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