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Skippy
Born 1931-01-01
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
It's ShowtimeSelf (archive footage)The Big Parade of ComedyAsta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)The Perfect SnobBeano (uncredited)Shadow of the Thin ManAstaI'm Still AliveSkipFamous Movie DogsSelfAnother Thin ManAstaTopper Takes a TripMr. AtlasI Am the LawHabeasBringing Up BabyGeorge (uncredited)Keep SmilingMr. SkipThe Awful TruthMr. Smith (uncredited)Sea RacketeersSkipperAfter the Thin ManAstaThe Big Broadcast of 1936DogThe Daring Young ManSkippyIt's A Small WorldSookie (uncredited)The Lottery LoverPom PomThe FirebirdRexMidnight AlibiSkippy (uncredited)Fog Over FriscoRagsy (uncredited)The Thin ManAsta (uncredited)The Kennel Murder CaseTerrier at Dog Show (uncredited)The Half-Naked TruthDog in Butcher Shop (uncredited)