Arthur Lowe

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Known Credits 77

Gender Male

Birthday September 22, 1915

Day of Death April 15, 1982 (66 years old)

Place of Birth Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

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Arthur Lowe

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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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2023		Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes (5 episodes) as Captain Mainwaring
2023		Dad's Army: The Animations (4 episodes) as Captain George Mainwaring

2007

as Capt. George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000

as Self

1983

(15 episodes)

1982		A J Wentworth, BA (6 episodes) as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
1982		Britannia Hospital as Guest Patient

1980

as Captain Walton

1979		Red, White, and Zero as The Mayor
1979		The Plank as Shorter Workman
1979		The Lady Vanishes as Jeremy Charters
1979		Potter (13 episodes) as Redvers Potter

1978		Bless Me Father (21 episodes) as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
1978		Daphne Laureola as Gooch

1977		Oh What A Lovely Report as Mr. Jones
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		The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (1 episode)

1976		Laurence Olivier Presents (1 episode) as Gooch
1976		The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones as Dr. Thwackum
1976		Bill Brand (1 episode) as Watson

1974		Man About the House as Spiros
1974		Microbes and Men (3 episodes) as Louis Pasteur
1974		Mr. Men (28 episodes) as Narrator

1973		No Sex Please: We're British as Mr Bromley
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

1972		The Ruling Class as Tucker
1972		It's Murder. But Is It Art? (6 episodes) as Mr. Phineas Drake

1971		The Last Of The Baskets (13 episodes) as Redvers Bodkin
1971		Dad's Army as Capt. George Mainwaring
1971		A Hole Lot of Trouble as Whitehouse

1970		The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as Ferret
1970		Spring and Port Wine as Mr. Aspinall
1970		Fragment of Fear as Mr. Nugent
1970		Some Will, Some Won't as Police Sergeant

1969		The Bed Sitting Room as Father
1969		It All Goes to Show as Councillor Henry Parker

1968		if.... as Mr. Kemp
1968		Dad's Army (77 episodes) as Captain George Mainwaring
1968		Rogues' Gallery (1 episode) as Mr. Cakebread
1968		-about 'The White Bus' as Self

1967		The White Bus as The Mayor
1967		Turn Out the Lights (6 episodes) as Leonard Swindley

1965		BBC Play of the Month (1 episode) as Sir Oliver Surface
1965		You Must Be Joking as Husband
1965		Pardon the Expression (36 episodes) as Leonard Swindley

1964

(1 episode) as Colonel Harrup

1963		The Snag as Tailor
1963		This Sporting Life as Charles Slomer

1962

as Warder

1961		The Morecambe & Wise Show (1 episode) as Capt. George Mainwaring
1961		The Avengers (1 episode) as Benstead

1960		Coronation Street (313 episodes) as Leonard Swindley
1960		Maigret (1 episode)
1960		The Day They Robbed the Bank of England as Bank Official (uncredited)
1960		A Night Out as Mr King
1960		Lord Arthur Savile's Crime as Mr. Podgers

1959

(2 episodes)

1958		Stormy Crossing as Garage Owne
1958		Blind Spot

1957		Stranger in Town as Jeweller
1957		Hour of Decision as Caligraphy Expert

1956		The Green Man as Radio Salesman
1956		The Errol Flynn Theatre (1 episode)
1956		Breakaway as Mitchell
1956		Armchair Theatre (1 episode) as Tailor
1956		Who Done It? as Shop demonstrator (uncredited)

1955		One Way Out as Sam
1955		The Reluctant Bride as Mr. Fogarty

1954		Final Appointment as Barratt
1954		The Mirror and Markheim as Arthur Henry

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

as Commuter on Train (uncredited)

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