Arthur Treacher was an English actor.
Biography[]
Born in Brighton, Sussex, Treacher served in the First World War and joined the musical comedy revue Great Temptations, beginning a successful stage career. He made his film debut in David Copperfield and subsequently went on to appear in such Shirley Temple films as Curly Top and Heidi.
Though often typecast as a butler, Treacher also appeared in a number of non-singing roles in stage musicals such as King Pellinore in Camelot and the kindly Constable Jones in the film Mary Poppins. He also started the successful "Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips."
He passed away in 1975.
Singing[]
Treacher performed musically on both stage and screen, originating the roles of Sir Betram Hawley and Vivian Budd in the Broadway productions of The Madcap and Panama Hattie, as well as Oliver Perkins in the off-Broadway show Paradise Island.
Treacher also sang in several films, most notably performing the duet "Wot Cher!" in The Little Princess.
Film[]
Curly Top (1935)[]
- When I Grow Up
Stowaway (1936)[]
- Rock-a-bye Baby (solo)
The Little Princess (1939)[]
- The Fantasy
- Wot Cher! (duet)
- Wot Cher! (reprise)(duet)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)[]
- A Sweater, a Sarong and a Peek-a-Boo Bang
Television[]
The Merv Griffin Show (1968)[]
- If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)(duet)
Stage[]
The Madcap (1928)(originated the role)[]
- Stop-Go (duet)
- Finale
Panama Hattie (1940)(originated the role)[]
- They Ain't Done Right By Our Nell (duet)
- You Said It (contains solo lines)
Rosalie (1948)[]
- The King Can Do No Wrong (contains solo lines)
Paradise Island (1961)(originated the role)[]
- The Menehune (contains solo lines)
- Never Any Time to Play (contains solo lines)
Albums[]
Merv Griffin & Arthur Treacher In London 'Alf & 'Alf Songs Of The British Music Hall[]
- When Father Papered The Parlour (duet)
- The Ring Fell Under The Sofa (duet)
- She Pushed Me Into The Parlour (duet)
- Kitty, The Telephone Girl (duet)
- She's Going There Every Night (duet)
- Gilbert, The Filbert (duet)
- I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts (duet)
- I'm Henry The Eighth, I Am! (duet)
- My Old Dutch (duet)
- Wot Cher! (Knock'd 'Em In The Old Kent Road)(duet)
- I'm Shy, Mary Ellen, I'm Shy (duet)
- Whose Got The Suitcase (duet)
