Skippy

Acting

  • Born
  • January 1, 1931
  • Died
  • January 1, 1951

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.

As actor 24

The Thin Man poster
The Thin Man
1934
Bringing Up Baby poster
Bringing Up Baby
1938
The Awful Truth poster
The Awful Truth
1937
It's Showtime poster
It's Showtime
1976
After the Thin Man poster
After the Thin Man
1936
Shadow of the Thin Man poster
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
Another Thin Man poster
Another Thin Man
1939
Topper Takes a Trip poster
Topper Takes a Trip
1938
I Am the Law poster
I Am the Law
1938
I'm Still Alive poster
I'm Still Alive
1940
The Kennel Murder Case poster
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
The Firebird poster
The Firebird
1934
The Lottery Lover poster
The Lottery Lover
1935
The Big Parade of Comedy poster
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Fog Over Frisco poster
Fog Over Frisco
1934
The Daring Young Man poster
The Daring Young Man
1935
Midnight Alibi poster
Midnight Alibi
1934
The Perfect Snob poster
The Perfect Snob
1941
The Big Broadcast of 1936 poster
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
The Half-Naked Truth poster
The Half-Naked Truth
1932
It's A Small World poster
It's A Small World
1935
Keep Smiling poster
Keep Smiling
1938
Sea Racketeers poster
Sea Racketeers
1937
Famous Movie Dogs poster
Famous Movie Dogs
1940