Skippy
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1 January 1931
Died1 January 1951 (age 20)
Known credits24
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.
It's Showtime
1976 · Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Asta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)
The Perfect Snob
1941 · Beano (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 · Asta
I'm Still Alive
1940 · Skip
Famous Movie Dogs
1940 · Self
Another Thin Man
1939 · Asta
Topper Takes a Trip
1938 · Mr. Atlas
I Am the Law
1938 · Habeas
Bringing Up Baby
1938 · George (uncredited)
Keep Smiling
1938 · Mr. Skip
The Awful Truth
1937 · Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Sea Racketeers
1937 · Skipper
After the Thin Man
1936 · Asta
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935 · Dog
The Daring Young Man
1935 · Skippy
It's A Small World
1935 · Sookie (uncredited)
The Lottery Lover
1935 · Pom Pom
The Firebird
1934 · Rex
Midnight Alibi
1934 · Skippy (uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco
1934 · Ragsy (uncredited)
The Thin Man
1934 · Asta (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Terrier at Dog Show (uncredited)
The Half-Naked Truth
1932 · Dog in Butcher Shop (uncredited)
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