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Arthur Treacher

Arthur Treacher

Actor Jul 22 (died age 81) Brighton, England, UK 1929–1993 (64 year career)
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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 p…

Known For

Mary Poppins
Film

Mary Poppins

Constable
National Velvet
Film

National Velvet

Race Patron
Heidi
Film

Heidi

Andrews
The Little Princess
Film

The Little Princess

Bertie Minchin
David Copperfield
Film

David Copperfield

Donkey Man (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Film

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Epilogue
Curly Top
Film

Curly Top

The Butler
Magnificent Obsession
Film

Magnificent Obsession

Horace

Filmography

Acting (83)

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Movies (74)

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

1993

as Self (archive footage)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

1964

as Constable

7.5
How to Avoid Friendship

How to Avoid Friendship

1964

as Narrator

6.5
How to Live with a Neurotic Dog

How to Live with a Neurotic Dog

1963

as Narrator

7.0
How to Win on the Thruway

How to Win on the Thruway

1962

as Narrator

Self Defense... for Cowards

Self Defense... for Cowards

1962

as Narrator

6.0
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland

Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland

1954

as The Cheshire Cat

Love That Brute

Love That Brute

1950

as Quentin, Hanley's Butler

6.8
That Midnight Kiss

That Midnight Kiss

1949

as Hutchins

6.2
The Countess of Monte Cristo

The Countess of Monte Cristo

1948

as Hotel Managing Director

5.0
Slave Girl

Slave Girl

1947

as Thomas Griswold

5.0
Fun on a Weekend

Fun on a Weekend

1947

as Benjamin O. Moffatt

7.7
National Velvet

National Velvet

1945

as Race Patron

7.2
That's the Spirit

That's the Spirit

1945

as Masters

5.0
Swing Out, Sister

Swing Out, Sister

1945

as Chumley

3.7
Delightfully Dangerous

Delightfully Dangerous

1945

as Jeffers

4.7
In Society

In Society

1944

as Pipps, Butler

5.8
Chip Off the Old Block

Chip Off the Old Block

1944

as Quentin

4.0
Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

1943

as Second Air Raid Watcher

7.4
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

as Henderson

6.7
Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

as Arthur Treacher

6.0
Irene

Irene

1940

as Bretherton

6.0
Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

as Snelling

5.2
The Little Princess

The Little Princess

1939

as Bertie Minchin

6.7
Barricade

Barricade

1939

as Upton Ward

5.3
Bridal Suite

Bridal Suite

1939

as Lord Helfer

5.1
Mad About Music

Mad About Music

1938

as Tripps

6.9
Up the River

Up the River

1938

as Darby Randall

My Lucky Star

My Lucky Star

1938

as Whipple

5.3
Always in Trouble

Always in Trouble

1938

as Rogers

7.3
Heidi

Heidi

1937

as Andrews

6.9
She Had to Eat

She Had to Eat

1937

as Carter

5.0
Step Lively, Jeeves!

Step Lively, Jeeves!

1937

as Jeeves

6.0
You Can't Have Everything

You Can't Have Everything

1937

as Bevins

5.7
Thin Ice

Thin Ice

1937

as Nottingham

6.6
Under Your Spell

Under Your Spell

1936

as Botts

7.0
Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady

1936

as Anthony Travers

5.8
Stowaway

Stowaway

1936

as Atkins

6.7
Anything Goes

Anything Goes

1936

as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh

5.8
Thank You, Jeeves!

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936

as Jeeves

6.4
Hearts Divided

Hearts Divided

1936

as Sir Harry

5.0
The Case Against Mrs. Ames

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936

as Griggsby

3.0
Mister Cinderella

Mister Cinderella

1936

as Watkins, Randolph's Butler

6.0
Personal Maid's Secret

Personal Maid's Secret

1935

as Owen

5.5
Remember Last Night?

Remember Last Night?

1935

as Clarence Phelps

4.9
Splendor

Splendor

1935

as Major Ballinger

6.3
Curly Top

Curly Top

1935

as The Butler

6.4
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

1935

as Donkey Man (uncredited)

6.7
Let's Live Tonight

Let's Live Tonight

1935

as Ozzy Featherstone

1.0
The Nitwits

The Nitwits

1935

as Man with Tennis Equipment

6.6
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

as Epilogue

6.4
Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu

1935

as Agitator

7.3
Bright Lights

Bright Lights

1935

as Wilbur

4.2
The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red

1935

as Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)

6.0
Going Highbrow

Going Highbrow

1935

as Waiter

6.0
Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession

1935

as Horace

7.4
Orchids to You

Orchids to You

1935

as Roger Morton

6.0
I Live My Life

I Live My Life

1935

as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler

6.7
No More Ladies

No More Ladies

1935

as Lord Knowleton

4.6
The Winning Ticket

The Winning Ticket

1935

as Horse Race Announcer

3.3
Hitch Hike Lady

Hitch Hike Lady

1935

as Mortimer Wingate

6.8
Go Into Your Dance

Go Into Your Dance

1935

as Latimer

6.8
The Daring Young Man

The Daring Young Man

1935

as Col. Baggott

School for Romance

School for Romance

1934

as Diana's suitor

3.0
Desirable

Desirable

1934

as Butler

7.0
Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

1934

as Butler

6.5
The Key

The Key

1934

as Merriman

4.6
Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

1934

as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)

6.5
Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party

1934

as Durante's Butler (uncredited)

5.8
Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

1934

as Pryor (uncredited)

6.2
Forsaking All Others

Forsaking All Others

1934

as Johnson (Uncredited)

6.0
The Captain Hates the Sea

The Captain Hates the Sea

1934

as Major Warringforth

6.4
The Battle of Paris

The Battle of Paris

1929

as Harry

6.0