
Arthur Treacher
Born: 1894-07-22
Place of Birth: Brighton, England, UK
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

Mary Poppins

The Countess of Monte Cristo

In Society

Under Your Spell

She Had to Eat

Heidi

Irene

The Key

Hollywood Party

Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland

The Nitwits

Curly Top

The Battle of Paris

Splendor

Thin Ice

Going Highbrow

National Velvet

Stowaway

The Little Princess

Slave Girl

Magnificent Obsession

Anything Goes

Bright Lights

That Midnight Kiss

Thank You, Jeeves!

Cardinal Richelieu

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Captain Hates the Sea

Let's Live Tonight

Fun on a Weekend

Gambling Lady

School for Romance

Always in Trouble

David Copperfield

Star Spangled Rhythm

Step Lively, Jeeves!

Orchids to You

Forsaking All Others

My Lucky Star

Love That Brute

Up the River

Forever and a Day

Brother Rat and a Baby

Satan Met a Lady

Mad About Music

Personal Maid's Secret

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

You Can't Have Everything

That's the Spirit

The Woman in Red

Swing Out, Sister

I Live My Life

Remember Last Night?

Bridal Suite

Fashions of 1934

Chip Off the Old Block

Barricade

Here Comes the Groom

Hitch Hike Lady

The Winning Ticket

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

No More Ladies

Mister Cinderella

Hearts Divided

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

Go Into Your Dance

Desirable

The Daring Young Man

Delightfully Dangerous
