Acting credits
24
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Skippy
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 24Series: 0
TMDB ID: 1965470
IMDb ID: nm1208817
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1931
Died: January 1, 1951
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1932 - 1976
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.98
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Skippy.
as Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976 • Movie
as Asta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 • Movie
as Beano (uncredited)
The Perfect Snob
1941 • Movie
as Asta
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 • Movie
as Skip
I'm Still Alive
1940 • Movie
as Self
Famous Movie Dogs
1940 • Movie
as Asta
Another Thin Man
1939 • Movie
as Mr. Atlas
Topper Takes a Trip
1938 • Movie
as Habeas
I Am the Law
1938 • Movie
as George (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
1938 • Movie
as Mr. Skip
Keep Smiling
1938 • Movie
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
1937 • Movie
as Skipper
Sea Racketeers
1937 • Movie
as Asta
After the Thin Man
1936 • Movie
as Dog
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935 • Movie
as Skippy
The Daring Young Man
1935 • Movie
as Sookie (uncredited)
It's A Small World
1935 • Movie
as Pom Pom
The Lottery Lover
1935 • Movie
as Rex
The Firebird
1934 • Movie
as Skippy (uncredited)
Midnight Alibi
1934 • Movie
as Ragsy (uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco
1934 • Movie
as Asta (uncredited)
The Thin Man
1934 • Movie
as Terrier at Dog Show (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 • Movie
as Dog in Butcher Shop (uncredited)
The Half-Naked Truth
1932 • Movie