Arthur Lowe
Acting
Born: 1915-09-22 · Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
Died: 1982-04-15
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.
🎬 Movies (20)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001
Self (archive footage)
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
Captain George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
2000
Self
Britannia Hospital
1982
Guest Patient
Sweet William
1980
Captain Walton
The Plank
1979
Shorter Workman
The Lady Vanishes
1979
Jeremy Charters
Daphne Laureola
1978
Gooch
Oh What A Lovely Report
1977
Mr. Jones
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
Dr. John H. Watson
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977
Herbert Morrison
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
Dr. Thwackum
Man About the House
1974
Spiros
No Sex Please - We're British
1973
Mr. Leslie Bromley
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973
Maj. Drysdale
O Lucky Man!
1973
Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
Theatre of Blood
1973
Horace Sprout
The Ruling Class
1972
Tucker
Dad's Army
1971
Captain George Mainwaring
📺 TV Shows (20)
Dad's Army at the BBC
2025
Capt Goerge Mainwaring
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
A J Wentworth, BA
1982
A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
Potter
1979
Redvers Potter
Bless Me Father
1978
Father Charles Clement Duddleswell
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
Henry Duckworth
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Gooch
Bill Brand
1976
Watson
Mr. Men
1974
Narrator
Churchill's People
1974
Epillicus
David Copperfield
1974
Wilkins Micawber
Microbes and Men
1974
Louis Pasteur
Armchair 30
1973
Alfred Potter
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972
Phineas Drake
The Last Of The Baskets
1971
Redvers Bodkin
Ben Travers Farces
1970
Clement Peck
Plays of Today
1969
The Headmaster
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Mr. Cakebread
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Mason
Dad's Army
1968
Captain George Mainwaring