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Skippy

Born January 1, 1931Died January 1, 195121 films

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.

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Bringing Up Baby posterFirst watchBringing Up Baby19387.5as George (uncredited)David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Thin Man poster7.5The Thin Man1934The Awful Truth poster7.2The Awful Truth1937After the Thin Man poster7.3After the Thin Man1936Another Thin Man poster7.1Another Thin Man1939Shadow of the Thin Man poster7.0Shadow of the Thin Man1941The Kennel Murder Case poster6.1The Kennel Murder Case1933

Filmography

21 films as actor
  1. 1941The Perfect SnobBeano (uncredited)
  2. 1941Shadow of the Thin ManAsta
  3. 1940I'm Still AliveSkip
  4. 1939Another Thin ManAsta
  5. 1938Topper Takes a TripMr. Atlas
  6. 1938I Am the LawHabeas
  7. 1938Bringing Up BabyGeorge (uncredited)
  8. 1938Keep SmilingMr. Skip
  9. 1937The Awful TruthMr. Smith (uncredited)
  10. 1937Sea RacketeersSkipper
  11. 1936After the Thin ManAsta
  12. 1935The Big Broadcast of 1936Dog
  13. 1935The Daring Young ManSkippy
  14. 1935It's A Small WorldSookie (uncredited)
  15. 1935The Lottery LoverPom Pom
  16. 1934The FirebirdRex
  17. 1934Midnight AlibiSkippy (uncredited)
  18. 1934Fog Over FriscoRagsy (uncredited)
  19. 1934The Thin ManAsta (uncredited)
  20. 1933The Kennel Murder CaseTerrier at Dog Show (uncredited)
  21. 1932The Half-Naked TruthDog in Butcher Shop (uncredited)