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Skippy

Acting
1933 — 1941 · 7 films
Lived
1 January 1931 — d. 1951

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.

Career Signature

How Skippy’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.