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