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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 1, 1931
Died
January 1, 1951
Place of Birth
N/A
Also Known As
- Asta
Skippy
0.7 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.0
Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976
6.3
Asta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
6.3
Beano (uncredited)
The Perfect Snob
1941
7.0
Asta
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
6.0
Skip
I'm Still Alive
1940
5.0
Self
Famous Movie Dogs
1940
7.1
Asta
Another Thin Man
1939
6.5
Mr. Atlas
Topper Takes a Trip
1938
6.6
Habeas
I Am the Law
1938
7.5
George (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
1938
Credits
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1976
7.0
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Asta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)
1964
6.3
The Perfect Snob
as Beano (uncredited)
1941
6.3
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Asta
1941
7.0
I'm Still Alive
as Skip
1940
6.0
Famous Movie Dogs
as Self
1940
5.0
Another Thin Man
as Asta
1939
7.1
Topper Takes a Trip
as Mr. Atlas
1938
6.5
I Am the Law
as Habeas
1938
6.6
Bringing Up Baby
as George (uncredited)
1938
7.5
Keep Smiling
as Mr. Skip
1938
0.0
The Awful Truth
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
1937
7.2
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Sea Racketeers
as Skipper
1937
1.0
After the Thin Man
as Asta
1936
7.3
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Dog
1935
5.5
The Daring Young Man
as Skippy
1935
0.0
It's A Small World
as Sookie (uncredited)
1935
4.5
The Lottery Lover
as Pom Pom
1935
3.0
The Firebird
as Rex
1934
5.5
Midnight Alibi
as Skippy (uncredited)
1934
6.0
Fog Over Frisco
as Ragsy (uncredited)
1934
6.2
The Thin Man
as Asta (uncredited)
1934
7.5
The Kennel Murder Case
as Terrier at Dog Show (uncredited)
1933
6.0
The Half-Naked Truth
as Dog in Butcher Shop (uncredited)
1932
4.9