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