Arthur Lowe

Acting · 1915–1982 · Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

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

5.3

Coronation Street

1960 · Series · Leonard Swindley

6.5

The Ruling Class

1972 · Tucker

5.0

Dad's Army

1971 · Captain George Mainwaring

7.5

Dad's Army

1968 · Series · Captain George Mainwaring

6.8

O Lucky Man!

1973 · Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda

6.0

The Lady Vanishes

1979 · Jeremy Charters

6.0

The White Bus

1967 · The Mayor

5.9

The Bed Sitting Room

1969 · Father

5.2

No Sex Please - We're British

1973 · Mr. Leslie Bromley

6.7

Theatre of Blood

1973 · Horace Sprout

6.3

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

1977 · Dr. John H. Watson

7.4

The Plank

1979 · Shorter Workman

All acting credits90

Dad's Army at the BBC

2025 · Series · Capt Goerge Mainwaring

5.0

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007 · George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

10.0

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

2001 · Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)

ITV Christmas Comedy

1983 · Series

6.3

Britannia Hospital

1982 · Guest Patient

7.3

A J Wentworth, BA

1982 · Series · A.J. Wentworth, B.A.

4.3

Sweet William

1980 · Captain Walton

6.0

The Lady Vanishes

1979 · Jeremy Charters

6.8

Potter

1979 · Series · Redvers Potter

7.4

The Plank

1979 · Shorter Workman

6.3

Bless Me Father

1978 · Series · Father Charles Clement Duddleswell

7.5

Daphne Laureola

1978 · Gooch

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

1977 · Series · Henry Duckworth

Cottage to Let

1977 · Series · Bernard Clayman

6.3

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

1977 · Dr. John H. Watson

5.4

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

1977 · Herbert Morrison

Oh What A Lovely Report

1977 · Mr. Jones

7.0

Laurence Olivier Presents

1976 · Series · Gooch

In development

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