Actor
Arthur Lowe
- Born September 22, 1915 in Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
- Died April 15, 1982
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
Kind Hearts and Coronets1949
if....1968
Theatre of Blood1973
The Avengers1961
This Sporting Life1963
O Lucky Man!1973
Coronation Street1960
The Ruling Class1972
Filmography
- TBAWilliam Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?FilmSchool Headmaster
- 2025Dad's Army at the BBCSeriesCapt Goerge Mainwaring
- 2023Dad's Army: The Missing EpisodesSeriesCapt. George Mainwaring (voice)
- 2007Hitler: The Comedy YearsFilmGeorge Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2001Wendy Richard: A Life on the BoxFilmCaptain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2001The Best of Morecambe and WiseFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2000A Life on the Box: Arthur LoweFilmSelf
- 1983ITV Christmas ComedySeries
- 1982Britannia HospitalFilmGuest Patient
- 1982A J Wentworth, BASeriesA.J. Wentworth, B.A.
- 1980Sweet WilliamFilmCaptain Walton
- 1979The Lady VanishesFilmJeremy Charters
- 1979The PlankFilmShorter Workman
- 1979PotterSeriesRedvers Potter
- 1978Bless Me FatherSeriesFather Charles Clement Duddleswell
- 1978Daphne LaureolaFilmGooch
- 1977The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know ItFilmDr. John H. Watson
- 1977Philby, Burgess and MacleanFilmHerbert Morrison
- 1977Oh What A Lovely ReportFilmMr. Jones
- 1977The Morecambe and Wise Christmas ShowFilmCapt. George Mainwaring
- 1977The Galton & Simpson PlayhouseSeriesHenry Duckworth
- 1977Cottage to LetSeriesBernard Clayman
- 1976The Bawdy Adventures of Tom JonesFilmDr. Thwackum
- 1976Bill BrandSeriesWatson
- 1976Laurence Olivier PresentsSeriesGooch
- 1975Shades of GreeneSeriesJavitt
- 1974Man About the HouseFilmSpiros
- 1974Mr. MenSeriesNarrator
- 1974David CopperfieldSeriesWilkins Micawber
- 1974Microbes and MenSeriesLouis Pasteur
- 1974Churchill's PeopleSeriesEpillicus
- 1973Theatre of BloodFilmHorace Sprout
- 1973O Lucky Man!FilmMr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
- 1973No Sex Please - We're BritishFilmMr. Leslie Bromley
- 1973Adolf Hitler: My Part in His DownfallFilmMaj. Drysdale
- 1973Armchair 30SeriesAlfred Potter
- 1972The Ruling ClassFilmTucker
- 1972It's Murder. But Is It Art?SeriesPhineas Drake
- 1971Dad's ArmyFilmCaptain George Mainwaring
- 1971A Hole Lot of TroubleFilmWhitehouse
- 1971The Last Of The BasketsSeriesRedvers Bodkin
- 1970Fragment of FearFilmMr. Nugent
- 1970The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerFilmFerret
- 1970Spring and Port WineFilmMr. Aspinall
- 1970Some Will, Some Won'tFilmPolice Sergeant
- 1970The Great Inimitable Mr. DickensFilmJohn Dickens
- 1970Ben Travers FarcesSeriesClement Peck
- 1969The Bed Sitting RoomFilmFather
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeriesMr. Cakebread, Mason
- 1969It All Goes to ShowFilmCouncillor Henry Parker
- 1969Plays of TodaySeriesThe Headmaster
- 1968if....FilmMr. Kemp
- 1968Dad's ArmySeriesCaptain George Mainwaring
- 1968Rogues' GallerySeriesMr. Cakebread
- 1968Red, White, and ZeroFilmThe Mayor
- 1968About "The White Bus"FilmSelf
- 1968Mrs. Capper's BirthdayFilmMr. Godsall
- 1967The White BusFilmThe Mayor
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesEric
- 1967Turn Out the LightsSeriesLeonard Swindley
- 1965You Must Be JokingFilmHusband
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesSir Oliver Surface
- 1965Pardon the ExpressionSeriesLeonard Swindley
- 1964The Wednesday PlaySeriesColonel Harrup
- 1963This Sporting LifeFilmCharles Slomer
- 1963The SnagFilmTailor
- 1962Go to BlazesFilmWarder
- 1961The AvengersSeriesBenstead
- 1961Morecambe & WiseSeriesCapt. George Mainwaring
- 1960Coronation StreetSeriesLeonard Swindley
- 1960The Day They Robbed the Bank of EnglandFilmBank Official (uncredited)
- 1960MaigretSeriesMonsieur Triboulet
- 1960Lord Arthur Savile's CrimeFilmMr. Podgers
- 1960A Night OutFilmMr King
- 1959No Hiding PlaceSeries
- 1959The Boy and the BridgeFilmBridge Mechanic
- 1958Blind SpotFilm
- 1958Stormy CrossingFilmGarage Owne
- 1957Stranger in TownFilmJeweller
- 1957Hour of DecisionFilmCaligraphy Expert