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Skippy

Dog | * 01/01/1931 († 20, 01/01/1951)
Skippy (also known as Asta, 1931–1951) 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, and for his role in the 1938 comedy Bringing Up Baby, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Due to the popularity of The Thin Man role, Skippy is sometimes credited as Asta in public and in other films. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Romance / Love | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her d ...

After the Thin Man

NR

1936 | 3.7/5 | 1h 52min
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder. ...

Shadow of the Thin Man

NR

1941 | 3.5/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation. ...

The Thin Man Goes Home

Certification unknown

1944 | 3.6/5 | 1h 41min
Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
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Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate. ...

Another Thin Man

NR

1939 | 3.6/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Romance / Love
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Movies with Skippy as Actor(23)

as Self (archive footage)1976 It's Showtime
as (archive footage)1964 The Big Parade of Comedy
as Beano1941 The Perfect Snob
as Asta1941 Shadow of the Thin Man
as Skip1940 I'm Still Alive
as Asta1939 Another Thin Man
as Mr. Skip1938 Keep Smiling
as George (uncredited)1938 Bringing Up Baby
as Mr. Atlas1938 Topper Takes a Trip
as Habeas1938 I Am the Law
as Mr. Smith1937 The Awful Truth
as Skipper1937 Sea Racketeers
as Asta1936 After the Thin Man
as Pom Pom1935 The Lottery Lover
as Dog1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Sookie (uncredited)1935 It's A Small World
as himself1935 The Daring Young Man
as Ragsy (uncredited)1934 Fog Over Frisco
as Asta (uncredited)1934 The Thin Man
as Skippy (uncredited)1934 Midnight Alibi
as Rex1934 The Firebird
as Terrier at Dog Show (uncredited)1933 The Kennel Murder Case
as Dog in Butcher Shop1932 The Half-Naked Truth

Born: Thursday, 01/01 1931 (January)
Died: Monday, 01/01 1951 (January) (aged: 20)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Other names for Skippy (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Asta"
"Skippy (dog)"
"Skippy (Hund)"
Skippy frequently works together with these people:
William Powell (7x, Actor)
Cary Grant (6x, Actor)
Myrna Loy (5x, Actress)
Robert Barrat (5x, Actor)
Bess Flowers (4x, Actress)
Cedric Gibbons (4x, Crew)
W.S. Van Dyke (4x, Crew)
Douglas Shearer (4x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (4x, Crew)
Henry O'Neill (4x, Actor)
Roy Webb (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1335556, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024