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Arthur Lowe

Acting Born Sep 22, 1915 Hayfield, Derbyshire, England 24 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.

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Known for

Coronation Street

as Leonard Swindley

The Avengers

as Benstead
Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Sir Oliver Surface

ITV Playhouse

as Eric
Film

Johnny Handsome

as Captain George Mainwaring

Bless Me Father

as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
Film

Kind Hearts and Coronets

as The Reporter

Potter

as Redvers Potter

Full filmography

  • Coronation Street (1960) as Leonard Swindley
  • The Avengers (1961) as Benstead
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Sir Oliver Surface
  • Maigret (1960) as Monsieur Triboulet
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Eric
  • The Wednesday Play (1964) as Colonel Harrup
  • No Hiding Place (1959)
  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Mr. Cakebread
  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Mason
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Albert Davies
  • Dad's Army (1968) as Captain George Mainwaring
  • Churchill's People (1974) as Epillicus
  • Morecambe & Wise (1961) as Capt. George Mainwaring
  • Laurence Olivier Presents (1976) as Gooch
  • Bill Brand (1976) as Watson
  • Bless Me Father (1978) as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
  • The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (1977) as Henry Duckworth
  • O Lucky Man! (1973) as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
  • The Errol Flynn Theatre (1956)
  • Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) as The Reporter
  • Armchair 30 (1973) as Alfred Potter
  • Pardon the Expression (1965) as Leonard Swindley
  • Potter (1979) as Redvers Potter
  • Shades of Greene (1975) as Javitt