Arthur Lowe

Known for: Acting

Born: 1915-09-22 – 1982-04-15 (aged 66)

From: 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.

Filmography (94)

TV
Dad's Army at the BBC
2025
as Capt Goerge Mainwaring
MOVIE★ 5.0
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
2000
as Self
TV
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
TV★ 7.3
A J Wentworth, BA
1982
as A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
MOVIE★ 6.3
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Guest Patient
MOVIE★ 4.3
Sweet William
1980
as Captain Walton
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Plank
1979
as Shorter Workman
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Lady Vanishes
1979
as Jeremy Charters
TV★ 6.5
Potter
1979
as Redvers Potter
TV★ 6.3
Bless Me Father
1978
as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
MOVIE★ 7.5
Daphne Laureola
1978
as Gooch
MOVIE
Oh What A Lovely Report
1977
as Mr. Jones
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
as Dr. John H. Watson
TV
Cottage to Let
1977
as Bernard Clayman
MOVIE★ 5.4
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977
as Herbert Morrison
TV
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Henry Duckworth
TV★ 7.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Gooch
MOVIE★ 3.5
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
as Dr. Thwackum
TV★ 7.3
Bill Brand
1976
as Watson
TV★ 8.5
Shades of Greene
1975
as Javitt
TV★ 7.6
Mr. Men
1974
as Narrator
TV★ 5.0
Churchill's People
1974
as Epillicus
MOVIE★ 4.9
Man About the House
1974
as Spiros
TV★ 5.8
David Copperfield
1974
as Wilkins Micawber
TV★ 6.0
Microbes and Men
1974
as Louis Pasteur
MOVIE★ 5.2
No Sex Please - We're British
1973
as Mr. Leslie Bromley
MOVIE★ 5.0
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973
as Maj. Drysdale
TV
Armchair 30
1973
as Alfred Potter
MOVIE★ 6.8
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
MOVIE★ 6.7
Theatre of Blood
1973
as Horace Sprout
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Ruling Class
1972
as Tucker
TV★ 9.0
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972
as Phineas Drake
TV
The Last Of The Baskets
1971
as Redvers Bodkin
MOVIE★ 5.0
Dad's Army
1971
as Captain George Mainwaring
MOVIE★ 7.8
A Hole Lot of Trouble
1971
as Whitehouse
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
as Ferret
MOVIE★ 5.8
Spring and Port Wine
1970
as Mr. Aspinall
TV
Ben Travers Farces
1970
as Clement Peck
MOVIE★ 5.9
Fragment of Fear
1970
as Mr. Nugent
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
as John Dickens
MOVIE★ 5.2
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Police Sergeant
TV
Plays of Today
1969
as The Headmaster
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Father
TV★ 7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Mr. Cakebread
MOVIE★ 9.0
It All Goes to Show
1969
as Councillor Henry Parker
MOVIE★ 7.0
if....
1968
as Mr. Kemp
TV★ 7.4
Dad's Army
1968
as Captain George Mainwaring
MOVIE
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1968
as Mr. Godsall
MOVIE★ 5.0
Red, White, and Zero
1968
as The Mayor
MOVIE★ 8.0
About "The White Bus"
1968
as Self
TV★ 9.5
Rogues' Gallery
1968
as Mr. Cakebread
MOVIE★ 6.0
The White Bus
1967
as The Mayor
TV★ 7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Eric
TV
Turn Out the Lights
1967
as Leonard Swindley
TV★ 5.3
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Oliver Surface
MOVIE★ 5.4
You Must Be Joking
1965
as Husband
TV★ 7.0
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Leonard Swindley
TV★ 5.2
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Colonel Harrup
MOVIE
The Snag
1963
as Tailor
MOVIE★ 7.0
This Sporting Life
1963
as Charles Slomer
MOVIE★ 6.3
Go to Blazes
1962
as Warder
TV★ 6.5
Morecambe & Wise
1961
as Capt. George Mainwaring
TV★ 7.8
The Avengers
1961
as Benstead
TV★ 5.3
Coronation Street
1960
as Leonard Swindley
TV★ 7.1
Maigret
1960
as Monsieur Triboulet
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Bank Official (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Night Out
1960
as Mr King
MOVIE★ 10.0
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960
as Mr. Podgers
TV★ 4.8
No Hiding Place
1959
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Boy and the Bridge
1959
as Bridge Mechanic
MOVIE★ 5.7
Stormy Crossing
1958
as Garage Owne
MOVIE★ 5.9
Blind Spot
1958
MOVIE★ 6.9
Stranger in Town
1957
as Jeweller
MOVIE★ 6.4
Hour of Decision
1957
as Caligraphy Expert
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Green Man
1956
as Radio Salesman
TV★ 9.0
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1956
MOVIE★ 5.5
Breakaway
1956
as Mitchell
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Tailor
MOVIE★ 5.5
Who Done It?
1956
as Shop Demonstrator (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
One Way Out
1955
as Sam
MOVIE★ 8.0
Windfall
1955
as Wilkins
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Reluctant Bride
1955
as Mr. Fogarty
MOVIE★ 6.1
Final Appointment
1954
as Barratt
MOVIE
The Mirror and Markheim
1954
as Arthur Henry
TV★ 3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Albert Davies
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Spider and the Fly
1949
as Town Clerk
MOVIE★ 7.6
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
as The Reporter
MOVIE★ 5.9
Stop Press Girl
1949
as Archibald (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Floodtide
1949
as Pianist (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
London Belongs to Me
1948
as Commuter on Train (uncredited)
MOVIE
William Webb Ellis, Are You Mad?
—
as School Headmaster