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.
74 movies · 9 shows
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993·0.0
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976·0.0
Mary Poppins
1964·7.5
How to Avoid Friendship
1964·7.0
How to Live with a Neurotic Dog
1963·7.0
How to Win on the Thruway
1962·9.0
Self Defense... for Cowards
1962·6.7
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
1954·0.0
Love That Brute
1950·6.8
That Midnight Kiss
1949·6.2
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1948·7.0
Slave Girl
1947·7.5
Fun on a Weekend
1947·7.2
That's the Spirit
1945·6.7
Swing Out, Sister
1945·4.5
Delightfully Dangerous
1945·5.3
National Velvet
1945·7.2
In Society
1944·5.8
Chip Off the Old Block
1944·7.0
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943·6.7
Forever and a Day
1943·7.5
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942·6.2
Irene
1940·6.5
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940·6.1
Barricade
1939·6.5
Bridal Suite
1939·5.4
The Little Princess
1939·6.7
Up the River
1938·10.0
Always in Trouble
1938·7.3
My Lucky Star
1938·5.9
Mad About Music
1938·7.0
Heidi
1937·6.9
Thin Ice
1937·6.8
You Can't Have Everything
1937·6.5
She Had to Eat
1937·5.6
Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937·6.0
Stowaway
1936·6.7
Under Your Spell
1936·7.3
Mister Cinderella
1936·7.0
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936·6.4
Satan Met a Lady
1936·5.8
Hearts Divided
1936·5.5
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936·5.0
Anything Goes
1936·5.8
Magnificent Obsession
1935·7.4
Hitch Hike Lady
1935·7.8
Splendor
1935·6.7
Remember Last Night?
1935·5.5
Personal Maid's Secret
1935·6.4
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935·6.4
I Live My Life
1935·6.7
Orchids to You
1935·6.0
Bright Lights
1935·5.1
Curly Top
1935·6.5
The Daring Young Man
1935·10.0
Going Highbrow
1935·6.5
No More Ladies
1935·5.0
The Nitwits
1935·6.7
Go Into Your Dance
1935·7.2
Cardinal Richelieu
1935·7.3
Let's Live Tonight
1935·5.5
The Woman in Red
1935·6.0
The Winning Ticket
1935·4.3
David Copperfield
1935·6.7
Forsaking All Others
1934·6.0
The Captain Hates the Sea
1934·6.4
Desirable
1934·7.2
Here Comes the Groom
1934·6.5
The Key
1934·4.9
Hollywood Party
1934·5.7
Gambling Lady
1934·6.2
Fashions of 1934
1934·6.6
School for Romance
1934·4.3
The Battle of Paris
1929·7.5