Arthur Treacher 370310 223167094 2008-07-02T21:26:36Z 81.86.247.126 Corrected dates of Jeeves films, per IMDB {{Refimprove|date=July 2007}} {{Infobox actor | name = Arthur Treacher | image = Arthur Treacher in Bridal Suite trailer.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = in ''Bridal Suite'' (1939) | birthname = Arthur Veary Treacher | birthdate = {{birth date|1894|7|23|mf=y}} | location = [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]] | deathdate = {{death date and age|1975|12|14|1894|7|23|mf=y}} | deathplace = [[Manhasset, New York]] | height = | othername = | homepage = | notable role = | academyawards = | emmyawards = | spouse = Virginia Taylor (1940-1975) (his death) }} '''Arthur Veary Treacher''' ([[July 23]] [[1894]] – [[December 14]] [[1975]]) was an [[England|English]] actor born in [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]], [[England]]. He was a veteran of [[World War I]]. After the war he established a stage career and in 1928 he went to America as part of a musical-comedy revue called ''Great Temptations''. He began his film career in the 1930s, which included a role in three different [[Shirley Temple]] films: ''[[Stowaway (1936 film)|Stowaway]]'' (1936), ''[[Heidi (1937 film)|Heidi]]'' (1937), and ''[[The Little Princess (1939 film)|The Little Princess]]'' (1939). Scenes intentionally put the six-feet-four Treacher standing or dancing side-by-side with the tiny child actress, which could only make her cuter. Treacher filled the role of the ideal [[butler]], and he portrayed [[P.G. Wodehouse]]'s perfect valet character [[Jeeves]] in two movies, ''[[Thank You, Jeeves!]]'' (1936) and ''Step Lively, Jeeves'' (1937). He also played a valet or butler in several other films including: ''Personal Maids'', ''Mister Cinderella'', ''Bordertown'', and ''[[Curly Top]]''. Treacher played the role of Constable Jones in ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' and made many guest appearances on U.S. television, in addition to being [[Merv Griffin]]'s announcer and [[sidekick]] on the ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]'' in the mid-1960s and early-1970s ("...and now, here's the dear boy himself, Meeeer-vin!") When Griffin switched from syndication to [[CBS]], the network brass insisted that Treacher was too old for the show. Griffin fought to keep Treacher, but eventually relented and announced Treacher's retirement. No replacement was hired. In 1964 Treacher played the role of Arthur Pinkney in two episodes of the TV series, The Beverly Hillbillies. His role was that of a stuffy English butler who mistakenly believed the hillbillies were the domestic servants of the family he was hired by to improve the quality of the eastates live-in staff, while the hillbillies believed Pinkney to be a boarder at their Beverly Hills Mansion. Once found out that he was at the wrong millionaire's home,it was concluded that Pinkney should remain as the boarder at the Clampet residence in hopes introducing the backwoods family to culture and refinement. It still remains two of the funniest episodes written for the TV show. [[Arthur Treacher's|Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips]] was also a popular restaurant chain in the 1970s named after him, although it is unclear if he had any financial investment in the chain. The chain continues to exist, with more than 177 franchises throughout the United States. ==Partial filmography== *''[[Curly Top]]'' (1935) *''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935 film)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (1935) *''[[Magnificent Obsession (1935 film)|Magnificent Obsession]]'' (1935) *''[[Anything Goes (film)|Anything Goes]]'' (1936) *''[[Hearts Divided]]'' (1936) *''[[Satan Met a Lady]]'' (1936) *''[[Thank You, Jeeves!]]'' (1936) *''[[Stowaway (1936 film)|Stowaway]]'' (1936) *''[[Thin Ice (1937 film)|Thin Ice]]'' (1937) *''[[Heidi (1937 film)|Heidi]]'' (1937) *''[[Mad About Music]]'' (1938) *''[[Up the River (1938 film)|Up the River]]'' (1938) *''[[The Little Princess (1939 film)|The Little Princess]]'' (1939) *''[[Barricade (1939 film)|Barricade]]'' (1939) *''[[Forever and a Day (film)|Forever and a Day]]'' (1943) *''[[In Society]]'' (1944) *''[[National Velvet (film)|National Velvet]]'' (1944) *''[[Swing Out, Sister]]'' (1945) *''[[That Midnight Kiss]]'' (1949) *''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' (1964) ==External links== {{Commons}} *{{imdb name|0871546}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Treacher, Arthur}} [[Category:1894 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] [[Category:English film actors]] [[Category:British television actors]] [[Category:Deaths from cardiovascular disease]] [[Category:Hollywood Walk of Fame]] [[Category:People from Sussex]] [[Category:Television personalities]] {{UK-screen-actor-stub}}