Skippy
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.
Known for
- Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- The Thin Man (1934)
- After the Thin Man (1936)
- The Awful Truth (1937)
- Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
- Another Thin Man (1939)
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
- I Am the Law (1938)
- The Daring Young Man (1935)
- The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
- The Half-Naked Truth (1932)
- The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
- I'm Still Alive (1940)
- Topper Takes a Trip (1938)
- It's Showtime (1976)
- It's A Small World (1935)
- Fog Over Frisco (1934)
- The Lottery Lover (1935)
- The Firebird (1934)
- Midnight Alibi (1934)