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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 22, 1915
Died
April 15, 1982
Place of Birth
Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
Arthur Lowe
0.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
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George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
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Self (archive footage)
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001
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Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
0.0
Self
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
2000
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0.0
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
6.0
A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
A J Wentworth, BA
1982
6.2
Guest Patient
Britannia Hospital
1982
3.3
Captain Walton
Sweet William
1980
7.4
Shorter Workman
The Plank
1979
6.0
Jeremy Charters
The Lady Vanishes
1979
Credits
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
5.0
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
2001
0.0
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Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
0.0
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
as Self
2000
0.0
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ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
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A J Wentworth, BA
as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
1982
6.0
Britannia Hospital
as Guest Patient
1982
6.2
Sweet William
as Captain Walton
1980
3.3
The Plank
as Shorter Workman
1979
7.4
The Lady Vanishes
as Jeremy Charters
1979
6.0
Potter
as Redvers Potter
1979
6.3
Bless Me Father
as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
1978
6.2
Daphne Laureola
as Gooch
1978
6.0
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Oh What A Lovely Report
as Mr. Jones
1977
0.0
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Dr. John H. Watson
1977
6.2
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Herbert Morrison
1977
4.5
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
as Henry Duckworth
1977
0.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
as Gooch
1976
7.0
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Dr. Thwackum
1976
2.8
Bill Brand
as Watson
1976
6.3
Mr. Men
as Narrator
1974
7.7
Churchill's People
as Epillicus
1974
1.0
Man About the House
as Spiros
1974
4.7
David Copperfield
as Wilkins Micawber
1974
5.0
Microbes and Men
as Louis Pasteur
1974
6.0
No Sex Please - We're British
as Mr. Leslie Bromley
1973
5.0
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
as Maj. Drysdale
1973
4.8
O Lucky Man!
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
1973
6.8
Theatre of Blood
as Horace Sprout
1973
6.7
The Ruling Class
as Tucker
1972
6.4
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
as Phineas Drake
1972
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The Last Of The Baskets
as Redvers Bodkin
1971
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Dad's Army
as Captain George Mainwaring
1971
4.9
A Hole Lot of Trouble
as Whitehouse
1971
7.0
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Ferret
1970
5.9
Spring and Port Wine
as Mr. Aspinall
1970
5.6
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Ben Travers Farces
as Clement Peck
1970
0.0
Fragment of Fear
as Mr. Nugent
1970
6.0
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The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as John Dickens
1970
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Some Will, Some Won't
as Police Sergeant
1970
4.8
The Bed Sitting Room
as Father
1969
5.9
It All Goes to Show
as Councillor Henry Parker
1969
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if....
as Mr. Kemp
1968
7.1
Dad's Army
as Captain George Mainwaring
1968
7.4
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Mrs. Capper's Birthday
as Mr. Godsall
1968
0.0
Red, White, and Zero
as The Mayor
1968
5.0
About "The White Bus"
as Self
1968
0.0
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Rogues' Gallery
as Mr. Cakebread
1968
10.0
The White Bus
as The Mayor
1967
5.9
Turn Out the Lights
as Leonard Swindley
1967
0.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Oliver Surface
1965
5.0
You Must Be Joking
as Husband
1965
5.1
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Pardon the Expression
as Leonard Swindley
1965
6.0
The Wednesday Play
as Colonel Harrup
1964
4.5
The Snag
as Tailor
1963
0.0
This Sporting Life
as Charles Slomer
1963
7.0
Go to Blazes
as Warder
1962
6.3
Morecambe & Wise
as Capt. George Mainwaring
1961
6.5
The Avengers
as Benstead
1961
7.7
Coronation Street
as Leonard Swindley
1960
5.3
Maigret
as Monsieur Triboulet
1960
7.2
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
as Bank Official (uncredited)
1960
6.1
A Night Out
as Mr King
1960
0.0
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
as Mr. Podgers
1960
0.0
No Hiding Place
1959
3.7
The Boy and the Bridge
as Bridge Mechanic
1959
5.0
Stormy Crossing
as Garage Owne
1958
4.8
Blind Spot
1958
5.5
Stranger in Town
as Jeweller
1957
6.5
Hour of Decision
as Caligraphy Expert
1957
6.0
The Green Man
as Radio Salesman
1956
6.9
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
0.0
Breakaway
as Mitchell
1956
5.2
Armchair Theatre
as Tailor
1956
5.8
Who Done It?
as Shop demonstrator (uncredited)
1956
5.1
One Way Out
as Sam
1955
5.5
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Windfall
as Wilkins
1955
0.0
The Reluctant Bride
as Mr. Fogarty
1955
5.0
Final Appointment
as Barratt
1954
5.5
The Mirror and Markheim
as Arthur Henry
1954
0.0
Sunday Night Theatre
as Albert Davies
1950
3.5
The Spider and the Fly
as Town Clerk
1949
6.8
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as The Reporter
1949
7.6
Stop Press Girl
as Archibald (uncredited)
1949
5.6
London Belongs to Me
as Commuter on Train (uncredited)
1948
7.0