Arthur Lowe
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1915-09-22
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
Acting
(2007)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Capt. George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2001)
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
(1982)
Britannia Hospital
as Guest Patient
(1980)
Sweet William
as Captain Walton
(1979)
The Lady Vanishes
as Jeremy Charters
(1979)
The Plank
as Shorter Workman
(1979)
Red, White, and Zero
as The Mayor
(1978)
Daphne Laureola
as Gooch
(1977)
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Dr. John H. Watson
(1977)
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Herbert Morrison
(1977)
Oh What A Lovely Report
as Mr. Jones
(1976)
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Dr. Thwackum
(1974)
Man About the House
as Spiros
(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
(1973)
No Sex Please: We're British
as Mr. Leslie Bromley
(1972)
The Ruling Class
as Tucker
(1971)
Dad's Army
as Captain George Mainwaring
(1971)
A Hole Lot of Trouble
as Whitehouse
(1970)
Some Will, Some Won't
as Police Sergeant
(1970)
Fragment of Fear
as Mr. Nugent
(1970)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Ferret
(1970)
Spring and Port Wine
as Mr. Aspinall
(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)
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)
A Night Out
as Mr King
(1960)
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
as Bank Official (uncredited)
(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)
(1957)
Stranger in Town
as Jeweller
(1957)
Hour of Decision
as Caligraphy Expert
(1956)
The Green Man
as Radio Salesman
(1956)
Who Done It?
as Shop demonstrator (uncredited)
(1956)
Breakaway
as Mitchell
(1955)
One Way Out
as Sam
(1955)
The Reluctant Bride
as Mr. Fogarty
(1954)
The Mirror and Markheim
as Arthur Henry
(1954)
Final Appointment
as Barratt
(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)