Skippy
Acting
🎂 1931-01-01
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.
Cast credits(24)

George (uncredited)
1938

Asta (uncredited)
1934

Mr. Smith (uncredited)
1937

Asta
1936

Asta
1941

Asta
1939

Terrier at Dog Show (uncredited)
1933

Asta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)
1964

Mr. Atlas
1938

Habeas
1938

Skip
1940

Self (archive footage)
1976

Dog
1935

Ragsy (uncredited)
1934

Dog in Butcher Shop (uncredited)
1932

Sookie (uncredited)
1935

Skippy
1935

Rex
1934

Pom Pom
1935

Beano (uncredited)
1941
Skipper
1937

Skippy (uncredited)
1934
Self
1940

Mr. Skip
1938