Arthur Lowe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 22, 1915
- Died
- Apr 15, 1982 (aged 66)
- Place of birth
- Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
- Credits
- 96
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
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949Movie
The Reporter
if....
1968Movie
Mr. Kemp
Theatre of Blood
1973Movie
Horace Sprout
The Avengers
1961TV
Benstead
This Sporting Life
1963Movie
Charles Slomer
O Lucky Man!
1973Movie
Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Filmography
Dad's Army at the BBC
2025TV
Capt Goerge Mainwaring
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
2023TV
Capt. George Mainwaring (voice)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007Movie
George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001Movie
Self (archive footage)
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001Movie
Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
2000Movie
Self
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983TV
A J Wentworth, BA
1982TV
A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
Britannia Hospital
1982Movie
Guest Patient
Sweet William
1980Movie
Captain Walton
The Plank
1979Movie
Shorter Workman
The Lady Vanishes
1979Movie
Jeremy Charters
Potter
1979TV
Redvers Potter
Bless Me Father
1978TV
Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
Daphne Laureola
1978Movie
Gooch
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
1977Movie
Capt. George Mainwaring
Oh What A Lovely Report
1977Movie
Mr. Jones
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977Movie
Dr. John H. Watson
Cottage to Let
1977TV
Bernard Clayman
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977Movie
Herbert Morrison
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977TV
Henry Duckworth
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976TV
Gooch
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976Movie
Dr. Thwackum
Bill Brand
1976TV
Watson
Shades of Greene
1975TV
Javitt
Mr. Men
1974TV
Narrator
Churchill's People
1974TV
Epillicus
Man About the House
1974Movie
Spiros
David Copperfield
1974TV
Wilkins Micawber
Microbes and Men
1974TV
Louis Pasteur
No Sex Please - We're British
1973Movie
Mr. Leslie Bromley
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973Movie
Maj. Drysdale
Armchair 30
1973TV
Alfred Potter
O Lucky Man!
1973Movie
Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Theatre of Blood
1973Movie
Horace Sprout
The Ruling Class
1972Movie
Tucker
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972TV
Phineas Drake
The Last Of The Baskets
1971TV
Redvers Bodkin
Dad's Army
1971Movie
Captain George Mainwaring
A Hole Lot of Trouble
1971Movie
Whitehouse
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970Movie
Ferret
Spring and Port Wine
1970Movie
Mr. Aspinall
Ben Travers Farces
1970TV
Clement Peck
Fragment of Fear
1970Movie
Mr. Nugent
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970Movie
John Dickens
Some Will, Some Won't
1970Movie
Police Sergeant
Plays of Today
1969TV
The Headmaster
The Bed Sitting Room
1969Movie
Father
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969TV
Mr. Cakebread, Mason
It All Goes to Show
1969Movie
Councillor Henry Parker
if....
1968Movie
Mr. Kemp
Dad's Army
1968TV
Captain George Mainwaring
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1968Movie
Mr. Godsall
Red, White, and Zero
1968Movie
The Mayor
About "The White Bus"
1968Movie
Self
Rogues' Gallery
1968TV
Mr. Cakebread
The White Bus
1967Movie
The Mayor
ITV Playhouse
1967TV
Eric
Turn Out the Lights
1967TV
Leonard Swindley
BBC Play of the Month
1965TV
Sir Oliver Surface
You Must Be Joking
1965Movie
Husband
Pardon the Expression
1965TV
Leonard Swindley
The Wednesday Play
1964TV
Colonel Harrup
The Snag
1963Movie
Tailor
This Sporting Life
1963Movie
Charles Slomer
Go to Blazes
1962Movie
Warder
Morecambe & Wise
1961TV
Capt. George Mainwaring
The Avengers
1961TV
Benstead
Coronation Street
1960TV
Leonard Swindley
Maigret
1960TV
Monsieur Triboulet
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960Movie
Bank Official (uncredited)
A Night Out
1960Movie
Mr King
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960Movie
Mr. Podgers
No Hiding Place
1959TV
The Boy and the Bridge
1959Movie
Bridge Mechanic
Stormy Crossing
1958Movie
Garage Owne
Blind Spot
1958Movie
Stranger in Town
1957Movie
Jeweller
Hour of Decision
1957Movie
Caligraphy Expert
The Green Man
1956Movie
Radio Salesman
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956TV
Breakaway
1956Movie
Mitchell
Armchair Theatre
1956TV
Tailor, Det. Sgt. Wimpole, Mr. Godsall
Who Done It?
1956Movie
Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)
One Way Out
1955Movie
Sam
Windfall
1955Movie
Wilkins
The Reluctant Bride
1955Movie
Mr. Fogarty
Final Appointment
1954Movie
Barratt
The Mirror and Markheim
1954Movie
Arthur Henry
Sunday Night Theatre
1950TV
Albert Davies
The Spider and the Fly
1949Movie
Town Clerk
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949Movie
The Reporter
Stop Press Girl
1949Movie
Archibald (uncredited)
Floodtide
1949Movie
Pianist (uncredited)
London Belongs to Me
1948Movie
Commuter on Train (uncredited)
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?
Movie
School Headmaster