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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-09-22 (109 years old)

Place of Birth

Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

Arthur Lowe

Biography:

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.

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Known For

Acting

2023

Dad's Army: The Animations as Captain George Mainwaring
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes as Captain Mainwaring

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years as Capt. George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001

The Best of Morecambe and Wise as Self (archive footage)

2000

1983

1982

Britannia Hospital as Guest Patient
A J Wentworth, BA as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.

1980

Sweet William as Captain Walton

1979

The Lady Vanishes as Jeremy Charters
The Plank as Shorter Workman
Potter as Redvers Potter

1978

Bless Me Father as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell

1977

Philby, Burgess and Maclean as Herbert Morrison

1976

Bill Brand as Watson

1974

Microbes and Men as Louis Pasteur
Mr. Men as Narrator

1973

Theatre of Blood as Horace Sprout
O Lucky Man! as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

1972

It's Murder. But Is It Art? as Mr. Phineas Drake

1971

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

1970

Spring and Port Wine as Mr. Aspinall
Some Will, Some Won't as Police Sergeant
Fragment of Fear as Mr. Nugent

1969

It All Goes to Show as Councillor Henry Parker

1968

if.... as Mr. Kemp
Dad's Army as Captain George Mainwaring
Rogues' Gallery as Mr. Cakebread

1967

The White Bus as The Mayor
Turn Out the Lights as Leonard Swindley

1965

Pardon the Expression as Leonard Swindley
BBC Play of the Month as Sir Oliver Surface

1964

The Wednesday Play as Colonel Harrup

1963

The Snag as Tailor
This Sporting Life as Charles Slomer

1962

Go to Blazes as Warder

1961

The Avengers as Benstead
Morecambe & Wise as Capt. George Mainwaring

1960

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England as Bank Official (uncredited)
A Night Out as Mr King
Coronation Street as Leonard Swindley

1959

The Boy and the Bridge as Bridge Mechanic

1958

Stormy Crossing as Garage Owne

1957

Hour of Decision as Caligraphy Expert
Stranger in Town as Jeweller

1956

Breakaway as Mitchell
The Green Man as Radio Salesman
Who Done It? as Shop demonstrator (uncredited)

1955

The Reluctant Bride as Mr. Fogarty

1954

The Mirror and Markheim as Arthur Henry

1950

Sunday Night Theatre as Albert Davies

1949

Kind Hearts and Coronets as The Reporter
Stop Press Girl as Archibald (uncredited)

1948

London Belongs to Me as Commuter on Train (uncredited)