Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 22, 1894
Place of Birth
Brighton, England, UK
Also Known As
- Arthur Veary Treacher
Arthur Treacher
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 - Movies
Mary Poppins
as Constable
Swing Out, Sister
as Chumley
You Can't Have Everything
as Bevins
The Little Princess
as Bertie Minchin
Heidi
as Andrews
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Epilogue
David Copperfield
as Donkey Man (uncredited)
National Velvet
as Race Patron
Fashions of 1934
as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)
In Society
as Pipps, Butler
Known For - TV Shows
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Arthur Pinckney
Climax!
as Bishop Thornley
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Uncle Fred
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Graves the Butler
Down You Go
as Self - Panelist