Birthday:
Sep 22, 1915
Place of Birth: Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
Place of Birth: Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
Arthur Lowe
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Lowe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dad's Army | Capt. George Mainwaring | 1971 |
| The Lady Vanishes | Jeremy Charters | 1979 |
| Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall | Maj. Drysdale | 1973 |
| The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It | Dr. John H. Watson | 1977 |
| The Ruling Class | Tucker | 1972 |
| The Bed Sitting Room | Father | 1969 |
| Theatre of Blood | Horace Sprout | 1973 |
| O Lucky Man! | Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda | 1973 |
| Philby, Burgess and Maclean | Herbert Morrison | 1977 |
| Hitler: The Comedy Years | Capt. George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2007 |
| The Snag | Tailor | 1963 |
| The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Bank Official (uncredited) | 1960 |
| The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Ferret | 1970 |
| One Way Out | Sam | 1955 |
| The White Bus | The Mayor | 1967 |
| The Plank | Shorter Workman | 1979 |
| No Sex Please: We're British | Mr Bromley | 1973 |
| Spring and Port Wine | Mr. Aspinall | 1970 |
| Some Will, Some Won't | Police Sergeant | 1970 |
| A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe | Self | 2000 |
| The Spider and the Fly | Town Clerk | 1949 |
| It All Goes to Show | Councillor Henry Parker | 1969 |
| Breakaway | Mitchell | 1956 |
| London Belongs to Me | Commuter on Train (uncredited) | 1948 |
| Sweet William | Captain Walton | 1980 |
| Oh What A Lovely Report | Mr. Jones | 1977 |
| Kind Hearts and Coronets | The Reporter | 1949 |
| Blind Spot | 1958 | |
| A Hole Lot of Trouble | Whitehouse | 1971 |
| Lord Arthur Savile's Crime | Mr. Podgers | 1960 |
| The Reluctant Bride | Mr. Fogarty | 1955 |
| if.... | Mr. Kemp | 1968 |
| The Best of Morecambe and Wise | Self (archive footage) | 2001 |
| The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones | Dr. Thwackum | 1976 |
| Man About the House | Spiros | 1974 |
| Daphne Laureola | Gooch | 1978 |
| The Green Man | Radio Salesman | 1956 |
| This Sporting Life | Charles Slomer | 1963 |
| Fragment of Fear | Mr. Nugent | 1970 |
| Final Appointment | Barratt | 1954 |
| Red, White, and Zero | The Mayor | 1979 |
| About "The White Bus" | Self | 1968 |
| Hour of Decision | Caligraphy Expert | 1957 |
| You Must Be Joking | Husband | 1965 |
| Go to Blazes | Warder | 1962 |
| Britannia Hospital | Guest Patient | 1982 |
| A Night Out | Mr King | 1960 |
| Stop Press Girl | Archibald (uncredited) | 1949 |
| Stormy Crossing | Garage Owne | 1958 |
| The Mirror and Markheim | Arthur Henry | 1954 |
| Who Done It? | Shop demonstrator (uncredited) | 1956 |
| Stranger in Town | Jeweller | 1957 |
| The Boy and the Bridge | Bridge Mechanic | 1959 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Dad's Army | Captain George Mainwaring | 1968 |
| A J Wentworth, BA | A.J. Wentworth, B.A. | 1982 |
| The Avengers | Benstead | 1961 |
| Pardon the Expression | Leonard Swindley | 1965 |
| Microbes and Men | Louis Pasteur | 1974 |
| No Hiding Place | 1959 | |
| BBC Play of the Month | Sir Oliver Surface | 1965 |
| The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | 1977 | |
| Maigret | 1960 | |
| Bless Me Father | Father Charles Clement Duddleswell | 1978 |
| It's Murder. But Is It Art? | Mr. Phineas Drake | 1972 |
| The Last Of The Baskets | Redvers Bodkin | 1971 |
| Potter | Redvers Potter | 1979 |
| Laurence Olivier Presents | Gooch | 1976 |
| ITV Christmas Comedy | 1983 | |
| Rogues' Gallery | Mr. Cakebread | 1968 |
| Dad's Army: The Animations | Captain George Mainwaring | 2023 |
| Bill Brand | Watson | 1976 |
| Turn Out the Lights | Leonard Swindley | 1967 |
| The Wednesday Play | Colonel Harrup | 1964 |
| Armchair Theatre | Tailor | 1956 |
| Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes | Captain Mainwaring | 2023 |
| Mr. Men | Narrator | 1974 |
| The Errol Flynn Theatre | 1956 | |
| Sunday Night Theatre | Albert Davies | 1950 |
| Morecambe & Wise (multiple series) | Capt. George Mainwaring | 1961 |
| Coronation Street | Leonard Swindley | 1960 |
