👤
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 1, 1931
Also Known As
- Asta
Skippy
Biography
Skippy (also known as Asta, born 1931 or 1932; retired 1941) was a Wire Fox Terrier dog actor who appeared in dozens of movies during the 1930s. Skippy is best known for the role of the pet dog "Asta" in the 1934 detective comedy The Thin Man, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. Due to the popularity of the role, Skippy is sometimes credited as Asta in public and in other films.
Known For - Movies
Bringing Up Baby
as George (uncredited)
Topper Takes a Trip
as Mr. Atlas
The Thin Man
as Asta (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
as Asta
The Awful Truth
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
as Asta
The Kennel Murder Case
as Terrier at Dog Show (uncredited)
The Lottery Lover
as Pom Pom
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Asta
The Firebird
as Rex