Arthur Lowe
Acting
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.
TV Shows(31)
Dad's Army at the BBC
Capt Goerge Mainwaring
2025
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
A J Wentworth, BA
A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
1982
Potter
Redvers Potter
1979
Bless Me Father
Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
1978
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Henry Duckworth
1977
Laurence Olivier Presents
Gooch
1976
Bill Brand
Watson
1976
Mr. Men
Narrator
1974
Churchill's People
Epillicus
1974
David Copperfield
Wilkins Micawber
1974
Microbes and Men
Louis Pasteur
1974
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
Phineas Drake
1972
The Last Of The Baskets
Redvers Bodkin
1971
Ben Travers Farces
Clement Peck
1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Mr. Cakebread
1969
Dad's Army
Captain George Mainwaring
1968
Rogues' Gallery
Mr. Cakebread
1968
ITV Playhouse
Eric
1967
Turn Out the Lights
Leonard Swindley
1967
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Oliver Surface
1965
Pardon the Expression
Leonard Swindley
1965
The Wednesday Play
Colonel Harrup
1964
Morecambe & Wise
Capt. George Mainwaring
1961
The Avengers
Benstead
1961
Coronation Street
Leonard Swindley
1960
Maigret
Monsieur Triboulet
1960
No Hiding Place
1959
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre
Tailor
1956
Sunday Night Theatre
Albert Davies
1950
Movies(58)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
Self (archive footage)
2001
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
Self
2000
Britannia Hospital
Guest Patient
1982
Sweet William
Captain Walton
1980
The Plank
Shorter Workman
1979
The Lady Vanishes
Jeremy Charters
1979
Daphne Laureola
Gooch
1978
Oh What A Lovely Report
Mr. Jones
1977
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
Dr. John H. Watson
1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Herbert Morrison
1977
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Dr. Thwackum
1976
Man About the House
Spiros
1974
No Sex Please - We're British
Mr. Leslie Bromley
1973
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Maj. Drysdale
1973
O Lucky Man!
Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
1973
Theatre of Blood
Horace Sprout
1973
The Ruling Class
Tucker
1972
Dad's Army
Captain George Mainwaring
1971
A Hole Lot of Trouble
Whitehouse
1971
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Ferret
1970
Spring and Port Wine
Mr. Aspinall
1970
Fragment of Fear
Mr. Nugent
1970
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
John Dickens
1970
Some Will, Some Won't
Police Sergeant
1970
The Bed Sitting Room
Father
1969
It All Goes to Show
Councillor Henry Parker
1969
if....
Mr. Kemp
1968
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
Mr. Godsall
1968
Red, White, and Zero
The Mayor
1968
About "The White Bus"
Self
1968
The White Bus
The Mayor
1967
You Must Be Joking
Husband
1965
The Snag
Tailor
1963
This Sporting Life
Charles Slomer
1963
Go to Blazes
Warder
1962
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Bank Official (uncredited)
1960
A Night Out
Mr King
1960
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Mr. Podgers
1960
The Boy and the Bridge
Bridge Mechanic
1959
Stormy Crossing
Garage Owne
1958
Blind Spot
1958
Stranger in Town
Jeweller
1957
Hour of Decision
Caligraphy Expert
1957
The Green Man
Radio Salesman
1956
Breakaway
Mitchell
1956
Who Done It?
Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)
1956
One Way Out
Sam
1955
Windfall
Wilkins
1955
The Reluctant Bride
Mr. Fogarty
1955
Final Appointment
Barratt
1954
The Mirror and Markheim
Arthur Henry
1954
The Spider and the Fly
Town Clerk
1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Reporter
1949
Stop Press Girl
Archibald (uncredited)
1949
Floodtide
Pianist (uncredited)
1949
London Belongs to Me
Commuter on Train (uncredited)
1948