Acting · Hayfield, Derbyshire, England · Born September 22, 1915
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.
TVDad's Army at the BBC
2025
as Capt Goerge Mainwaring
MovieHitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe 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)
MovieA Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
2000
as Self
TVITV Christmas Comedy
1983
TVA J Wentworth, BA
1982
as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
MovieBritannia Hospital
1982
as Guest Patient
MovieSweet William
1980
as Captain Walton
MovieThe Plank
1979
as Shorter Workman
MovieThe Lady Vanishes
1979
as Jeremy Charters
TVPotter
1979
as Redvers Potter
TVBless Me Father
1978
as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
MovieDaphne Laureola
1978
as Gooch
Oh What A Lovely Report
1977
as Mr. Jones
MovieThe Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
as Dr. John H. Watson
Cottage to Let
1977
as Bernard Clayman
MoviePhilby, Burgess and Maclean
1977
as Herbert Morrison
TVThe Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Henry Duckworth
TVLaurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Gooch
MovieThe Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
as Dr. Thwackum
TVBill Brand
1976
as Watson
TVShades of Greene
1975
as Javitt
TVMr. Men
1974
as Narrator
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Epillicus
MovieMan About the House
1974
as Spiros
TVDavid Copperfield
1974
as Wilkins Micawber
TVMicrobes and Men
1974
as Louis Pasteur
MovieNo Sex Please - We're British
1973
as Mr. Leslie Bromley
MovieAdolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973
as Maj. Drysdale
Armchair 30
1973
as Alfred Potter
MovieO Lucky Man!
1973
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
MovieTheatre of Blood
1973
as Horace Sprout
MovieThe Ruling Class
1972
as Tucker
TVIt's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972
as Phineas Drake
The Last Of The Baskets
1971
as Redvers Bodkin
MovieDad's Army
1971
as Captain George Mainwaring
MovieA Hole Lot of Trouble
1971
as Whitehouse
MovieThe Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
as Ferret
MovieSpring and Port Wine
1970
as Mr. Aspinall
Ben Travers Farces
1970
as Clement Peck
MovieFragment of Fear
1970
as Mr. Nugent
MovieThe Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
as John Dickens
MovieSome Will, Some Won't
1970
as Police Sergeant
Plays of Today
1969
as The Headmaster
MovieThe Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Father
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Mr. Cakebread
MovieIt All Goes to Show
1969
as Councillor Henry Parker
Movieif....
1968
as Mr. Kemp
TVDad's Army
1968
as Captain George Mainwaring
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1968
as Mr. Godsall
MovieRed, White, and Zero
1968
as The Mayor
MovieAbout "The White Bus"
1968
as Self
Rogues' Gallery
1968
as Mr. Cakebread
MovieThe White Bus
1967
as The Mayor
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Eric
TVTurn Out the Lights
1967
as Leonard Swindley
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Oliver Surface
MovieYou Must Be Joking
1965
as Husband
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Leonard Swindley
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Colonel Harrup
MovieThe Snag
1963
as Tailor
MovieThis Sporting Life
1963
as Charles Slomer
MovieGo to Blazes
1962
as Warder
TVMorecambe & Wise
1961
as Capt. George Mainwaring
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Benstead
TVCoronation Street
1960
as Leonard Swindley
TVMaigret
1960
as Monsieur Triboulet
MovieThe Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Bank Official (uncredited)
MovieA Night Out
1960
as Mr King
MovieLord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960
as Mr. Podgers
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
MovieThe Boy and the Bridge
1959
as Bridge Mechanic
MovieStormy Crossing
1958
as Garage Owne
MovieBlind Spot
1958
MovieStranger in Town
1957
as Jeweller
MovieHour of Decision
1957
as Caligraphy Expert
MovieThe Green Man
1956
as Radio Salesman
TVThe Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
MovieBreakaway
1956
as Mitchell
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Tailor
MovieWho Done It?
1956
as Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)
MovieOne Way Out
1955
as Sam
Windfall
1955
as Wilkins
MovieThe Reluctant Bride
1955
as Mr. Fogarty
MovieFinal Appointment
1954
as Barratt
MovieThe Mirror and Markheim
1954
as Arthur Henry
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Albert Davies
MovieThe Spider and the Fly
1949
as Town Clerk
MovieKind Hearts and Coronets
1949
as The Reporter
MovieStop Press Girl
1949
as Archibald (uncredited)
MovieFloodtide
1949
as Pianist (uncredited)
MovieLondon Belongs to Me
1948
as Commuter on Train (uncredited)
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?
as School Headmaster
