Arthur Brough

Known for: Acting

Born: 1905-02-26 – 1978-05-28 (aged 73)

From: etersfield, Hampshire, England, UK

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).

Filmography (21)

MOVIE★ 6.5
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Mr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977
as Mr. Ernest Grainger
MOVIE★ 5.9
Royal Flash
1975
as King Ludwig of Bavaria
MOVIE★ 8.5
London Conspiracy
1974
as Moorehead (archive footage)
TV★ 10.0
Scoop
1972
as Bentinck
TV★ 7.3
Are You Being Served?
1972
as Mr. Grainger
TV★ 7.8
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Stallinbrass
TV★ 7.6
The Persuaders!
1971
as Moorehead
TV★ 7.8
Jason King
1971
TV★ 5.0
The Adventures of Don Quick
1970
as Odin
TV★ 6.4
Doomwatch
1970
as Sandy Larch
TV★ 8.3
The Main Chance
1969
as County Court Judge
TV★ 7.4
Dad's Army
1968
as Mr Boyle
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dead Man's Chest
1965
as Groves
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Singer Not the Song
1961
as Farmer
TV★ 5.0
Barnaby Rudge
1960
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Challenge
1960
as Landlord
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
as Adm. Bewdly
TV★ 4.8
No Hiding Place
1959
MOVIE★ 7.4
Too Many Crooks
1959
as Old Tramp (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Green Man
1956
as Landlord