Arthur Lowe
Acting1915Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
Biography
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
Acting History
2025
Dad's Army at the BBC
TVas Capt Goerge Mainwaring
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
as Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
1982
Britannia Hospital
as Guest Patient
A J Wentworth, BA
TVas A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
1980
Sweet William
as Captain Walton
1979
1978
Daphne Laureola
as Gooch
Bless Me Father
TVas Father Charles Clement Duddleswell• 21 eps
1977
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Dr. John H. Watson
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Herbert Morrison
Oh What A Lovely Report
as Mr. Jones
Morecambe & Wise
TVas Capt. George Mainwaring• 1 eps
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
TVas Henry Duckworth
1976
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Dr. Thwackum
Laurence Olivier Presents
TVas Gooch
Bill Brand
TVas Watson
1975
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Sir Oliver Surface• 1 eps
1974
Man About the House
as Spiros
David Copperfield
TVas Wilkins Micawber
Churchill's People
TVas Epillicus
Mr. Men
TVas Narrator
Microbes and Men
TVas Louis Pasteur
1973
Theatre of Blood
as Horace Sprout
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
as Maj. Drysdale
No Sex Please - We're British
as Mr. Leslie Bromley
O Lucky Man!
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
1972
The Ruling Class
as Tucker
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
TVas Phineas Drake
1971
A Hole Lot of Trouble
as Whitehouse
Dad's Army
as Captain George Mainwaring
The Last Of The Baskets
TVas Redvers Bodkin
1970
Fragment of Fear
as Mr. Nugent
Spring and Port Wine
as Mr. Aspinall
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Ferret
Some Will, Some Won't
as Police Sergeant
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as John Dickens
Ben Travers Farces
TVas Clement Peck
1969
The Bed Sitting Room
as Father
It All Goes to Show
as Councillor Henry Parker
1968
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
as Mr. Godsall
if....
as Mr. Kemp
Red, White, and Zero
as The Mayor
About "The White Bus"
as Self
Dad's Army
TVas Captain George Mainwaring• 77 eps
Rogues' Gallery
TVas Mr. Cakebread
The Wednesday Play
TVas Colonel Harrup• 1 eps
1967
1965
You Must Be Joking
as Husband
Pardon the Expression
TVas Leonard Swindley
1963
This Sporting Life
as Charles Slomer
The Snag
as Tailor
1962
Go to Blazes
as Warder
Maigret
TVas Monsieur Triboulet• 1 eps
1960
Armchair Theatre: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
as Mr. Podgers
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
as Bank Official (uncredited)
A Night Out
as Mr King
Coronation Street
TVas Leonard Swindley
1959
The Boy and the Bridge
as Bridge Mechanic
1958
Stormy Crossing
as Garage Owne
1957
Stranger in Town
as Jeweller
Hour of Decision
as Caligraphy Expert
1956
Who Done It?
as Shop demonstrator (uncredited)
The Green Man
as Radio Salesman
Breakaway
as Mitchell
Armchair Theatre
TVas Tailor
1955
1954
The Mirror and Markheim
as Arthur Henry
Final Appointment
as Barratt
1953
Sunday Night Theatre
TVas Albert Davies• 1 eps
1949
Floodtide
as Pianist (uncredited)
The Spider and the Fly
as Town Clerk
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as The Reporter
Stop Press Girl
as Archibald (uncredited)
1948
London Belongs to Me
as Commuter on Train (uncredited)