Acting

Arthur Lowe

Born September 22, 1915Died April 15, 1982 (66)EnglandHayfield, Derbyshire, England95 creditsIMDb

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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Dad's Army1971 · as Captain George Mainwaring
The Ruling Class1972 · as Tucker
O Lucky Man!1973 · as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Theatre of Blood1973 · as Horace Sprout
The Lady Vanishes1979 · as Jeremy Charters
Kind Hearts and Coronets1949 · as The Reporter
The Bed Sitting Room1969 · as Father
This Sporting Life1963 · as Charles Slomer
if....1968 · as Mr. Kemp
Fragment of Fear1970 · as Mr. Nugent
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Coronation Street1960 · as Leonard Swindley · 355 ep
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Dad's Army1968 · as Captain George Mainwaring · 77 ep
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Coronation Street1960 · as Leonard Swindley · 355 ep
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BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Sir Oliver Surface · 1 ep
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The Avengers1961 · as Benstead · 1 ep
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The Wednesday Play1964 · as Colonel Harrup · 1 ep
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ITV Playhouse1967 · as Eric · 1 ep
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No Hiding Place1959 · Cast · 2 ep
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969 · as Mr. Cakebread · 1 ep
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Maigret1960 · as Monsieur Triboulet · 1 ep
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Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Albert Davies · 1 ep
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Churchill's People1974 · as Epillicus · 1 ep
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Dad's Army1968 · as Captain George Mainwaring · 77 ep
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Morecambe & Wise1961 · as Capt. George Mainwaring · 1 ep
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Laurence Olivier Presents1976 · as Gooch · 1 ep
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Bill Brand1976 · as Watson · 1 ep
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Armchair Theatre1956 · as Tailor · 1 ep
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Armchair 301973 · as Alfred Potter · 1 ep
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The Galton & Simpson Playhouse1977 · as Henry Duckworth · 1 ep
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Shades of Greene1975 · as Javitt · 1 ep
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The Errol Flynn Theatre1956 · Cast · 1 ep
Hitler: The Comedy Years2007 · as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kind Hearts and Coronets1949 · as The Reporter
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ITV Christmas Comedy1983 · Cast · 15 ep
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Ben Travers Farces1970 · as Clement Peck · 7 ep
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Pardon the Expression1965 · as Leonard Swindley · 36 ep
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Plays of Today1969 · as The Headmaster · 1 ep
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Bless Me Father1978 · as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell · 21 ep
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Potter1979 · as Redvers Potter · 13 ep
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It's Murder. But Is It Art?1972 · as Phineas Drake · 6 ep
London Belongs to Me1948 · as Commuter on Train (uncredited)
The Lady Vanishes1979 · as Jeremy Charters
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Microbes and Men1974 · as Louis Pasteur · 3 ep
O Lucky Man!1973 · as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
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David Copperfield1974 · as Wilkins Micawber · 5 ep
Theatre of Blood1973 · as Horace Sprout
if....1968 · as Mr. Kemp
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Rogues' Gallery1968 · as Mr. Cakebread · 1 ep