Arthur Lowe

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

22 September 1915, 110 years old

Known For

Kind Hearts and Coronets

if....

Theatre of Blood

This Sporting Life

O Lucky Man!

The Ruling Class

Dad's Army

Britannia Hospital

The Lady Vanishes

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Hitler: The Comedy Years

George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

2007

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

Self (archive footage)

2001

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001

A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe

Self

2000

Britannia Hospital

Guest Patient

1982

Sweet William

Captain Walton

1980

The Plank

Shorter Workman

1979

The Lady Vanishes

Jeremy Charters

1979

Daphne Laureola

Gooch

1978

Oh What A Lovely Report

Mr. Jones

1977

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

Dr. John H. Watson

1977

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

Herbert Morrison

1977

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

Dr. Thwackum

1976

Man About the House

Spiros

1974

No Sex Please - We're British

Mr. Leslie Bromley

1973

Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall

Maj. Drysdale

1973

O Lucky Man!

Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

1973

Theatre of Blood

Horace Sprout

1973

The Ruling Class

Tucker

1972

Dad's Army

Captain George Mainwaring

1971

A Hole Lot of Trouble

Whitehouse

1971

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Ferret

1970

Spring and Port Wine

Mr. Aspinall

1970

Fragment of Fear

Mr. Nugent

1970

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

John Dickens

1970

Some Will, Some Won't

Police Sergeant

1970

The Bed Sitting Room

Father

1969

It All Goes to Show

Councillor Henry Parker

1969

if....

Mr. Kemp

1968

Mrs. Capper's Birthday

Mr. Godsall

1968

Red, White, and Zero

The Mayor

1968

About "The White Bus"

Self

1968

The White Bus

The Mayor

1967

You Must Be Joking

Husband

1965

The Snag

Tailor

1963

This Sporting Life

Charles Slomer

1963

Go to Blazes

Warder

1962

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

Bank Official (uncredited)

1960

A Night Out

Mr King

1960

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

Mr. Podgers

1960

The Boy and the Bridge

Bridge Mechanic

1959

Stormy Crossing

Garage Owne

1958

Blind Spot

1958

Stranger in Town

Jeweller

1957

Hour of Decision

Caligraphy Expert

1957

The Green Man

Radio Salesman

1956

Breakaway

Mitchell

1956

Who Done It?

Shop demonstrator (uncredited)

1956

One Way Out

Sam

1955

Windfall

Wilkins

1955

The Reluctant Bride

Mr. Fogarty

1955

Final Appointment

Barratt

1954

The Mirror and Markheim

Arthur Henry

1954

The Spider and the Fly

Town Clerk

1949

Kind Hearts and Coronets

The Reporter

1949

Stop Press Girl

Archibald (uncredited)

1949

London Belongs to Me

Commuter on Train (uncredited)

1948