Asta - Wire-haired terrier on the detective comedy THE THIN MAN/NBC/1957-59. Asta resides with Nick and Nora Charles (Peter Lawford & Phyllis Kirk), a pair of wealthy socialites who spent their spare time solving crimes with the assistance of Asta (who helped them sniff out the clues).

The THIN MAN was based on a story by Dashiel Hammett. In the novel the dog was described as a schnauzer. In the movie version, Asta was played by Skippy who was trained by Rudd Weatherwax (died in 1985). Asta won the 1959 & 1960 PATSY Award (the Oscar of the animal world) .