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Arthur Lowe

Acting
Known For

66 Years Old

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.

Born

Hayfield, Derbyshire, England on 22nd September 1915

Died

15th April 1982

All Credits

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