Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

Known for: Acting

Born: September 22, 1915

Died: April 15, 1982

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.

Known for

Dad's Army
Dad's Army
1971
It All Goes to Show
It All Goes to Show
1969
Oh What A Lovely Report
1977
A Hole Lot of Trouble
A Hole Lot of Trouble
1971
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
The White Bus
The White Bus
1967
The Plank
The Plank
1979
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
2000
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?
 
The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class
1972
No Sex Please - We're British
No Sex Please - We're British
1973
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
Sweet William
Sweet William
1980
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
Daphne Laureola
Daphne Laureola
1978
About "The White Bus"
About "The White Bus"
1968
A Night Out
A Night Out
1960
The Mirror and Markheim
The Mirror and Markheim
1954
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1968
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes
1979
The Reluctant Bride
The Reluctant Bride
1955
Red, White, and Zero
Red, White, and Zero
1968
The Snag
The Snag
1963
One Way Out
One Way Out
1955
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001
The Boy and the Bridge
The Boy and the Bridge
1959
Windfall
1955
Hour of Decision
Hour of Decision
1957
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood
1973
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977
This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
1963
Fragment of Fear
Fragment of Fear
1970
Final Appointment
Final Appointment
1954
Stormy Crossing
Stormy Crossing
1958
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly
1949
Blind Spot
Blind Spot
1958
Man About the House
Man About the House
1974
Spring and Port Wine
Spring and Port Wine
1970
Some Will, Some Won't
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
Breakaway
Breakaway
1956
if....
if....
1968
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
You Must Be Joking
You Must Be Joking
1965
Stranger in Town
Stranger in Town
1957
The Green Man
The Green Man
1956
Floodtide
Floodtide
1949
Go to Blazes
Go to Blazes
1962
Stop Press Girl
Stop Press Girl
1949
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
London Belongs to Me
London Belongs to Me
1948
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
Who Done It?
Who Done It?
1956
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982
A J Wentworth, BA
A J Wentworth, BA
1982
The Avengers
The Avengers
1961
Pardon the Expression
1965
Microbes and Men
Microbes and Men
1974
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
1959
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Bless Me Father
Bless Me Father
1978
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972
The Last Of The Baskets
1971
Potter
Potter
1979
Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
ITV Christmas Comedy
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
Rogues' Gallery
1968
Bill Brand
Bill Brand
1976
Turn Out the Lights
Turn Out the Lights
1967
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
1964
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956
Mr. Men
Mr. Men
1974
The Errol Flynn Theatre
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Morecambe & Wise
Morecambe & Wise
1961
Coronation Street
Coronation Street
1960
Maigret
Maigret
1960
Ben Travers Farces
1970
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
1974
Churchill's People
Churchill's People
1974
Dad's Army at the BBC
Dad's Army at the BBC
2025
Dad's Army
Dad's Army
1968
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
1967
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Plays of Today
1969
Armchair 30
1973
Shades of Greene
Shades of Greene
1975