Arthur Lowe

Personal Info

Birthday

September 22, 1915

Day of Death

1982-04-15

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

Arthur Lowe

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

Coronation Street

The Avengers

Dad's Army

BBC Play of the Month

Maigret

The Wednesday Play

Sunday Night Theatre

Bill Brand

Filmography

2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Capt. George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
2000
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
as Self
1982
Britannia Hospital
as Guest Patient
1980
Sweet William
as Captain Walton
1979
Red, White, and Zero
as The Mayor
The Plank
as Shorter Workman
The Lady Vanishes
as Jeremy Charters
1978
Daphne Laureola
as Gooch
1977
Oh What A Lovely Report
as Mr. Jones
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Dr. John H. Watson
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Herbert Morrison
1976
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Dr. Thwackum
1974
Man About the House
as Spiros
1973
No Sex Please: We're British
as Mr. Leslie Bromley
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
as Maj. Drysdale
O Lucky Man!
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Theatre of Blood
as Horace Sprout
1972
The Ruling Class
as Tucker
1971
A Hole Lot of Trouble
as Whitehouse
1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Ferret
Spring and Port Wine
as Mr. Aspinall
Fragment of Fear
as Mr. Nugent
Some Will, Some Won't
as Police Sergeant
1969
The Bed Sitting Room
as Father
It All Goes to Show
as Councillor Henry Parker
1968
if....
as Mr. Kemp
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
as Mr. Godsall
About "The White Bus"
as Self
1967
The White Bus
as The Mayor
1965
You Must Be Joking
as Husband
1963
The Snag
as Tailor
This Sporting Life
as Charles Slomer
1962
Go to Blazes
as Warder
1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
as Bank Official (uncredited)
A Night Out
as Mr King
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
as Mr. Podgers
1959
The Boy and the Bridge
as Bridge Mechanic
1958
Stormy Crossing
as Garage Owne
1957
Stranger in Town
as Jeweller
Hour of Decision
as Caligraphy Expert
1956
The Green Man
as Radio Salesman
Breakaway
as Mitchell
Who Done It?
as Shop demonstrator (uncredited)
1955
One Way Out
as Sam
The Reluctant Bride
as Mr. Fogarty
1954
Final Appointment
as Barratt
The Mirror and Markheim
as Arthur Henry
1949
The Spider and the Fly
as Town Clerk
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as The Reporter
Stop Press Girl
as Archibald (uncredited)
1948
London Belongs to Me
as Commuter on Train (uncredited)