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Arthur Lowe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

22/09/1915

Day of Death

15/04/1982
(67) 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

Hitler: The Comedy Years

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe

Britannia Hospital

Sweet William

The Plank

The Lady Vanishes

Daphne Laureola

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

Filmography

Cast

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years

as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (unc...

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

The Plank

as Shorter Workman

1979

The Lady Vanishes

as Jeremy Charters

1978

Daphne Laureola

as Gooch

1977

Oh What A Lovely Report

as Mr. Jones

1977

The Strange Case of the End of Civilizat...

as Dr. John H. Watson

1977

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

1973

Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall

as Maj. Drysdale

1973

O Lucky Man!

as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

1973

Theatre of Blood

as Horace Sprout

1972

The Ruling Class

as Tucker

1971

Dad's Army

as Captain George Mainwaring

1971

A Hole Lot of Trouble

as Whitehouse

1970

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

as Ferret

1970

Spring and Port Wine

as Mr. Aspinall

1970

Fragment of Fear

as Mr. Nugent

1970

Some Will, Some Won't

as Police Sergeant

1969

The Bed Sitting Room

as Father

1969

It All Goes to Show

as Councillor Henry Parker

1968

if....

as Mr. Kemp

1968

Mrs. Capper's Birthday

as Mr. Godsall

1968

Red, White, and Zero

as The Mayor

1968

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

1963

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)

1960

A Night Out

as Mr King

1960

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

as Mr. Podgers

1959

The Boy and the Bridge

as Bridge Mechanic

1958

Stormy Crossing

as Garage Owne

1958

Blind Spot

1957

Stranger in Town

as Jeweller

1957

Hour of Decision

as Caligraphy Expert

1956

The Green Man

as Radio Salesman

1956

Breakaway

as Mitchell

1956

Who Done It?

as Shop demonstrator (uncredited)

1955

One Way Out

as Sam

1955

The Reluctant Bride

as Mr. Fogarty

1954

Final Appointment

as Barratt

1954

The Mirror and Markheim

as Arthur Henry

1949

The Spider and the Fly

as Town Clerk

1949

Kind Hearts and Coronets

as The Reporter

1949

Stop Press Girl

as Archibald (uncredited)

1948

London Belongs to Me

as Commuter on Train (uncredited)