Skippy
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-01-01 (20 years old)
Deathday
1951-01-01
Place of Birth
-
Also known As
Asta
Skippy
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.
Acting
1940
as Self
1939
as Asta
1938
as George (uncredited)
1937
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
1941
as Asta
1938
as Mr. Atlas
1938
as Habeas
1934
as Asta (uncredited)
1936
as Asta
1935
as Sookie (uncredited)
1934
as Ragsy (uncredited)
1938
as Mr. Skip
1935
as Pom Pom
1937
as Skipper
1933
as Terrier at Dog Show (uncredited)
1935
1935
as Skippy
1941
as Beano (uncredited)
1934
as Rex
1940
as Skip
1932
as Dog in Butcher Shop (uncredited)
1934
as Skippy (uncredited)
1964
as Asta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)
1976
as Self (archive footage)
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