Arthur Lowe
Known for Acting · 91 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 (32)
Coronation Street
1960
as Leonard Swindley
The Avengers
1961
as Benstead
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Oliver Surface
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Colonel Harrup
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Eric
No Hiding Place
1959
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Albert Davies
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Mr. Cakebread / Mason
Maigret
1960
as Monsieur Triboulet
Dad's Army
1968
as Captain George Mainwaring
Churchill's People
1974
as Epillicus
Morecambe & Wise
1961
as Capt. George Mainwaring
Bill Brand
1976
as Watson
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Gooch
Bless Me Father
1978
as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Henry Duckworth
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Tailor / Det. Sgt. Wimpole / Mr. Godsall
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Leonard Swindley
Rogues' Gallery
1968
as Mr. Cakebread
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
Potter
1979
as Redvers Potter
David Copperfield
1974
as Wilkins Micawber
Microbes and Men
1974
as Louis Pasteur
Turn Out the Lights
1967
as Leonard Swindley
A J Wentworth, BA
1982
as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
Ben Travers Farces
1970
as Clement Peck
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972
as Phineas Drake
Mr. Men
1974
as Narrator
The Last Of The Baskets
1971
as Redvers Bodkin
Plays of Today
1969
as The Headmaster
Dad's Army at the BBC
2025
as Capt Goerge Mainwaring
Movies (59)
if....
1968
as Mr. Kemp
Theatre of Blood
1973
as Horace Sprout
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
as The Reporter
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
Who Done It?
1956
as Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
as Dr. John H. Watson
The Lady Vanishes
1979
as Jeremy Charters
No Sex Please - We're British
1973
as Mr. Leslie Bromley
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Guest Patient
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Father
The Ruling Class
1972
as Tucker
This Sporting Life
1963
as Charles Slomer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
as Ferret
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Bank Official (uncredited)
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
as Dr. Thwackum
Spring and Port Wine
1970
as Mr. Aspinall
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960
as Mr. Podgers
Fragment of Fear
1970
as Mr. Nugent
The Plank
1979
as Shorter Workman
Sweet William
1980
as Captain Walton
Red, White, and Zero
1968
as The Mayor
Dad's Army
1971
as Captain George Mainwaring
The Snag
1963
as Tailor
Hour of Decision
1957
as Caligraphy Expert
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977
as Herbert Morrison
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973
as Maj. Drysdale
Blind Spot
1958
The Green Man
1956
as Radio Salesman
Man About the House
1974
as Spiros
Breakaway
1956
as Mitchell
A Night Out
1960
as Mr King
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
as John Dickens
Stormy Crossing
1958
as Garage Owne
One Way Out
1955
as Sam
Go to Blazes
1962
as Warder
You Must Be Joking
1965
as Husband
The Spider and the Fly
1949
as Town Clerk
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Police Sergeant
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Reluctant Bride
1955
as Mr. Fogarty
The White Bus
1967
as The Mayor
Stranger in Town
1957
as Jeweller
A Hole Lot of Trouble
1971
as Whitehouse
The Mirror and Markheim
1954
as Arthur Henry
Final Appointment
1954
as Barratt
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1968
as Mr. Godsall
Floodtide
1949
as Pianist (uncredited)
London Belongs to Me
1948
as Commuter on Train (uncredited)
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
2000
as Self
Stop Press Girl
1949
as Archibald (uncredited)
Daphne Laureola
1978
as Gooch
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Boy and the Bridge
1959
as Bridge Mechanic
About "The White Bus"
1968
as Self
Oh What A Lovely Report
1977
as Mr. Jones
Windfall
1955
as Wilkins
It All Goes to Show
1969
as Councillor Henry Parker
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?
as School Headmaster
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 91 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Arthur Lowe has appeared in 59 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Arthur Lowe Movies
- if.... (1968) — as Mr. Kemp
- Theatre of Blood (1973) — as Horace Sprout
- O Lucky Man! (1973) — as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) — as The Reporter
- Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) — as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
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