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Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

Actor·Born September 22, 1915 (66)·Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

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

Coronation Street
Coronation Street6.8·1960 · as Leonard Swindley
Dad's Army
Dad's Army7.5·1968 · as Captain George Mainwaring
The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class6.6·1972 · as Tucker
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!6.7·1973 · as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes1979 · as Jeremy Charters
if....
if....6.7·1968 · as Mr. Kemp
Dad's Army
Dad's Army1971 · as Captain George Mainwaring
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood6.6·1973 · as Horace Sprout
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room1969 · as Father
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets7.1·1949 · as The Reporter
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It1977 · as Dr. John H. Watson
No Sex Please - We're British
No Sex Please - We're British1973 · as Mr. Leslie Bromley

Highest Rated

The Avengers
The Avengers7.6·1961 · as Benstead
Dad's Army
Dad's Army7.5·1968 · as Captain George Mainwaring
The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class6.6·1972 · as Tucker
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!6.7·1973 · as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets7.1·1949 · as The Reporter
This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life6.7·1963 · as Charles Slomer
Coronation Street
Coronation Street6.8·1960 · as Leonard Swindley
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood6.6·1973 · as Horace Sprout
if....
if....6.7·1968 · as Mr. Kemp

Movies

Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital1982 · as Guest Patient
Sweet William
Sweet William1980 · as Captain Walton
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes1979 · as Jeremy Charters
The Plank
The Plank1979 · as Shorter Workman
Daphne Laureola
Daphne Laureola1978 · as Gooch
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It1977 · as Dr. John H. Watson
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Philby, Burgess and Maclean1977 · as Herbert Morrison
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones1976 · as Dr. Thwackum
Man About the House
Man About the House1974 · as Spiros
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!6.7·1973 · as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood6.6·1973 · as Horace Sprout
No Sex Please - We're British
No Sex Please - We're British1973 · as Mr. Leslie Bromley
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall1973 · as Maj. Drysdale
The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class6.6·1972 · as Tucker
Dad's Army
Dad's Army1971 · as Captain George Mainwaring
A Hole Lot of Trouble
A Hole Lot of Trouble1971 · as Whitehouse
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer1970 · as Ferret
Fragment of Fear
Fragment of Fear1970 · as Mr. Nugent
Spring and Port Wine
Spring and Port Wine1970 · as Mr. Aspinall
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens1970 · as John Dickens
Some Will, Some Won't
Some Will, Some Won't1970 · as Police Sergeant
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room1969 · as Father
It All Goes to Show
It All Goes to Show1969 · as Councillor Henry Parker
if....
if....6.7·1968 · as Mr. Kemp
Red, White, and Zero
Red, White, and Zero1968 · as The Mayor
The White Bus
The White Bus1967 · as The Mayor
You Must Be Joking
You Must Be Joking1965 · as Husband
This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life6.7·1963 · as Charles Slomer
The Snag
The Snag1963 · as Tailor
Go to Blazes
Go to Blazes1962 · as Warder
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime1960 · as Mr. Podgers
A Night Out
A Night Out1960 · as Mr King
The Boy and the Bridge
The Boy and the Bridge1959 · as Bridge Mechanic
Stormy Crossing
Stormy Crossing1958 · as Garage Owne
Blind Spot
Blind Spot1958
Hour of Decision
Hour of Decision1957 · as Caligraphy Expert
Stranger in Town
Stranger in Town1957 · as Jeweller
The Green Man
The Green Man1956 · as Radio Salesman
Breakaway
Breakaway1956 · as Mitchell
One Way Out
One Way Out1955 · as Sam
The Reluctant Bride
The Reluctant Bride1955 · as Mr. Fogarty
Final Appointment
Final Appointment1954 · as Barratt
The Mirror and Markheim
The Mirror and Markheim1954 · as Arthur Henry
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets7.1·1949 · as The Reporter
The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly1949 · as Town Clerk

TV Shows

Dad's Army at the BBC
Dad's Army at the BBC2025 · as Capt Goerge Mainwaring
ITV Christmas Comedy
ITV Christmas Comedy1983
A J Wentworth, BA
A J Wentworth, BA1982 · as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
Potter
Potter1979 · as Redvers Potter
Bless Me Father
Bless Me Father1978 · as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse1977 · as Henry Duckworth
Bill Brand
Bill Brand1976 · as Watson
Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents1976 · as Gooch
Shades of Greene
Shades of Greene1975 · as Javitt
Mr. Men
Mr. Men1974 · as Narrator
David Copperfield
David Copperfield1974 · as Wilkins Micawber
Microbes and Men
Microbes and Men1974 · as Louis Pasteur
Churchill's People
Churchill's People1974 · as Epillicus
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
It's Murder. But Is It Art?1972 · as Phineas Drake
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969 · as Mr. Cakebread
Dad's Army
Dad's Army7.5·1968 · as Captain George Mainwaring
Turn Out the Lights
Turn Out the Lights1967 · as Leonard Swindley
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse1967 · as Eric
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Sir Oliver Surface
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play1964 · as Colonel Harrup
The Avengers
The Avengers7.6·1961 · as Benstead
Morecambe & Wise
Morecambe & Wise1961 · as Capt. George Mainwaring
Coronation Street
Coronation Street6.8·1960 · as Leonard Swindley
Maigret
Maigret1960 · as Monsieur Triboulet
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place1959
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre1956 · as Tailor
The Errol Flynn Theatre
The Errol Flynn Theatre1956
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Albert Davies

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