Arthur Lowe
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1915-09-22
- Died
- 1982-04-15
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (35)
Coronation Street
1960
as Leonard Swindley
The Avengers
1961
as Benstead
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Colonel Harrup
No Hiding Place
1959
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Oliver Surface
Maigret
1960
as Monsieur Triboulet
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Albert Davies
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Eric
Morecambe & Wise
1961
as Capt. George Mainwaring
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Mr. Cakebread / Mason
Dad's Army
1968
as Captain George Mainwaring
Churchill's People
1974
as Epillicus
Bill Brand
1976
as Watson
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Gooch
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Leonard Swindley
Cottage to Let
1977
as Bernard Clayman
Mr. Men
1974
as Narrator
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Tailor / Det. Sgt. Wimpole / Mr. Godsall
Potter
1979
as Redvers Potter
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Henry Duckworth
Bless Me Father
1978
as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
Armchair 30
1973
as Alfred Potter
David Copperfield
1974
as Wilkins Micawber
Shades of Greene
1975
as Javitt
Ben Travers Farces
1970
as Clement Peck
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972
as Phineas Drake
Rogues' Gallery
1968
as Mr. Cakebread
A J Wentworth, BA
1982
as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
Microbes and Men
1974
as Louis Pasteur
Turn Out the Lights
1967
as Leonard Swindley
Dad's Army at the BBC
2025
as Capt Goerge Mainwaring
Plays of Today
1969
as The Headmaster
The Last Of The Baskets
1971
as Redvers Bodkin
Movies (59)
Final Appointment
1954
as Barratt
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
as The Reporter
The Lady Vanishes
1979
as Jeremy Charters
Theatre of Blood
1973
as Horace Sprout
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Father
if....
1968
as Mr. Kemp
Daphne Laureola
1978
as Gooch
Floodtide
1949
as Pianist (uncredited)
No Sex Please - We're British
1973
as Mr. Leslie Bromley
The Ruling Class
1972
as Tucker
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
The White Bus
1967
as The Mayor
This Sporting Life
1963
as Charles Slomer
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Guest Patient
Fragment of Fear
1970
as Mr. Nugent
About "The White Bus"
1968
as Self
Man About the House
1974
as Spiros
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
as Ferret
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Plank
1979
as Shorter Workman
The Green Man
1956
as Radio Salesman
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Police Sergeant
London Belongs to Me
1948
as Commuter on Train (uncredited)
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Bank Official (uncredited)
Hour of Decision
1957
as Caligraphy Expert
Dad's Army
1971
as Captain George Mainwaring
Spring and Port Wine
1970
as Mr. Aspinall
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
as Dr. John H. Watson
Red, White, and Zero
1968
as The Mayor
Who Done It?
1956
as Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
as John Dickens
You Must Be Joking
1965
as Husband
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977
as Herbert Morrison
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973
as Maj. Drysdale
The Reluctant Bride
1955
as Mr. Fogarty
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Boy and the Bridge
1959
as Bridge Mechanic
The Spider and the Fly
1949
as Town Clerk
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
as Dr. Thwackum
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960
as Mr. Podgers
Sweet William
1980
as Captain Walton
Blind Spot
1958
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?
as School Headmaster
The Mirror and Markheim
1954
as Arthur Henry
Go to Blazes
1962
as Warder
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1968
as Mr. Godsall
Stormy Crossing
1958
as Garage Owne
One Way Out
1955
as Sam
Breakaway
1956
as Mitchell
Stranger in Town
1957
as Jeweller
Stop Press Girl
1949
as Archibald (uncredited)
Windfall
1955
as Wilkins
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001
as Self (archive footage)
A Night Out
1960
as Mr King
A Hole Lot of Trouble
1971
as Whitehouse
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
2000
as Self
Oh What A Lovely Report
1977
as Mr. Jones
The Snag
1963
as Tailor
It All Goes to Show
1969
as Councillor Henry Parker
About Arthur Lowe
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. With 94 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Arthur Lowe has appeared in 59 films and 35 TV shows.
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- Final Appointment (1954) — as Barratt
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) — as The Reporter
- The Lady Vanishes (1979) — as Jeremy Charters
- Theatre of Blood (1973) — as Horace Sprout
- The Bed Sitting Room (1969) — as Father
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