Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Lowe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

1960 • as Leonard Swindley

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961 • as Benstead

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 • as Sir Oliver Surface

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

1968 • as Captain George Mainwaring

Morecambe & Wise

Morecambe & Wise

1961 • as Capt. George Mainwaring

Filmography

2023

Dad's Army: The Animations
Dad's Army: The Animations
as Captain George Mainwaring
TV - Released: 11/6/2023
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
as Captain Mainwaring
TV - Released: 11/6/2023

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Capt. George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/10/2007

2001

The Best of Morecambe and Wise
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/1/2001

2000

Movie
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/30/2000

1983

TV
ITV Christmas Comedy
TV - Released: 4/23/1983

1982

Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
as Guest Patient
Movie - Released: 5/27/1982
A J Wentworth, BA
A J Wentworth, BA
as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
TV - Released: 7/12/1982

1980

Sweet William
Sweet William
as Captain Walton
Movie - Released: 4/11/1980

1979

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes
as Jeremy Charters
Movie - Released: 4/30/1979
The Plank
The Plank
as Shorter Workman
Movie - Released: 12/17/1979
Red, White, and Zero
Red, White, and Zero
as The Mayor
Movie - Released: 12/21/1979
Potter
Potter
as Redvers Potter
TV - Released: 3/1/1979

1978

Daphne Laureola
Daphne Laureola
as Gooch
Movie - Released: 1/15/1978
Bless Me Father
Bless Me Father
as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
TV - Released: 9/24/1978

1977

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Dr. John H. Watson
Movie - Released: 9/18/1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Herbert Morrison
Movie - Released: 5/31/1977
Movie
Oh What A Lovely Report
as Mr. Jones
Movie - Released: 10/26/1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
TV - Released: 2/17/1977

1976

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Dr. Thwackum
Movie - Released: 8/1/1976
Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents
as Gooch
TV - Released: 12/5/1976
Bill Brand
Bill Brand
as Watson
TV - Released: 6/7/1976

1974

Man About the House
Man About the House
as Spiros
Movie - Released: 12/22/1974
Microbes and Men
Microbes and Men
as Louis Pasteur
TV - Released: 9/18/1974
Mr. Men
Mr. Men
as Narrator
TV - Released: 12/31/1974

1973

Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
as Maj. Drysdale
Movie - Released: 6/12/1973
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood
as Horace Sprout
Movie - Released: 3/16/1973
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Movie - Released: 3/25/1973
No Sex Please: We're British
No Sex Please: We're British
as Mr Bromley
Movie - Released: 7/25/1973

1972

The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class
as Tucker
Movie - Released: 9/13/1972
TV
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
as Mr. Phineas Drake
TV - Released: 3/23/1972

1971

Dad's Army
Dad's Army
as Capt. George Mainwaring
Movie - Released: 3/12/1971
A Hole Lot of Trouble
A Hole Lot of Trouble
as Whitehouse
Movie - Released: 1/31/1971
TV
The Last Of The Baskets
as Redvers Bodkin
TV - Released: 5/10/1971

1970

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Ferret
Movie - Released: 11/12/1970
Spring and Port Wine
Spring and Port Wine
as Mr. Aspinall
Movie - Released: 10/2/1970
Some Will, Some Won't
Some Will, Some Won't
as Police Sergeant
Movie - Released: 4/1/1970
Fragment of Fear
Fragment of Fear
as Mr. Nugent
Movie - Released: 9/3/1970

1969

The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room
as Father
Movie - Released: 6/1/1969
It All Goes to Show
It All Goes to Show
as Councillor Henry Parker
Movie - Released: 1/1/1969

1968

if....
if....
as Mr. Kemp
Movie - Released: 12/19/1968
About "The White Bus"
About "The White Bus"
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1968
Dad's Army
Dad's Army
as Captain George Mainwaring
TV - Released: 7/31/1968
TV
Rogues' Gallery
as Mr. Cakebread
TV - Released: 1/1/1968

1967

The White Bus
The White Bus
as The Mayor
Movie - Released: 12/1/1967
Turn Out the Lights
Turn Out the Lights
as Leonard Swindley
TV - Released: 1/2/1967

1965

You Must Be Joking
You Must Be Joking
as Husband
Movie - Released: 8/3/1965
Pardon the Expression
Pardon the Expression
as Leonard Swindley
TV - Released: 6/2/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Oliver Surface
TV - Released: 10/19/1965

1964

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Colonel Harrup
TV - Released: 9/30/1964

1963

The Snag
The Snag
as Tailor
Movie - Released: 8/4/1963
This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
as Charles Slomer
Movie - Released: 2/7/1963

1962

Go to Blazes
Go to Blazes
as Warder
Movie - Released: 4/18/1962

1961

The Avengers
The Avengers
as Benstead
TV - Released: 1/7/1961
Morecambe & Wise
Morecambe & Wise
as Capt. George Mainwaring
TV - Released: 10/12/1961

1960

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
as Bank Official (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/4/1960
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
as Mr. Podgers
Movie - Released: 1/3/1960
A Night Out
A Night Out
as Mr King
Movie - Released: 4/24/1960
Maigret
Maigret
TV - Released: 10/31/1960
Coronation Street
Coronation Street
as Leonard Swindley
TV - Released: 12/9/1960

1959

Movie
The Boy and the Bridge
as Bridge Mechanic
Movie - Released: 7/28/1959
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
TV - Released: 9/16/1959

1958

Blind Spot
Blind Spot
Movie - Released: 7/1/1958
Stormy Crossing
Stormy Crossing
as Garage Owne
Movie - Released: 8/1/1958

1957

Hour of Decision
Hour of Decision
as Caligraphy Expert
Movie - Released: 4/30/1957
Stranger in Town
Stranger in Town
as Jeweller
Movie - Released: 5/1/1957

1956

Breakaway
Breakaway
as Mitchell
Movie - Released: 7/16/1956
The Green Man
The Green Man
as Radio Salesman
Movie - Released: 12/21/1956
Who Done It?
Who Done It?
as Shop demonstrator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/20/1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Tailor
TV - Released: 7/8/1956
The Errol Flynn Theatre
The Errol Flynn Theatre
TV - Released: 9/15/1956

1955

One Way Out
One Way Out
as Sam
Movie - Released: 9/1/1955
The Reluctant Bride
The Reluctant Bride
as Mr. Fogarty
Movie - Released: 8/1/1955

1954

Final Appointment
Final Appointment
as Barratt
Movie - Released: 10/1/1954
Movie
The Mirror and Markheim
as Arthur Henry
Movie - Released: 1/1/1954

1950

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Albert Davies
TV - Released: 1/1/1950

1949

The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly
as Town Clerk
Movie - Released: 12/1/1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as The Reporter
Movie - Released: 6/21/1949
Stop Press Girl
Stop Press Girl
as Archibald (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/2/1949

1948

London Belongs to Me
London Belongs to Me
as Commuter on Train (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/5/1948