For Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips, see Arthur Treacher's.
Arthur Treacher
Treacher in 1968
Born
Arthur Veary Treacher
(1894-07-23)23 July 1894
Brighton, East Sussex, England
Died
14 December 1975(1975-12-14) (aged 81)
Manhasset, New York, U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1926–1970
Spouse
Virginia J. Taylor
(m. 1940)
(1901-1984)
Arthur Veary Treacher (/ˈtriːtʃər/TREE-chər; 23 July 1894 – 14 December 1975) was an English film and stage actor active from the 1920s to the 1960s, and known for playing English types, especially butler and manservant roles, such as the P.G. Wodehouse valet character Jeeves (Thank You, Jeeves!, 1936) and the kind butlers opposite Shirley Temple in Curly Top (1935) and Heidi (1937). In the 1960s, he became well known on American television as an announcer/sidekick to talk show host Merv Griffin, and as the support character Constable Jones in Disney's Mary Poppins (1964). He lent his name to the Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips chain of restaurants.
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