Arthur (1981 film) followed by a sequel in 1988, "". Lead players Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, and John Gielgud, reprised their roles, as well as many supporting players such as Geraldine Fitzgerald, Barney Martin, and Ted Ross. It was first reported in 2008 that "Arthur" was to be remade by Warner Bros., with British actor/comedian Russell Brand in the lead role. Brand confirmed this during his March 10, 2009 appearance on "The Howard Stern Show". The remake was a critical and financial failure. This film had three Indian remakes. One was the 1984 Bollywood Hindi language film "Sharaabi" starring Amitabh Bachchan in the
Arthur Butler (rugby league) Arthur Butler (rugby league) Arthur Butler (1883 – 1947) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative half, he played club football for the South Sydney, Glebe and Annandale clubs in the NSWRFL Premiership. Butler played for Souths in the first season of rugby league in Australia, the 1908 NSWRFL season. He was also selected to play for New South Wales at halfback in their first ever rugby league game against Queensland, scoring a try in the 43-0 victory, which was the first in a clean sweep