler | 1934-09-08 |
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The Key | Merriman | 1934-06-09 |
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Here Comes the Groom | Butler | 1934-06-21 |
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Forsaking All Others | Johnson (Uncredited) | 1934-12-23 |
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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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Gambling Lady | Pryor (uncredited) | 1934-03-08 |
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Hollywood Party | Durante's Butler (uncredited) | 1934-05-24 |
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The Battle of Paris | Harry | 1929-12-30 |
