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