Arthur Lowe

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Arthur Lowe

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 22, 1915

died

April 15, 1982

place of birth

Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

as The Reporter

O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man!

as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

as Tucker

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

as Jeremy Charters

if....

if....

as Mr. Kemp

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

as Guest Patient

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949as The Reporter

O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man!

1973as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1979as Jeremy Charters

if....

if....

1968as Mr. Kemp

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

1982as Guest Patient

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

1973as Horace Sprout

The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes

A Night Out

A Night Out

Blind Spot

Blind Spot

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

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

1977as Dr. John H. Watson

Spring and Port Wine

Spring and Port Wine

1970as Mr. Aspinall

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fragment of Fear

Fragment of Fear

1970as Mr. Nugent

Man About the House

Man About the House

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

1971as Captain George Mainwaring

The Green Man

The Green Man

1956as Radio Salesman

This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

1963as Charles Slomer

The Plank

The Plank

1979as Shorter Workman

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960as Bank Official (uncredited)

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

1976as Dr. Thwackum

Hour of Decision

Hour of Decision

1957as Caligraphy Expert

Breakaway

Breakaway

1956as Mitchell

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

1970as John Dickens

No Sex Please - We're British

No Sex Please - We're British

1973as Mr. Leslie Bromley

The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly

1949as Town Clerk

Who Done It?

Who Done It?

1956as Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)

You Must Be Joking

You Must Be Joking

Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

1970as Police Sergeant

The White Bus

The White Bus

1967as The Mayor

Sweet William

Sweet William

1980as Captain Walton

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall

1973as Maj. Drysdale

Red, White, and Zero

Red, White, and Zero

1968as The Mayor

The Boy and the Bridge

The Boy and the Bridge

1959as Bridge Mechanic

The Mirror and Markheim

The Mirror and Markheim

1954as Arthur Henry

One Way Out

One Way Out

The Reluctant Bride

The Reluctant Bride

1955as Mr. Fogarty

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

1977as Herbert Morrison

Stormy Crossing

Stormy Crossing

1958as Garage Owne

A Hole Lot of Trouble

A Hole Lot of Trouble

1971as Whitehouse

Stop Press Girl

Stop Press Girl

1949as Archibald (uncredited)

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

2001as Self (archive footage)

Final Appointment

Final Appointment

London Belongs to Me

London Belongs to Me

1948as Commuter on Train (uncredited)

Daphne Laureola

Daphne Laureola

The Snag

The Snag

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

1960as Mr. Podgers

Stranger in Town

Stranger in Town

1957as Jeweller