Arthur Treacher
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Little Princess
as Bertie Minchin 1939
Heidi
as Andrews 1937
National Velvet
as Race Patron 1945
David Copperfield
as Donkey Man (uncredited) 1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Epilogue 1935
Curly Top
as The Butler 1935
Satan Met a Lady
as Anthony Travers 1936
Stowaway
as Atkins 1936
In Society
as Pipps, Butler 1944
Fashions of 1934
as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited) 1934
Forsaking All Others
as Johnson (Uncredited) 1934
Magnificent Obsession
as Horace 1935
Gambling Lady
as Pryor (uncredited) 1934
The Woman in Red
as Major Albert Casserly (uncredited) 1935
Hollywood Party
as Durante's Butler (uncredited) 1934
Forever and a Day
as Second Air Raid Watcher 1943