Asta: A well-paid pooch

Skippy was the name of one of Hollywood's most talented and famous dogs. He was called Asta in the famous comedy/mystery The Thin Man, and went on to appear in (at least) 21 movies before he retired in 1941. He was an absolute scene-stealer, and seemed to work very well with William Powell and Myrna Loy in the Thin Man series of movies. He was paid $250 per week. If you calculate the inflation rate between 1941 and 2018, that translates to $4270 per week.

He is pictured below with Wendy Barrie on the set of It's A Small World.