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Named for a British Actor
Posted by: amazing fact ()
Date: March 04, 2017 04:10PM

It is true! Arthur Treacher's is named after a British actor! Who knew?

Arthur Veary Treacher (23 July 1894 – 14 December 1975) was an English film and stage actor active from the 1930s to the 1960s, and known for playing English stereotypes, especially butler and manservant roles, such as the P.G. Wodehouse valet character Jeeves (Thank You, Jeeves ,1936) and the kind butler Andrews opposite Shirley Temple in Heidi (1937). In the 1960s, he became well-known on American television as an announcer/sidekick to talk show host Merv Griffin. He lent his name to the Arthur Treacher's fish and chips chain of restaurants.

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Re: Named for a British Actor
Posted by: Artie T ()
Date: March 05, 2017 09:43PM

Don't be fooled even though Arthur Treacher could act the part of a mild mannered butler. In real life he was a total badass capable of killing a man 6 times before he hit the floor...

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Re: Named for a British Actor
Posted by: FwLxc ()
Date: March 07, 2017 11:30AM

DUH - check Wikipedia. He was in Mary Poppins as the constable.

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Re: Named for a British Actor
Posted by: NippleChuck ()
Date: March 07, 2017 12:10PM

Yep that's the guy.

Nip

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Re: Named for a British Actor
Posted by: David in FC ()
Date: March 07, 2017 12:15PM

I knew already.

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