7Acting
Arthur Lowe
- Born
- 1915-09-22
- Died
- 1982-04-15
- Birthplace
- Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
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
Filmography
96 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Dad's Army at the BBC
2025 · TV Show
Capt Goerge Mainwaring
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
2023 · TV Show
Capt. George Mainwaring (voice)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 · Movie
George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001 · Movie
Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
2000 · Movie
Self
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983 · TV Show
Cast
A J Wentworth, BA
1982 · TV Show
A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Movie
Guest Patient
Sweet William
1980 · Movie
Captain Walton
Potter
1979 · TV Show
Redvers Potter
The Lady Vanishes
1979 · Movie
Jeremy Charters
The Plank
1979 · Movie
Shorter Workman
Bless Me Father
1978 · TV Show
Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
Daphne Laureola
1978 · Movie
Gooch
Cottage to Let
1977 · TV Show
Bernard Clayman
Oh What A Lovely Report
1977 · Movie
Mr. Jones
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977 · Movie
Herbert Morrison
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977 · TV Show
Henry Duckworth
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
1977 · Movie
Capt. George Mainwaring
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977 · Movie
Dr. John H. Watson
Bill Brand
1976 · TV Show
Watson
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976 · TV Show
Gooch
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976 · Movie
Dr. Thwackum
Shades of Greene
1975 · TV Show
Javitt
Churchill's People
1974 · TV Show
Epillicus
David Copperfield
1974 · TV Show
Wilkins Micawber
Man About the House
1974 · Movie
Spiros
Microbes and Men
1974 · TV Show
Louis Pasteur
Mr. Men
1974 · TV Show
Narrator
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973 · Movie
Maj. Drysdale
Armchair 30
1973 · TV Show
Alfred Potter
No Sex Please - We're British
1973 · Movie
Mr. Leslie Bromley
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Movie
Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Theatre of Blood
1973 · Movie
Horace Sprout
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972 · TV Show
Phineas Drake
The Ruling Class
1972 · Movie
Tucker
A Hole Lot of Trouble
1971 · Movie
Whitehouse
Dad's Army
1971 · Movie
Captain George Mainwaring
The Last Of The Baskets
1971 · TV Show
Redvers Bodkin
Ben Travers Farces
1970 · TV Show
Clement Peck
Fragment of Fear
1970 · Movie
Mr. Nugent
Some Will, Some Won't
1970 · Movie
Police Sergeant
Spring and Port Wine
1970 · Movie
Mr. Aspinall
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970 · Movie
John Dickens
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970 · Movie
Ferret
It All Goes to Show
1969 · Movie
Councillor Henry Parker
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · TV Show
Mr. Cakebread · Mason
Plays of Today
1969 · TV Show
The Headmaster
The Bed Sitting Room
1969 · Movie
Father
About "The White Bus"
1968 · Movie
Self
Dad's Army
1968 · TV Show
Captain George Mainwaring
if....
1968 · Movie
Mr. Kemp
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1968 · Movie
Mr. Godsall
Red, White, and Zero
1968 · Movie
The Mayor
Rogues' Gallery
1968 · TV Show
Mr. Cakebread
ITV Playhouse
1967 · TV Show
Eric
The White Bus
1967 · Movie
The Mayor
Turn Out the Lights
1967 · TV Show
Leonard Swindley
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV Show
Sir Oliver Surface
Pardon the Expression
1965 · TV Show
Leonard Swindley
You Must Be Joking
1965 · Movie
Husband
The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV Show
Colonel Harrup
The Snag
1963 · Movie
Tailor
This Sporting Life
1963 · Movie
Charles Slomer
Go to Blazes
1962 · Movie
Warder
Morecambe & Wise
1961 · TV Show
Capt. George Mainwaring
The Avengers
1961 · TV Show
Benstead
A Night Out
1960 · Movie
Mr King
Coronation Street
1960 · TV Show
Leonard Swindley
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960 · Movie
Mr. Podgers
Maigret
1960 · TV Show
Monsieur Triboulet
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960 · Movie
Bank Official (uncredited)
No Hiding Place
1959 · TV Show
Cast
The Boy and the Bridge
1959 · Movie
Bridge Mechanic
Blind Spot
1958 · Movie
Cast
Stormy Crossing
1958 · Movie
Garage Owne
Hour of Decision
1957 · Movie
Caligraphy Expert
Stranger in Town
1957 · Movie
Jeweller
Armchair Theatre
1956 · TV Show
Tailor · Det. Sgt. Wimpole · Mr. Godsall
Breakaway
1956 · Movie
Mitchell
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956 · TV Show
Cast
The Green Man
1956 · Movie
Radio Salesman
Who Done It?
1956 · Movie
Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)
One Way Out
1955 · Movie
Sam
The Reluctant Bride
1955 · Movie
Mr. Fogarty
Windfall
1955 · Movie
Wilkins
Final Appointment
1954 · Movie
Barratt
The Mirror and Markheim
1954 · Movie
Arthur Henry
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · TV Show
Albert Davies
Floodtide
1949 · Movie
Pianist (uncredited)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949 · Movie
The Reporter
Stop Press Girl
1949 · Movie
Archibald (uncredited)
The Spider and the Fly
1949 · Movie
Town Clerk
London Belongs to Me
1948 · Movie
Commuter on Train (uncredited)
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?
Date unknown · Movie
School Headmaster