
Arthur Brough
Biography
Arthur Brough (26 February 1905 - 28 May 1978) was a British actor and theatre founder, producer and director best known for portraying the character of bumbling senior menswear salesman Ernest Grainger on the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? (1972-1985).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Are You Being Served? The Movie
as Mr. Ernest Grainger
1977

London Conspiracy
as Moorehead (archive footage)
1974

The Night We Dropped a Clanger
as Adm. Bewdly
1959

The Green Man
as Landlord
1956

Royal Flash
as King Ludwig of Bavaria
1975

The Challenge
as Landlord
1960

The Singer Not the Song
as Farmer
1961

Dead Man's Chest
as Groves
1965

Too Many Crooks
as Old Tramp (uncredited)
1959
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Mr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
TV Appearances

Are You Being Served?
as Mr. Grainger
1972

The Persuaders!
as Moorehead
1971

Jason King
1971

No Hiding Place
1959

Upstairs, Downstairs
as Stallinbrass
1971

The Main Chance
as County Court Judge
1969

Barnaby Rudge
1960

Doomwatch
as Sandy Larch
1970
Scoop
as Bentinck
1972

The Adventures of Don Quick
as Odin
1970

Dad's Army
as Mr Boyle
1968