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Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

Acting September 22, 1915 (66 years old) April 15, 1982 Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

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.

Movies 60

Kind Hearts and Coronets 7.6

Kind Hearts and Coronets

as The Reporter

1949
if.... 7.0

if....

as Mr. Kemp

1968
Theatre of Blood 6.8

Theatre of Blood

as Horace Sprout

1973
O Lucky Man! 6.8

O Lucky Man!

as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

1973
Britannia Hospital 6.2

Britannia Hospital

as Guest Patient

1982
The Lady Vanishes 6.0

The Lady Vanishes

as Jeremy Charters

1979
The Bed Sitting Room 5.9

The Bed Sitting Room

as Father

1969
Spring and Port Wine 5.8

Spring and Port Wine

as Mr. Aspinall

1970
This Sporting Life 7.0

This Sporting Life

as Charles Slomer

1963
The Ruling Class 6.4

The Ruling Class

as Tucker

1972
Dad's Army 5.0

Dad's Army

as Captain George Mainwaring

1971
No Sex Please - We're British 5.2

No Sex Please - We're British

as Mr. Leslie Bromley

1973
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England 6.1

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

as Bank Official (uncredited)

1960
London Belongs to Me 7.0

London Belongs to Me

as Commuter on Train (uncredited)

1948
Man About the House 5.0

Man About the House

as Spiros

1974
The Spider and the Fly 6.9

The Spider and the Fly

as Town Clerk

1949
Philby, Burgess and Maclean 5.4

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

as Herbert Morrison

1977
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer 6.1

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

as Ferret

1970
The Green Man 7.0

The Green Man

as Radio Salesman

1956
Hitler: The Comedy Years 5.0

Hitler: The Comedy Years

as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

2007
Floodtide 7.3

Floodtide

as Pianist (uncredited)

1949
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones 3.5

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

as Dr. Thwackum

1976
Final Appointment 6.1

Final Appointment

as Barratt

1954
A Hole Lot of Trouble 7.8

A Hole Lot of Trouble

as Whitehouse

1971
Stop Press Girl 5.9

Stop Press Girl

as Archibald (uncredited)

1949
Fragment of Fear 5.9

Fragment of Fear

as Mr. Nugent

1970
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens 8.0

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

as John Dickens

1970
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box 10.0

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001
Sweet William 4.2

Sweet William

as Captain Walton

1980
The Boy and the Bridge 6.0

The Boy and the Bridge

as Bridge Mechanic

1959
You Must Be Joking 5.4

You Must Be Joking

as Husband

1965
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It 6.3

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

as Dr. John H. Watson

1977
The Plank 7.3

The Plank

as Shorter Workman

1979
Red, White, and Zero 5.0

Red, White, and Zero

as The Mayor

1968
Some Will, Some Won't 5.2

Some Will, Some Won't

as Police Sergeant

1970
Daphne Laureola 7.5

Daphne Laureola

as Gooch

1978
Who Done It? 5.5

Who Done It?

as Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)

1956
The White Bus 5.9

The White Bus

as The Mayor

1967
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall 5.0

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall

as Maj. Drysdale

1973
Go to Blazes 6.3

Go to Blazes

as Warder

1962
Stranger in Town 6.9

Stranger in Town

as Jeweller

1957
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show

The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show

as Capt. George Mainwaring

1977
Hour of Decision 6.4

Hour of Decision

as Caligraphy Expert

1957
Mrs. Capper's Birthday

Mrs. Capper's Birthday

as Mr. Godsall

1968
About "The White Bus" 8.0

About "The White Bus"

as Self

1968
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe

A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe

as Self

2000
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime 10.0

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

as Mr. Podgers

1960
The Mirror and Markheim

The Mirror and Markheim

as Arthur Henry

1954
The Best of Morecambe and Wise

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

as Self (archive footage)

2001
It All Goes to Show 9.0

It All Goes to Show

as Councillor Henry Parker

1969
The Reluctant Bride 6.3

The Reluctant Bride

as Mr. Fogarty

1955
One Way Out 7.0

One Way Out

as Sam

1955
Windfall 8.0

Windfall

as Wilkins

1955
A Night Out 7.0

A Night Out

as Mr King

1960
Blind Spot 5.9

Blind Spot

1958
Stormy Crossing 5.7

Stormy Crossing

as Garage Owne

1958
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?

William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?

as School Headmaster

Oh What A Lovely Report

Oh What A Lovely Report

as Mr. Jones

1977
The Snag

The Snag

as Tailor

1963
Breakaway 5.5

Breakaway

as Mitchell

1956

TV Shows 39

Coronation Street 5.3

Coronation Street

as Leonard Swindley

1960
The Avengers 7.8

The Avengers

as Benstead

1961
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Sir Oliver Surface

1965
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Colonel Harrup

1964
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Eric

1967
No Hiding Place 4.8

No Hiding Place

1959
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Mr. Cakebread

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Mason

1969
Churchill's People 5.0

Churchill's People

as Epillicus

1974
Sunday Night Theatre 3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

as Albert Davies

1950
Dad's Army 7.5

Dad's Army

as Captain George Mainwaring

1968
Morecambe & Wise 6.5

Morecambe & Wise

as Capt. George Mainwaring

1961
Maigret 7.1

Maigret

as Monsieur Triboulet

1960
Bill Brand 7.2

Bill Brand

as Watson

1976
Pardon the Expression 7.0

Pardon the Expression

as Leonard Swindley

1965
Laurence Olivier Presents 7.0

Laurence Olivier Presents

as Gooch

1976
Shades of Greene 8.5

Shades of Greene

as Javitt

1975
ITV Christmas Comedy

ITV Christmas Comedy

1983
The Errol Flynn Theatre 9.0

The Errol Flynn Theatre

1956
Microbes and Men 6.0

Microbes and Men

as Louis Pasteur

1974
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Tailor

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Det. Sgt. Wimpole

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Mr. Godsall

1956
Bless Me Father 6.3

Bless Me Father

as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell

1978
Potter 6.8

Potter

as Redvers Potter

1979
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

as Henry Duckworth

1977
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes

as Capt. George Mainwaring (voice)

2023
It's Murder. But Is It Art? 9.0

It's Murder. But Is It Art?

as Phineas Drake

1972
David Copperfield 5.8

David Copperfield

as Wilkins Micawber

1974
Ben Travers Farces

Ben Travers Farces

as Clement Peck

1970
Armchair 30

Armchair 30

as Alfred Potter

1973
A J Wentworth, BA 7.3

A J Wentworth, BA

as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.

1982
The Last Of The Baskets

The Last Of The Baskets

as Redvers Bodkin

1971
Plays of Today

Plays of Today

as The Headmaster

1969
Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let

as Bernard Clayman

1977
Mr. Men 7.7

Mr. Men

as Narrator

1974
Rogues' Gallery 9.5

Rogues' Gallery

as Mr. Cakebread

1968
Turn Out the Lights

Turn Out the Lights

as Leonard Swindley

1967
Dad's Army at the BBC

Dad's Army at the BBC

as Capt Goerge Mainwaring

2025

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