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 p...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
as Self (archive footage)
There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike, at four she already led at the box office — ahead of Gable and Cooper. Her...
Mary Poppins
1964
as Constable
Mr Banks is looking for a nanny for his two mischievous children and comes across Mary Poppins, an angelic nanny. She not only brings a change in thei...
How to Avoid Friendship
1964
as Narrator
The Independent League of Loners, known as the ILL, has studied the problem of excess camaraderie and has formulated this happy guide to solitude. A c...
How to Live with a Neurotic Dog
1963
as Narrator
A Gene Deitch cartoon about dogs and their inferior owners.
How to Win on the Thruway
1962
as Narrator
A Gene Deitch cartoon about driving.
Self Defense... for Cowards
1962
as Narrator
In a series of vignettes, we see how to "win" a barroom fight by such tactics as going limp, garlic breath, screaming, enlisting the help of a large, ...
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
1954
as The Cheshire Cat
Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, join Alice on her adventure in Wonderland.
Love That Brute
1950
as Quentin, Hanley's Butler
The story of a crude gangster hopelessly falling for a sweet young city government employee.
That Midnight Kiss
1949
as Hutchins
Opera singer Prudence Budell, overhears truck driver Johnny Donnetti singing opera, and persuades her opera company to give him a chance in her new op...
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1948
as Hotel Managing Director
This musical tells the tales of two movie extras who abscond to an expensive resort with their costumes and pretend to be aristocrats. Included in the...
Slave Girl
1947
as Thomas Griswold
Tongue-in-cheek adventure tale of an American attempting to free sailors held as hostages and becoming involved in middle-East tribal wars.
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Benjamin O. Moffatt
Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth sim...
That's the Spirit
1945
as Masters
A vaudeville performer returns from the dead to help his wife and daughter, who are being dominated by a greedy banker.
Swing Out, Sister
1945
as Chumley
Universal cowboy star Rod Cameron plays Geoffrey, conductor of a high-toned symphony orchestra. Secretly harboring the desire to become a swingin' jaz...
Delightfully Dangerous
1945
as Jeffers
Young Sherry Williams dreams of having a singing career, and she idolizes her older sister Josephine, who has gone to New York to perform on the stage...
National Velvet
1945
as Race Patron
Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velv...
In Society
1944
as Pipps, Butler
Two bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets the pair an invitation to a fancy party and an entree i...
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
as Quentin
The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star.
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
as Henderson
A missionary tries to outwit the U.S. government and smuggle Chinese orphans into the country.
Forever and a Day
1943
as Second Air Raid Watcher
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, ...
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Arthur Treacher
Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddie...
Irene
1940
as Bretherton
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate. Charm...
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Snelling
Three comrades graduate from Viriginia Military Institute. Bing has a chance to return to VMI as a football coach.
Barricade
1939
as Upton Ward
In China, a singer and a journalist meet while traveling on a train attacked by bandits.
Bridal Suite
1939
as Lord Helfer
A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps.
The Little Princess
1939
as Bertie Minchin
A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.
Up the River
1938
as Darby Randall
A group of prison inmates pass the time playing football and romancing ladies in this prison escape crime musical screwball comedy that was apparently...
Always in Trouble
1938
as Rogers
Jane's dad (Tombes) is an oil field worker who comes into a fortune and is then pushed into society by his wife.
My Lucky Star
1938
as Whipple
George Cabot Jr., the son of a department store owner, enrolls Kristina Nielsen, the store's sports clerk, at a university to use her as an advertise...
Mad About Music
1938
as Tripps
A young woman at a girl's school in Switzerland makes up stories about and writes herself letters from an imaginary explorer-adventurer father; and is...
Heidi
1937
as Andrews
Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Krame...
Thin Ice
1937
as Nottingham
A Swiss hotel ski instructor falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning.
You Can't Have Everything
1937
as Bevins
Starving playwright Judith Wells meets playboy writer of musicals, George Macrae, over a plate of stolen spaghetti. He persuades producer Sam Gordon t...
She Had to Eat
1937
as Carter
An Arizona gas station owner faces comic adventures after traveling with an eccentric millionaire to New City, where he meets up with a small-time con...
Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937
as Jeeves
A British butler goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to a fortune.
Stowaway
1936
as Atkins
Chin-Ching gets lost in Shanghai and is befriended by American playboy Tommy Randall. She falls asleep in his car which winds up on a ship headed for ...
