Arthur Treacher
Birthday: 1894-07-23 | Place of Birth: Brighton, England, UKBorn 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
Acting
Role
as Constable
as Hutchins
as Chumley
as Jeffers
as Pipps, Butler
as Quentin
as Second Air Raid Watcher
as Bretherton
as Bertie Minchin
as Lord Helfer
as Whipple
as Andrews
as Bevins
as Jeeves
as Nottingham
as Anthony Travers
as Atkins
as Jeeves
as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh
as Sir Harry
as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler
as Horace
as Lord Knowleton
as Major Ballinger
as The Butler
as Merriman
