Skippy
Acting Born: 1931-01-01
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.
Movies
Another Thin Man
The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Awful Truth
Fog Over Frisco
Topper Takes a Trip
The Kennel Murder Case
Shadow of the Thin Man
The Firebird
Keep Smiling
The Perfect Snob
Bringing Up Baby
Sea Racketeers
The Thin Man
It's Showtime
The Big Parade of Comedy
After the Thin Man
I Am the Law
It's A Small World
I'm Still Alive
The Half-Naked Truth