Under Your Spell
1936
as Botts
A famous singer, bored with music and fans, goes to live in Mexico. His manager sends a woman to bring him back. They fall in love.
Mister Cinderella
1936
as Watkins, Randolph's Butler
Boston blueblood Aloysius Merriweather loves to play jokes on people and he's come up with a joy-buzzer of a doozy. He'll send barber Joe Jenkins in h...
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936
as Jeeves
Jeeves tries to keep his young master out of trouble.
Satan Met a Lady
1936
as Anthony Travers
In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.
Hearts Divided
1936
as Sir Harry
Napoleon Bonaparte's younger brother, visiting the United States, falls madly in love with a young woman he meets in Baltimore.
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936
as Griggsby
An attorney falls for the woman he's representing on a murder charge.
Anything Goes
1936
as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh
A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he...
Magnificent Obsession
1935
as Horace
A playboy tries to redeem himself after his careless behavior causes a great man's death.
Hitch Hike Lady
1935
as Mortimer Wingate
Brit Amelia Blake travels to America to join her son Alfred. Fate forces her to hitchhike to California, a perilous journey that she shares with kind ...
Splendor
1935
as Major Ballinger
When Brighton Lorrimore returns home with his new bride, Phyllis, his family makes their disappointment in his choice obvious. Facing bankruptcy and t...
Remember Last Night?
1935
as Clarence Phelps
After a night of wild partying at a friend's house, a couple wake up to discover the party's host has been murdered in his bed.
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
as Owen
A longtime maid for New York socialites watches from afar as the daughter she once gave up is raised by others. Director Arthur Greville Collins' 1935...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
as Epilogue
Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors rehear...
I Live My Life
1935
as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler
A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.
Orchids to You
1935
as Roger Morton
An unlikely courtroom romance blooms between a flower-shop owner and her unscrupulous landlord's married attorney.
Bright Lights
1935
as Wilbur
Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.
Curly Top
1935
as The Butler
Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. J...
The Daring Young Man
1935
as Col. Baggott
The Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl for a good story, McLane is persistently outscooped by ...
Going Highbrow
1935
as Waiter
A ditzy wife yearns to join "high society" when she and her husband become suddenly wealthy. Comedy.
No More Ladies
1935
as Lord Knowleton
A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous.
The Nitwits
1935
as Man with Tennis Equipment
A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher.
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Latimer
An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
as Agitator
The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.
Let's Live Tonight
1935
as Ozzy Featherstone
Nick Kerry (Tullio Carminati) is a rich rounder who holds tremendous fascination over women......mainly because he is rich and has his own yacht. At M...
The Woman in Red
1935
as Major Albert Casserly (uncredited)
A professional jockey struggles to fit in with her new husband's upper-crust Long Island family in this horsy-set drama.
The Winning Ticket
1935
as Horse Race Announcer
A barber tries to find the winning lottery ticket he hid from his moralistic wife.
David Copperfield
1935
as Donkey Man (uncredited)
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relations...
Forsaking All Others
1934
as Johnson (Uncredited)
A socialite only realises that her friend is in love with her when she falls for the wrong man.
The Captain Hates the Sea
1934
as Major Warringforth
Alcoholic newspaperman Steve Bramley boards the San Capador for a restful cruise, hoping to quit drinking and begin writing a book. Also on board are ...
Desirable
1934
as Butler
A man meets the daughter of his lover and they begin to fall in love.
Here Comes the Groom
1934
as Butler
Piccolo player Mike Scanlon loses his girl due to his unexciting lifestyle, so he decides to commit a robbery to gain notoriety. But the robbery goes ...
The Key
1934
as Merriman
A British officer stationed in Ireland falls for the wife of an intelligence man.
Hollywood Party
1934
as Durante's Butler (uncredited)
Jimmy Durante is jungle movie star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. When Baron Munchausen comes to town with real ...
Gambling Lady
1934
as Pryor (uncredited)
A businesslike syndicate runs all the gambling joints in town; least profitable is honest Mike Lee's. Under pressure to allow cheating, Mike "walks ou...
Fashions of 1934
1934
as The Duchess' Butler (uncredited)
When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide disco...
School for Romance
1934
as Diana's suitor
Count Romansky is a newspaper columnist who specializes in romance issues. When he loses his job, he opens up a school where he instructs his pretty p...
The Battle of Paris
1929
as Harry
Gertrude Lawrence plays a singer in Paris during World War I. After stealing from Tony (Walter Petrie), an American artist, the two fall in love.