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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-09-22

Deathday

1982-04-15 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

Arthur Lowe

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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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Known For

7.7%

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Jun 21, 1949

7.1%

if....

Dec 19, 1968

6.7%

Theatre of Blood

Mar 16, 1973

7.7%

The Avengers

Jan 7, 1961

5.3%

Coronation Street

Dec 9, 1960

7.0%

This Sporting Life

Feb 7, 1963

6.9%

O Lucky Man!

Mar 25, 1973

4.9%

Dad's Army

Mar 12, 1971

6.4%

The Ruling Class

Sep 13, 1972

7.4%

Dad's Army

Jul 31, 1968

6.0%

The Lady Vanishes

Apr 30, 1979

6.4%

Britannia Hospital

May 27, 1982

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Acting

2023		Dad's Army: The Animations as Captain George Mainwaring
2023		Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes as Captain Mainwaring

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years as Capt. George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001

The Best of Morecambe and Wise as Self (archive footage)

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		Red, White, and Zero as The Mayor
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

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		Man About the House as Spiros
1974		Microbes and Men as Louis Pasteur

1973		No Sex Please: We're British as Mr 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 Mr. Phineas Drake

1971		The Last Of The Baskets as Redvers Bodkin
1971		Dad's Army as Capt. 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		Fragment of Fear as Mr. Nugent
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		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
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		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)