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Person

Skippy

Specialty
Acting
Birth
January 1, 1931 · 20 years
Death
January 1, 1951

Technical Alias

Asta

Professional Trajectory

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.

Registered Filmography