Acting
Arthur Lowe
EN cinema · 60 credits
Born
22 September 1915
Died
15 April 1982 (aged 66)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?
as School Headmaster
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
Britannia Hospital
as Guest Patient
Sweet William
as Captain Walton
The Lady Vanishes
as Jeremy Charters
The Plank
as Shorter Workman
Daphne Laureola
as Gooch
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Dr. John H. Watson
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Herbert Morrison
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
1977
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
as Capt. George Mainwaring
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Dr. Thwackum
Man About the House
as Spiros
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
as Maj. Drysdale
Theatre of Blood
as Horace Sprout
O Lucky Man!
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
No Sex Please - We're British
as Mr. Leslie Bromley
The Ruling Class
as Tucker
Dad's Army
as Captain George Mainwaring
A Hole Lot of Trouble
as Whitehouse
Spring and Port Wine
as Mr. Aspinall
Some Will, Some Won't
as Police Sergeant
Fragment of Fear
as Mr. Nugent
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as John Dickens
The Bed Sitting Room
as Father
It All Goes to Show
as Councillor Henry Parker
if....
as Mr. Kemp
Red, White, and Zero
as The Mayor
The White Bus
as The Mayor
You Must Be Joking
as Husband
The Snag
as Tailor
This Sporting Life
as Charles Slomer
Go to Blazes
as Warder
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
as Bank Official (uncredited)
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
as Mr. Podgers
A Night Out
as Mr King
The Boy and the Bridge
as Bridge Mechanic
Stormy Crossing
as Garage Owne
Hour of Decision
as Caligraphy Expert
Stranger in Town
as Jeweller
Breakaway
as Mitchell
The Green Man
as Radio Salesman
Who Done It?
as Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)
One Way Out
as Sam
The Reluctant Bride
as Mr. Fogarty
Windfall
1955
Windfall
as Wilkins
Final Appointment
as Barratt
The Mirror and Markheim
as Arthur Henry
The Spider and the Fly
as Town Clerk
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as The Reporter
Stop Press Girl
as Archibald (uncredited)
Floodtide
as Pianist (uncredited)
London Belongs to Me
as Commuter on Train (uncredited)