Arthur Lowe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 22 September 1915 · Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
- Died
- 15 April 1982
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
Acting 59
- 2026William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad? as School Headmaster
- 2007Hitler: The Comedy Years as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2001The Best of Morecambe and Wise as Self (archive footage)
- 2001Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2000A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe as Self
- 1982Britannia Hospital as Guest Patient
- 1980Sweet William as Captain Walton
- 1979The Plank as Shorter Workman
- 1979The Lady Vanishes as Jeremy Charters
- 1978Daphne Laureola as Gooch
- 1977Oh What A Lovely Report as Mr. Jones
- 1977The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It as Dr. John H. Watson
- 1977Philby, Burgess and Maclean as Herbert Morrison
- 1976The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones as Dr. Thwackum
- 1974Man About the House as Spiros
- 1973No Sex Please - We're British as Mr. Leslie Bromley
- 1973Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall as Maj. Drysdale
- 1973O Lucky Man! as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
- 1973Theatre of Blood as Horace Sprout
- 1972The Ruling Class as Tucker
- 1971Dad's Army as Captain George Mainwaring
- 1971A Hole Lot of Trouble as Whitehouse
- 1970The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as Ferret
- 1970Spring and Port Wine as Mr. Aspinall
- 1970Fragment of Fear as Mr. Nugent
- 1970The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens as John Dickens
- 1970Some Will, Some Won't as Police Sergeant
- 1969The Bed Sitting Room as Father
- 1969It All Goes to Show as Councillor Henry Parker
- 1968if.... as Mr. Kemp
- 1968Mrs. Capper's Birthday as Mr. Godsall
- 1968Red, White, and Zero as The Mayor
- 1968About "The White Bus" as Self
- 1967The White Bus as The Mayor
- 1965You Must Be Joking as Husband
- 1963The Snag as Tailor
- 1963This Sporting Life as Charles Slomer
- 1962Go to Blazes as Warder
- 1960The Day They Robbed the Bank of England as Bank Official (uncredited)
- 1960A Night Out as Mr King
- 1960Lord Arthur Savile's Crime as Mr. Podgers
- 1959The Boy and the Bridge as Bridge Mechanic
- 1958Stormy Crossing as Garage Owne
- 1958Blind Spot
- 1957Stranger in Town as Jeweller
- 1957Hour of Decision as Caligraphy Expert
- 1956The Green Man as Radio Salesman
- 1956Breakaway as Mitchell
- 1956Who Done It? as Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)
- 1955One Way Out as Sam
- 1955Windfall as Wilkins
- 1955The Reluctant Bride as Mr. Fogarty
- 1954Final Appointment as Barratt
- 1954The Mirror and Markheim as Arthur Henry
- 1949The Spider and the Fly as Town Clerk
- 1949Kind Hearts and Coronets as The Reporter
- 1949Stop Press Girl as Archibald (uncredited)
- 1949Floodtide as Pianist (uncredited)
- 1948London Belongs to Me as Commuter on Train (uncredited)