Arthur Treacher
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.
Mary Poppins
(Constable)
The Little Princess
(Bertie Minchin)
Stowaway
(Atkins)
Satan Met a Lady
(Anthony Travers)
Curly Top
(The Butler)
In Society
(Pipps, Butler)
Forever and a Day
(Second Air Raid Watcher)
Thin Ice
(Nottingham)
Mad About Music
(Tripps)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
(Henderson)
Love That Brute
(Quentin, Hanley's Butler)
The Woman in Red
(Major Albert Casserly (uncredited))
Fashions of 1934
(The Duchess' Butler (uncredited))
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Epilogue)
Thank You, Jeeves!
(Jeeves)
That's the Spirit
(Masters)
The Key
(Merriman)
Remember Last Night?
(Clarence Phelps)
That Midnight Kiss
(Hutchins)
Star Spangled Rhythm
(Arthur Treacher)
Forsaking All Others
(Johnson (Uncredited))
Irene
(Bretherton)
No More Ladies
(Lord Knowleton)
Delightfully Dangerous
(Jeffers)
Orchids to You
(Roger Morton)
Hitch Hike Lady
(Mortimer Wingate)
Mister Cinderella
(Watkins, Randolph's Butler)
Anything Goes
(Sir Evelyn Oakleigh)
Hearts Divided
(Sir Harry)
Fun on a Weekend
(Benjamin O. Moffatt)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
(Griggsby)
Slave Girl
(Thomas Griswold)
Swing Out, Sister
(Chumley)
Barricade
(Upton Ward)
Self Defense... for Cowards
(Narrator)
How to Avoid Friendship
(Narrator)
Always in Trouble
(Rogers)
Here Comes the Groom
(Butler)
David Copperfield
(Donkey Man (uncredited))
My Lucky Star
(Whipple)
Bridal Suite
(Lord Helfer)
You Can't Have Everything
(Bevins)
Magnificent Obsession
(Horace)
The Captain Hates the Sea
(Major Warringforth)
Heidi
(Andrews)
Splendor
(Major Ballinger)
Chip Off the Old Block
(Quentin)
National Velvet
(Race Patron)
Going Highbrow
(Waiter)
Cardinal Richelieu
(Agitator)
Desirable
(Butler)
Personal Maid's Secret
(Owen)
The Nitwits
(Man with Tennis Equipment)
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
(The Cheshire Cat)
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
(Self (archive footage))
The Winning Ticket
(Horse Race Announcer)
How to Win on the Thruway
(Narrator)
How to Live with a Neurotic Dog
(Narrator)
The Daring Young Man
(Col. Baggott)
Brother Rat and a Baby
(Snelling)
Step Lively, Jeeves!
(Jeeves)
Hollywood Party
(Durante's Butler (uncredited))
I Live My Life
(Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler)
Gambling Lady
(Pryor (uncredited))
Bright Lights
(Wilbur)
The Battle of Paris
(Harry)
The Countess of Monte Cristo
(Hotel Managing Director)
Under Your Spell
(Botts)
She Had to Eat
(Carter)
Let's Live Tonight
Go Into Your Dance
(Latimer)
School for Romance
(Diana's suitor)
Up the River
(Darby Randall)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(Self)
The Beverly Hillbillies
(Arthur Pinckney)
The Merv Griffin Show
(Self)
The Merv Griffin Show
Climax!
(Bishop Thornley)
The Philco Television Playhouse
(Uncle Fred)
Down You Go
(Self - Panelist)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
(Self)
The Philco Television Playhouse