Arthur Lowe
Born in Hayfield, Derbyshire, England — Sep 22 1915• Died Apr 15 1982
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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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Arthur Lowe's Credits
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Coronation Street
Leonard Swindley
The Avengers
Benstead
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Oliver Surface
No Hiding Place
The Wednesday Play
Colonel Harrup
Sunday Night Theatre
Albert Davies
Churchill's People
Epillicus
Maigret
Monsieur Triboulet
Dad's Army
Captain George Mainwaring
Morecambe & Wise
Capt. George Mainwaring
Bill Brand
Watson
Laurence Olivier Presents
Gooch
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Potter
Redvers Potter
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Henry Duckworth
Bless Me Father
Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Reporter
Rogues' Gallery
Mr. Cakebread
David Copperfield
Wilkins Micawber
Armchair Theatre
Tailor
The Ruling Class
Tucker
Microbes and Men
Louis Pasteur
Theatre of Blood
Horace Sprout
Pardon the Expression
Leonard Swindley
Ben Travers Farces
Clement Peck
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Mr. Kemp
O Lucky Man!
Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Fragment of Fear
Mr. Nugent
ITV Christmas Comedy
This Sporting Life
Charles Slomer
A J Wentworth, BA
A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
Phineas Drake
The Lady Vanishes
Jeremy Charters
The Bed Sitting Room
Father
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Ferret
A Night Out
Mr King
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
Dr. John H. Watson
The Last Of The Baskets
Redvers Bodkin
Sweet William
Captain Walton
Go to Blazes
Warder
Hitler: The Comedy Years
George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
Britannia Hospital
Guest Patient
The Green Man
Radio Salesman
Who Done It?
Shop demonstrator (uncredited)
Spring and Port Wine
Mr. Aspinall
Turn Out the Lights
Leonard Swindley
Dad's Army
Captain George Mainwaring
No Sex Please - We're British
Mr. Leslie Bromley
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Dr. Thwackum
Hour of Decision
Caligraphy Expert
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Herbert Morrison
Blind Spot
The White Bus
The Mayor
Mr. Men
Narrator
Stormy Crossing
Garage Owne
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Bank Official (uncredited)
Man About the House
Spiros
Some Will, Some Won't
Police Sergeant
The Spider and the Fly
Town Clerk
The Plank
Shorter Workman
You Must Be Joking
Husband
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
Self (archive footage)
London Belongs to Me
Commuter on Train (uncredited)
Dad's Army at the BBC
Capt Goerge Mainwaring
Daphne Laureola
Gooch
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
John Dickens
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Mr. Podgers
The Boy and the Bridge
Bridge Mechanic
Red, White, and Zero
The Mayor
Stop Press Girl
Archibald (uncredited)
Final Appointment
Barratt
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
Maj. Drysdale
Breakaway
Mitchell
The Reluctant Bride
Mr. Fogarty
Windfall
Wilkins
Floodtide
Pianist (uncredited)
Stranger in Town
Jeweller
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
Mr. Godsall
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
About "The White Bus"
Self
The Mirror and Markheim
Arthur Henry
A Hole Lot of Trouble
Whitehouse
The Snag
Tailor
One Way Out
Sam
It All Goes to Show
Councillor Henry Parker
Oh What A Lovely Report
Mr. Jones
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
Self