Acting
Arthur Lowe
Born 1915-09-22
Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
Department: Acting
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
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Coronation Street
1960
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
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The Avengers
1961
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if....
1968
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BBC Play of the Month
1965
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Theatre of Blood
1973
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The Wednesday Play
1964
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Dad's Army
1968
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
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No Hiding Place
1959
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (97 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dad's Army at the BBC | Capt Goerge Mainwaring | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Hitler: The Comedy Years | George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Best of Morecambe and Wise | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2001 |
| Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box | Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2001 | |
 | A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | ITV Christmas Comedy | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1983 |
 | A J Wentworth, BA | A.J. Wentworth, B.A. | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Britannia Hospital | Guest Patient | Movie | 1982 |
 | Sweet William | Captain Walton | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Plank | Shorter Workman | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Lady Vanishes | Jeremy Charters | Movie | 1979 |
 | Potter | Redvers Potter | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Bless Me Father | Father Charles Clement Duddleswell | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Daphne Laureola | Gooch | Movie | 1978 |
| Oh What A Lovely Report | Mr. Jones | Movie | 1977 | |
 | The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It | Dr. John H. Watson | Movie | 1977 |
| Cottage to Let | Bernard Clayman | TV Series | 1977 | |
 | Philby, Burgess and Maclean | Herbert Morrison | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | Henry Duckworth | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Laurence Olivier Presents | Gooch | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones | Dr. Thwackum | Movie | 1976 |
 | Bill Brand | Watson | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Shades of Greene | Javitt | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Mr. Men | Narrator | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Churchill's People | Epillicus | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Man About the House | Spiros | Movie | 1974 |
 | David Copperfield | Wilkins Micawber | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Microbes and Men | Louis Pasteur | TV Series | 1974 |
 | No Sex Please - We're British | Mr. Leslie Bromley | Movie | 1973 |
 | Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall | Maj. Drysdale | Movie | 1973 |
| Armchair 30 | Alfred Potter | TV Series | 1973 | |
 | O Lucky Man! | Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda | Movie | 1973 |
 | Theatre of Blood | Horace Sprout | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Ruling Class | Tucker | Movie | 1972 |
 | It's Murder. But Is It Art? | Phineas Drake | TV Series | 1972 |
| The Last Of The Baskets | Redvers Bodkin | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | Dad's Army | Captain George Mainwaring | Movie | 1971 |
 | A Hole Lot of Trouble | Whitehouse | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Ferret | Movie | 1970 |
 | Spring and Port Wine | Mr. Aspinall | Movie | 1970 |
| Ben Travers Farces | Clement Peck | TV Series | 1970 | |
 | Fragment of Fear | Mr. Nugent | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens | John Dickens | Movie | 1970 |
 | Some Will, Some Won't | Police Sergeant | Movie | 1970 |
| Plays of Today | The Headmaster | TV Series | 1969 | |
 | The Bed Sitting Room | Father | Movie | 1969 |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Mr. Cakebread | TV Series | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Mason | TV Series | 1969 |
 | It All Goes to Show | Councillor Henry Parker | Movie | 1969 |
 | if.... | Mr. Kemp | Movie | 1968 |
 | Dad's Army | Captain George Mainwaring | TV Series | 1968 |
| Mrs. Capper's Birthday | Mr. Godsall | Movie | 1968 | |
 | Red, White, and Zero | The Mayor | Movie | 1968 |
 | About "The White Bus" | Self | Movie | 1968 |
| Rogues' Gallery | Mr. Cakebread | TV Series | 1968 | |
 | The White Bus | The Mayor | Movie | 1967 |
 | ITV Playhouse | Eric | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Turn Out the Lights | Leonard Swindley | TV Series | 1967 |
 | BBC Play of the Month | Sir Oliver Surface | TV Series | 1965 |
 | You Must Be Joking | Husband | Movie | 1965 |
| Pardon the Expression | Leonard Swindley | TV Series | 1965 | |
 | The Wednesday Play | Colonel Harrup | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The Snag | Tailor | Movie | 1963 |
 | This Sporting Life | Charles Slomer | Movie | 1963 |
 | Go to Blazes | Warder | Movie | 1962 |
 | Morecambe & Wise | Capt. George Mainwaring | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Avengers | Benstead | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Coronation Street | Leonard Swindley | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Maigret | Monsieur Triboulet | TV Series | 1960 |
 | The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Bank Official (uncredited) | Movie | 1960 |
 | A Night Out | Mr King | Movie | 1960 |
 | Lord Arthur Savile's Crime | Mr. Podgers | Movie | 1960 |
 | No Hiding Place | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Boy and the Bridge | Bridge Mechanic | Movie | 1959 |
 | Stormy Crossing | Garage Owne | Movie | 1958 |
 | Blind Spot | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Stranger in Town | Jeweller | Movie | 1957 |
 | Hour of Decision | Caligraphy Expert | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Green Man | Radio Salesman | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Errol Flynn Theatre | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Breakaway | Mitchell | Movie | 1956 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Tailor | TV Series | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Det. Sgt. Wimpole | TV Series | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Mr. Godsall | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Who Done It? | Shop Demonstrator (uncredited) | Movie | 1956 |
 | One Way Out | Sam | Movie | 1955 |
| Windfall | Wilkins | Movie | 1955 | |
 | The Reluctant Bride | Mr. Fogarty | Movie | 1955 |
 | Final Appointment | Barratt | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Mirror and Markheim | Arthur Henry | Movie | 1954 |
 | Sunday Night Theatre | Albert Davies | TV Series | 1950 |
 | The Spider and the Fly | Town Clerk | Movie | 1949 |
 | Kind Hearts and Coronets | The Reporter | Movie | 1949 |
 | Stop Press Girl | Archibald (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Floodtide | Pianist (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | London Belongs to Me | Commuter on Train (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
| William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad? | School Headmaster | Movie | — |