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Arthur Lowe

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 22, 1915 (Died at 67)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthHayfield, Derbyshire, England
Career Span1948 – 1982
Known Credits84 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Arthur Lowe

Total Works

84

55 movies • 29 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6
as The Reporter
if....
7.0
if....
1968•movie
as Mr. Kemp
Theatre of Blood
6.7
Theatre of Blood
1973•movie
as Horace Sprout
The Avengers
7.8
The Avengers
1961•series
as Benstead

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 84 titles featuring Arthur Lowe

Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6

as The Reporter

if....
7.0
if....
1968•movie

as Mr. Kemp

Theatre of Blood
6.7
Theatre of Blood
1973•movie

as Horace Sprout

The Avengers
7.8
1 eps
The Avengers
1961•series

as Benstead

This Sporting Life
7.0
This Sporting Life
1963•movie

as Charles Slomer

O Lucky Man!
6.8
O Lucky Man!
1973•movie

as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

Coronation Street
5.3
355 eps
Coronation Street
1960•series

as Leonard Swindley

The Ruling Class
6.4
The Ruling Class
1972•movie

as Tucker

Dad's Army
5.0
Dad's Army
1971•movie

as Captain George Mainwaring

Dad's Army
7.5
77 eps
Dad's Army
1968•series

as Captain George Mainwaring

Britannia Hospital
6.2
Britannia Hospital
1982•movie

as Guest Patient

The Lady Vanishes
6.0
The Lady Vanishes
1979•movie

as Jeremy Charters

The Bed Sitting Room
5.9

as Father

The Green Man
7.0
The Green Man
1956•movie

as Radio Salesman

Fragment of Fear
5.9
Fragment of Fear
1970•movie

as Mr. Nugent

The White Bus
5.9
The White Bus
1967•movie

as The Mayor

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
6.1

as Bank Official (uncredited)

No Sex Please - We're British
5.2

as Mr. Leslie Bromley

Man About the House
5.0

as Spiros

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
6.1
The Plank
7.4
The Plank
1979•movie

as Shorter Workman

Spring and Port Wine
5.8

as Mr. Aspinall

London Belongs to Me
7.0

as Commuter on Train (uncredited)

Maigret
7.1
1 eps
Maigret
1960•series

as Monsieur Triboulet

Who Done It?
5.5
Who Done It?
1956•movie

as Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
5.0

as Maj. Drysdale

You Must Be Joking
5.4
You Must Be Joking
1965•movie

as Husband

Go to Blazes
6.3
Go to Blazes
1962•movie

as Warder

Mr. Men
7.7
28 eps
Mr. Men
1974•series

as Narrator

Morecambe & Wise
6.5
1 eps
Morecambe & Wise
1961•series

as Capt. George Mainwaring

Philby, Burgess and Maclean
5.4

as Herbert Morrison

The Spider and the Fly
6.9

as Town Clerk

Stop Press Girl
5.9
Stop Press Girl
1949•movie

as Archibald (uncredited)

BBC Play of the Month
5.2
1 eps

as Sir Oliver Surface

Breakaway
5.5
Breakaway
1956•movie

as Mitchell

Final Appointment
6.1
Final Appointment
1954•movie

as Barratt

Stranger in Town
6.9
Stranger in Town
1957•movie

as Jeweller

Blind Spot
5.9
Blind Spot
1958•movie
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
3.5

as Dr. Thwackum

Stormy Crossing
5.7
Stormy Crossing
1958•movie

as Garage Owne

Bless Me Father
6.3
21 eps
Bless Me Father
1978•series

as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell

Armchair Theatre
6.0
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1956•series

as Tailor

Some Will, Some Won't
5.2

as Police Sergeant

Hour of Decision
6.4
Hour of Decision
1957•movie

as Caligraphy Expert

Potter
6.8
13 eps
Potter
1979•series

as Redvers Potter

The Wednesday Play
5.2
1 eps
The Wednesday Play
1964•series

as Colonel Harrup

David Copperfield
5.8
5 eps
David Copperfield
1974•series

as Wilkins Micawber

Sweet William
4.2
Sweet William
1980•movie

as Captain Walton

A Hole Lot of Trouble
7.8

as Whitehouse

No Hiding Place
4.8
2 eps
No Hiding Place
1959•series
Bill Brand
7.2
1 eps
Bill Brand
1976•series

as Watson

One Way Out
7.0
One Way Out
1955•movie

as Sam

The Reluctant Bride
6.3

as Mr. Fogarty

Floodtide
7.3
Floodtide
1949•movie

as Pianist (uncredited)

A J Wentworth, BA
7.3
6 eps
A J Wentworth, BA
1982•series

as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.

ITV Playhouse
7.0
1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967•series

as Eric

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0
1 eps

as Mr. Cakebread

Daphne Laureola
7.5
Daphne Laureola
1978•movie

as Gooch

The Boy and the Bridge
6.0

as Bridge Mechanic

Microbes and Men
6.0
3 eps
Microbes and Men
1974•series

as Louis Pasteur

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
1 eps

as Albert Davies

Churchill's People
5.0
1 eps
Churchill's People
1974•series

as Epillicus

Shades of Greene
8.5
1 eps
Shades of Greene
1975•series

as Javitt

Hitler: The Comedy Years
5.0

as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

It All Goes to Show
9.0

as Councillor Henry Parker

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
10.0

as Mr. Podgers

Red, White, and Zero
5.0

as The Mayor

About "The White Bus"
8.0

as Self

A Night Out
7.0
A Night Out
1960•movie

as Mr King

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
10.0

as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
8.0

as John Dickens

It's Murder. But Is It Art?
9.0
6 eps

as Phineas Drake

Laurence Olivier Presents
7.0
1 eps

as Gooch

The Errol Flynn Theatre
9.0
1 eps
The Snag
The Snag
1963•movie

as Tailor

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

as Self (archive footage)

The Mirror and Markheim

as Arthur Henry

ITV Christmas Comedy
15 eps
Turn Out the Lights
6 eps
Turn Out the Lights
1967•series

as Leonard Swindley

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1 eps

as Henry Duckworth

Dad's Army at the BBC
1 eps

as Capt Goerge Mainwaring

Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
5 eps

as Capt. George Mainwaring (voice)