Skippy
Known for Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1931
- Died
- January 1, 1951 (aged 20)
- Also known as
- Asta
Biography
Skippy (also known as Asta, born 1931 or 1932; retired 1941) was a Wire Fox Terrier dog actor who appeared in dozens of movies during the 1930s. Skippy is best known for the role of the pet dog "Asta" in the 1934 detective comedy The Thin Man, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. Due to the popularity of the role, Skippy is sometimes credited as Asta in public and in other films.
Latest
The Big Parade of ComedyAsta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)1964Rating: 7.2 out of 10
The Perfect SnobBeano (uncredited)1941Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Shadow of the Thin ManAsta1941Rating: 7.0 out of 10
I'm Still AliveSkip1940Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Another Thin ManAsta1939Rating: 7.1 out of 10
Topper Takes a TripMr. Atlas1938Rating: 6.6 out of 10
I Am the LawHabeas1938Rating: 7.1 out of 10
Bringing Up BabyGeorge (uncredited)1938Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Keep SmilingMr. Skip1938Rating: 7.0 out of 10
The Awful TruthMr. Smith (uncredited)1937Rating: 7.2 out of 10
Sea RacketeersSkipper1937Rating: 4.7 out of 10
After the Thin ManAsta1936Rating: 7.3 out of 10
The Big Broadcast of 1936Dog1935Rating: 5.8 out of 10
The Daring Young ManSkippy1935Rating: 10.0 out of 10
It's A Small WorldSookie (uncredited)1935Rating: 6.0 out of 10
The Lottery LoverPom Pom1935Rating: 4.3 out of 10
The FirebirdRex1934Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Midnight AlibiSkippy (uncredited)1934Rating: 6.7 out of 10
Fog Over FriscoRagsy (uncredited)1934Rating: 6.4 out of 10
The Thin ManAsta (uncredited)1934Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Known for
- Bringing Up BabyGeorge (uncredited)1938Rating: 7.5 out of 10
- After the Thin ManAsta1936Rating: 7.3 out of 10
- The Awful TruthMr. Smith (uncredited)1937Rating: 7.2 out of 10
- Shadow of the Thin ManAsta1941Rating: 7.0 out of 10
- The Thin ManAsta (uncredited)1934Rating: 7.5 out of 10
- Another Thin ManAsta1939Rating: 7.1 out of 10
The Kennel Murder CaseTerrier at Dog Show (uncredited)1933Rating: 6.1 out of 10- Topper Takes a TripMr. Atlas1938Rating: 6.6 out of 10
The Half-Naked TruthDog in Butcher Shop (uncredited)1932Rating: 5.1 out of 10- I Am the LawHabeas1938Rating: 7.1 out of 10
- Fog Over FriscoRagsy (uncredited)1934Rating: 6.4 out of 10
- The Big Broadcast of 1936Dog1935Rating: 5.8 out of 10
Filmography
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