Acting

Arthur Lowe

Born 1915-09-22 · Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

Died 1982-04-15

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.

Credits

Newest first

Dad's Army at the BBC
as Capt Goerge Mainwaring
2025
Dad's Army: The Missing Episodes
as Capt. George Mainwaring (voice)
2023
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
as Self
2000
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
A J Wentworth, BA
as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
1982
Britannia Hospital
as Guest Patient
1982
Sweet William
as Captain Walton
1980
The Plank
as Shorter Workman
1979
The Lady Vanishes
as Jeremy Charters
1979
Potter
as Redvers Potter
1979
Bless Me Father
as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
1978
Daphne Laureola
as Gooch
1978
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
as Capt. George Mainwaring
1977
Oh What A Lovely Report
as Mr. Jones
1977
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Dr. John H. Watson
1977
Cottage to Let
as Bernard Clayman
1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Herbert Morrison
1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
as Henry Duckworth
1977
Laurence Olivier Presents
as Gooch
1976
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Dr. Thwackum
1976
Bill Brand
as Watson
1976
Shades of Greene
as Javitt
1975
Mr. Men
as Narrator
1974
Churchill's People
as Epillicus
1974
Man About the House
as Spiros
1974
David Copperfield
as Wilkins Micawber
1974
Microbes and Men
as Louis Pasteur
1974
No Sex Please - We're British
as Mr. Leslie Bromley
1973
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
as Maj. Drysdale
1973
Armchair 30
as Alfred Potter
1973
O Lucky Man!
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
1973
Theatre of Blood
as Horace Sprout
1973
The Ruling Class
as Tucker
1972
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
as Phineas Drake
1972
The Last Of The Baskets
as Redvers Bodkin
1971
Dad's Army
as Captain George Mainwaring
1971
A Hole Lot of Trouble
as Whitehouse
1971
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Ferret
1970
Spring and Port Wine
as Mr. Aspinall
1970
Ben Travers Farces
as Clement Peck
1970
Fragment of Fear
as Mr. Nugent
1970
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as John Dickens
1970
Some Will, Some Won't
as Police Sergeant
1970
Plays of Today
as The Headmaster
1969
The Bed Sitting Room
as Father
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Mr. Cakebread
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Mason
1969
It All Goes to Show
as Councillor Henry Parker
1969
if....
as Mr. Kemp
1968
Dad's Army
as Captain George Mainwaring
1968
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
as Mr. Godsall
1968
Red, White, and Zero
as The Mayor
1968
About "The White Bus"
as Self
1968
Rogues' Gallery
as Mr. Cakebread
1968
The White Bus
as The Mayor
1967
ITV Playhouse
as Eric
1967
Turn Out the Lights
as Leonard Swindley
1967
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Oliver Surface
1965
You Must Be Joking
as Husband
1965
Pardon the Expression
as Leonard Swindley
1965
The Wednesday Play
as Colonel Harrup
1964
The Snag
as Tailor
1963
This Sporting Life
as Charles Slomer
1963
Go to Blazes
as Warder
1962
Morecambe & Wise
as Capt. George Mainwaring
1961
The Avengers
as Benstead
1961
Coronation Street
as Leonard Swindley
1960
Maigret
as Monsieur Triboulet
1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
as Bank Official (uncredited)
1960
A Night Out
as Mr King
1960
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
as Mr. Podgers
1960
No Hiding Place
1959
The Boy and the Bridge
as Bridge Mechanic
1959
Stormy Crossing
as Garage Owne
1958
Blind Spot
1958
Stranger in Town
as Jeweller
1957
Hour of Decision
as Caligraphy Expert
1957