Arthur Lowe

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Known For

Acting

Born

1915-09-22

Place of Birth

Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
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Arthur Lowe

Biography

Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 – 15 April 1982) was a BAFTA Award winning English actor. He was best known for playing Captain George Mainwaring in the popular British sitcom Dad's Army from 1968 until 1977.

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Acting History

2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The Best of Morecambe and Wise as Self (archive footage)
2001
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe as Self
1983
ITV Christmas Comedy
1982
A J Wentworth, BA as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
1982
Britannia Hospital as Guest Patient
1980
Sweet William as Captain Walton
1979
The Plank as Shorter Workman
1979
The Lady Vanishes as Jeremy Charters
1979
Potter as Redvers Potter
1978
Bless Me Father as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
1978
Daphne Laureola as Gooch
1977
Oh What A Lovely Report as Mr. Jones
1977
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It as Dr. John H. Watson
1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean as Herbert Morrison
1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as Henry Duckworth
1976
Laurence Olivier Presents as Gooch
1976
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones as Dr. Thwackum
1976
Bill Brand as Watson
1974
Mr. Men as Narrator
1974
Churchill's People as Epillicus
1974
Man About the House as Spiros
1974
David Copperfield as Wilkins Micawber
1974
Microbes and Men as Louis Pasteur
1973
No Sex Please - We're British as Mr. Leslie Bromley
1973
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall as Maj. Drysdale
1973
O Lucky Man! as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
1973
Theatre of Blood as Horace Sprout
1972
The Ruling Class as Tucker
1972
It's Murder. But Is It Art? as Phineas Drake
1971
The Last Of The Baskets as Redvers Bodkin
1971
Dad's Army as Captain George Mainwaring
1971
A Hole Lot of Trouble as Whitehouse
1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as Ferret
1970
Spring and Port Wine as Mr. Aspinall
1970
Ben Travers Farces as Clement Peck
1970
Fragment of Fear as Mr. Nugent
1970
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens as John Dickens
1970
Some Will, Some Won't as Police Sergeant
1969
The Bed Sitting Room as Father
1969
It All Goes to Show as Councillor Henry Parker
1968
if.... as Mr. Kemp
1968
Dad's Army as Captain George Mainwaring
1968
Mrs. Capper's Birthday as Mr. Godsall
1968
Red, White, and Zero as The Mayor
1968
Rogues' Gallery as Mr. Cakebread
1968
About "The White Bus" as Self
1967
The White Bus as The Mayor
1967
Turn Out the Lights as Leonard Swindley
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Sir Oliver Surface
1965
You Must Be Joking as Husband
1965
Pardon the Expression as Leonard Swindley
1964
The Wednesday Play as Colonel Harrup
1963
The Snag as Tailor
1963
This Sporting Life as Charles Slomer
1962
Go to Blazes as Warder
1961
Morecambe & Wise as Capt. George Mainwaring
1961
The Avengers as Benstead
1960
Coronation Street as Leonard Swindley
1960
Maigret as Monsieur Triboulet
1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England as Bank Official (uncredited)
1960
A Night Out as Mr King
1960
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime as Mr. Podgers
1959
No Hiding Place
1959
The Boy and the Bridge as Bridge Mechanic
1958
Stormy Crossing as Garage Owne
1958
Blind Spot
1957
Stranger in Town as Jeweller
1957
Hour of Decision as Caligraphy Expert
1956
The Green Man as Radio Salesman
1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
Breakaway as Mitchell
1956
Armchair Theatre as Tailor
1956
Who Done It? as Shop demonstrator (uncredited)
1955
One Way Out as Sam
1955
Windfall as Wilkins
1955
The Reluctant Bride as Mr. Fogarty
1954
Final Appointment as Barratt
1954
The Mirror and Markheim as Arthur Henry
1950
Sunday Night Theatre as Albert Davies
1949
The Spider and the Fly as Town Clerk
1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets as The Reporter
1949
Stop Press Girl as Archibald (uncredited)
1948
London Belongs to Me as Commuter on Train (uncredited)