Arthur Lowe
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.
Movie Appearances
The Lady Vanishes
as Jeremy Charters
1979
Dad's Army
as Captain George Mainwaring
1971
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
as Maj. Drysdale
1973
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Dr. John H. Watson
1977
The Ruling Class
as Tucker
1972
The Bed Sitting Room
as Father
1969
Theatre of Blood
as Horace Sprout
1973
O Lucky Man!
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
1973
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Herbert Morrison
1977
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
The Snag
as Tailor
1963
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
as Bank Official (uncredited)
1960
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Ferret
1970
One Way Out
as Sam
1955
The White Bus
as The Mayor
1967
The Plank
as Shorter Workman
1979
No Sex Please - We're British
as Mr. Leslie Bromley
1973
Spring and Port Wine
as Mr. Aspinall
1970
Some Will, Some Won't
as Police Sergeant
1970
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
as Self
2000
TV Appearances
A J Wentworth, BA
as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
1982
The Avengers
as Benstead
1961
Pardon the Expression
as Leonard Swindley
1965
Microbes and Men
as Louis Pasteur
1974
No Hiding Place
1959
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Oliver Surface
1965
Bless Me Father
as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
1978
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
as Phineas Drake
1972
The Last Of The Baskets
as Redvers Bodkin
1971
Potter
as Redvers Potter
1979
Laurence Olivier Presents
as Gooch
1976
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983