Arthur Lowe

Sep 22, 1915 - Apr 15, 1982 (66 years old) in Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

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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

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Coronation Street

Leonard Swindley

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No Hiding Place

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The Avengers

Benstead

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BBC Play of the Month

Sir Oliver Surface

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Morecambe & Wise

Capt. George Mainwaring

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The Wednesday Play

Colonel Harrup

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Dad's Army

Captain George Mainwaring

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Pardon the Expression

Leonard Swindley

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Sunday Night Theatre

Albert Davies

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The Errol Flynn Theatre

Credits

Dad's Army: The Animations 2023

Captain George Mainwaring

★ 8
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes 2023

Captain Mainwaring

★ 10
Hitler: The Comedy Years 2007

Capt. George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 5
The Best of Morecambe and Wise 2001

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe 2000

Self

★ NR
ITV Christmas Comedy 1983

★ NR
A J Wentworth, BA 1982

A.J. Wentworth, B.A.

★ 6
Britannia Hospital 1982

Guest Patient

★ 6.4
Sweet William 1980

Captain Walton

★ 4
Red, White, and Zero 1979

The Mayor

★ 5
The Plank 1979

Shorter Workman

★ 7.4
The Lady Vanishes 1979

Jeremy Charters

★ 6
Potter 1979

Redvers Potter

★ 6.3
Bless Me Father 1978

Father Charles Clement Duddleswell

★ 6.2
Daphne Laureola 1978

Gooch

★ 6
Oh What A Lovely Report 1977

Mr. Jones

★ NR
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It 1977

Dr. John H. Watson

★ 6.6
Philby, Burgess and Maclean 1977

Herbert Morrison

★ 4.5
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse 1977

★ NR
Laurence Olivier Presents 1976

Gooch

★ 7
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones 1976

Dr. Thwackum

★ 2
Bill Brand 1976

Watson

★ 6.3
Mr. Men 1974

Narrator

★ 7.7
Man About the House 1974

Spiros

★ 4.8
Microbes and Men 1974

Louis Pasteur

★ 6
No Sex Please: We're British 1973

Mr Bromley

★ 5.1
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall 1973

Maj. Drysdale

★ 4.8
O Lucky Man! 1973

Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

★ 6.9
Theatre of Blood 1973

Horace Sprout

★ 6.7
The Ruling Class 1972

Tucker

★ 6.4
It's Murder. But Is It Art? 1972

Mr. Phineas Drake

★ NR
The Last Of The Baskets 1971

Redvers Bodkin

★ NR
Dad's Army 1971

Capt. George Mainwaring

★ 4.9
A Hole Lot of Trouble 1971

Whitehouse

★ 7
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer 1970

Ferret

★ 6
Spring and Port Wine 1970

Mr. Aspinall

★ 5.6
Fragment of Fear 1970

Mr. Nugent

★ 5.9
Some Will, Some Won't 1970

Police Sergeant

★ 6
The Bed Sitting Room 1969

Father

★ 5.9
It All Goes to Show 1969

Councillor Henry Parker

★ NR
if.... 1968

Mr. Kemp

★ 7.1
About "The White Bus" 1968

Self

★ NR
Rogues' Gallery 1968

Mr. Cakebread

★ 10
The White Bus 1967

The Mayor

★ 6.1
Turn Out the Lights 1967

Leonard Swindley

★ NR
BBC Play of the Month 1965

Sir Oliver Surface

★ 5
You Must Be Joking 1965

Husband

★ 5.6
Pardon the Expression 1965

Leonard Swindley

★ 6
The Wednesday Play 1964

Colonel Harrup

★ 4.5
The Snag 1963

Tailor

★ NR
This Sporting Life 1963

Charles Slomer

★ 7
Go to Blazes 1962

Warder

★ 6.3
Morecambe & Wise 1961

Capt. George Mainwaring

★ 6.5
The Avengers 1961

Benstead

★ 7.7
Coronation Street 1960

Leonard Swindley

★ 5.3
Maigret 1960

★ 6.9
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England 1960

Bank Official (uncredited)

★ 6.1
A Night Out 1960

Mr King

★ NR
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime 1960

Mr. Podgers

★ NR
No Hiding Place 1959

★ 3.7
The Boy and the Bridge 1959

Bridge Mechanic

★ 5
Stormy Crossing 1958

Garage Owne

★ 4.8
Blind Spot 1958

★ 5.5
Stranger in Town 1957

Jeweller

★ 6.5
Hour of Decision 1957

Caligraphy Expert

★ 6
The Green Man 1956

Radio Salesman

★ 7
The Errol Flynn Theatre 1956

★ NR
Breakaway 1956

Mitchell

★ 5.2
Armchair Theatre 1956

Tailor

★ 5.8
Who Done It? 1956

Shop demonstrator (uncredited)

★ 5.2
One Way Out 1955

Sam

★ 5.5
The Reluctant Bride 1955

Mr. Fogarty

★ 5
Final Appointment 1954

Barratt

★ 5.5
The Mirror and Markheim 1954

Arthur Henry

★ NR
Sunday Night Theatre 1950

Albert Davies

★ 3.5
The Spider and the Fly 1949

Town Clerk

★ 6.8
Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949

The Reporter

★ 7.7
Stop Press Girl 1949

Archibald (uncredited)

★ 5.6
London Belongs to Me 1948

Commuter on Train (uncredited)

★ 6.7