Arthur Lowe

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-09-22 (67 years old)

Deathday

1982-04-15

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

Acting

1971

Dad's Army

as Capt. George Mainwaring

1979

The Lady Vanishes

as Jeremy Charters

1972

1973

Theatre of Blood

as Horace Sprout

1973

O Lucky Man!

as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

1977

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

as Herbert Morrison

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Capt. George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

1963

The Snag

as Tailor

1960

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

as Bank Official (uncredited)

1955

1967

The White Bus

as The Mayor

1979

The Plank

as Shorter Workman

1973

No Sex Please: We're British

as Mr. Leslie Bromley

1970

Spring and Port Wine

as Mr. Aspinall

1970

Some Will, Some Won't

as Police Sergeant

1949

1969

It All Goes to Show

as Councillor Henry Parker

1956

Breakaway

as Mitchell

1948

London Belongs to Me

as Commuter on Train (uncredited)

1980

Sweet William

as Captain Walton

1977

1949

1971

1960

1955

The Reluctant Bride

as Mr. Fogarty

1968

if....

as Mr. Kemp

2001

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

as Self (archive footage)

1974

1978

1956

The Green Man

as Radio Salesman

1963

This Sporting Life

as Charles Slomer

1970

Fragment of Fear

as Mr. Nugent

1954

1979

1957

Hour of Decision

as Caligraphy Expert

1965

1962

Go to Blazes

as Warder

1982

Britannia Hospital

as Guest Patient

1960

A Night Out

as Mr King

1949

Stop Press Girl

as Archibald (uncredited)

1958

Stormy Crossing

as Garage Owne

1954

1956

Who Done It?

as Shop demonstrator (uncredited)

1957

Stranger in Town

as Jeweller

1959

The Boy and the Bridge

as Bridge Mechanic

1968

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