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Skippy (also known as Asta, 1931–1951) 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, and for his role in the 1938 comedy Bringing Up Baby, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.
Taking their cue from Hammett's humorous dialogue and comic elements, the movies moved even further from the traditional hard-boiled approach. In another departure from Hammett, the dog Asta — an integral character in both the book and movies — was a male wire fox terrier, rather than the novel's female schnauzer.
The series starred Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk as Nick and Nora Charles. The dog, Asta, was played by three identical wire-hair terriers. [1] Jack Albertson, Patricia Donahue, and Nita Talbot had recurring roles during the show's second season. Albertson played Lieutenant Harry Evans of the New York Police Department. Donahue played Hazel ...
The Thin Man is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 novel by Dashiell Hammett.The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a leisure-class couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter.
Nick and Nora's dog Asta finds the painting in her shack. Nick puts the pieces together and has the police bring all the suspects to his father's house. Early on, it is revealed that Nick's father, Dr. Bertram Charles, has never been overly impressed with his son's unusual career choice, so this allows Nick to change his father's mind.
Here, we take a look at the dogs who have won King Charles' heart over the years and look to their future as they patter into Buckingham Palace. 17 Photos of King Charles with His Dogs, from ...
Asta Wire Fox Terrier: The Thin Man, and the series of Thin Man movies Played by Skippy, Asta is the wire-haired fox terrier of Private Investigator Nick Charles and his wife Nora; about a couple who solve murders while their dog is usually underfoot. Audrey: Cairn Terrier: Neighbours (Australian)
Bruce the 9-year-old golden retriever spent most of his life living in a shed as a breeding dog for a backyard breeder . A couple adopted the senior pet in 2024 from Humane Fort Wayne .