1938Winner
Best Performance
Bringing Up Baby
Skippy
Actor
January 1, 1931
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1934Winner
Best Performance
The Thin Man
1937Nominee
Best Performance
The Awful Truth
Career Highlights
1936Highlight
Best Performance
After the Thin Man
1934Highlight
Best Performance
Fog Over Frisco
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Bringing Up Baby
The Thin Man
The Awful Truth