
Arthur Lowe
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1915-09-22
- Died
- 1982-04-15
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (33)

Coronation Street
1960
as Leonard Swindley

The Avengers
1961
as Benstead

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Oliver Surface

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Colonel Harrup

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Eric

No Hiding Place
1959

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Mr. Cakebread / Mason

Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Albert Davies

Maigret
1960
as Monsieur Triboulet

Dad's Army
1968
as Captain George Mainwaring

Churchill's People
1974
as Epillicus

Morecambe & Wise
1961
as Capt. George Mainwaring

Bill Brand
1976
as Watson

Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Gooch

Bless Me Father
1978
as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Tailor / Det. Sgt. Wimpole / Mr. Godsall

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Henry Duckworth

The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
Rogues' Gallery
1968
as Mr. Cakebread

Potter
1979
as Redvers Potter

ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Leonard Swindley

David Copperfield
1974
as Wilkins Micawber

Microbes and Men
1974
as Louis Pasteur

It's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972
as Phineas Drake

Turn Out the Lights
1967
as Leonard Swindley

Mr. Men
1974
as Narrator
The Last Of The Baskets
1971
as Redvers Bodkin
Plays of Today
1969
as The Headmaster
Ben Travers Farces
1970
as Clement Peck

A J Wentworth, BA
1982
as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.

Dad's Army at the BBC
2025
as Capt Goerge Mainwaring
Armchair 30
1973
as Alfred Potter
Movies (59)

Theatre of Blood
1973
as Horace Sprout

if....
1968
as Mr. Kemp

Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
as The Reporter

O Lucky Man!
1973
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

No Sex Please - We're British
1973
as Mr. Leslie Bromley

Britannia Hospital
1982
as Guest Patient

The Lady Vanishes
1979
as Jeremy Charters

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
as Dr. John H. Watson

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
as Ferret

A Night Out
1960
as Mr King

The Ruling Class
1972
as Tucker

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
as Dr. Thwackum

Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Bank Official (uncredited)

Fragment of Fear
1970
as Mr. Nugent

The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Father

Spring and Port Wine
1970
as Mr. Aspinall

This Sporting Life
1963
as Charles Slomer

The Plank
1979
as Shorter Workman

Who Done It?
1956
as Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)

Hour of Decision
1957
as Caligraphy Expert

Man About the House
1974
as Spiros

Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977
as Herbert Morrison

Red, White, and Zero
1968
as The Mayor

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973
as Maj. Drysdale

Blind Spot
1958

Dad's Army
1971
as Captain George Mainwaring

Stormy Crossing
1958
as Garage Owne

Sweet William
1980
as Captain Walton

The Green Man
1956
as Radio Salesman

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960
as Mr. Podgers

You Must Be Joking
1965
as Husband

The Reluctant Bride
1955
as Mr. Fogarty

Breakaway
1956
as Mitchell

The Spider and the Fly
1949
as Town Clerk

Final Appointment
1954
as Barratt

The Snag
1963
as Tailor

London Belongs to Me
1948
as Commuter on Train (uncredited)

One Way Out
1955
as Sam

The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
as John Dickens

Go to Blazes
1962
as Warder

Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Police Sergeant

A Hole Lot of Trouble
1971
as Whitehouse

The Mirror and Markheim
1954
as Arthur Henry

The Boy and the Bridge
1959
as Bridge Mechanic

A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
2000
as Self

The White Bus
1967
as The Mayor
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stranger in Town
1957
as Jeweller

Stop Press Girl
1949
as Archibald (uncredited)
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1968
as Mr. Godsall

Floodtide
1949
as Pianist (uncredited)

Daphne Laureola
1978
as Gooch
Windfall
1955
as Wilkins

It All Goes to Show
1969
as Councillor Henry Parker
Oh What A Lovely Report
1977
as Mr. Jones

About "The White Bus"
1968
as Self
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?
as School Headmaster
About Arthur Lowe
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. With 92 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Arthur Lowe has appeared in 59 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Arthur Lowe Movies
- Theatre of Blood (1973) — as Horace Sprout
- if.... (1968) — as Mr. Kemp
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) — as The Reporter
- O Lucky Man! (1973) — as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
- No Sex Please - We're British (1973) — as Mr. Leslie Bromley
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