
Arthur Brough
Acting
Born: 1905-02-26 · etersfield, Hampshire, England, UK
Died: 1978-05-28
Biography
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).
🎬 Movies (10)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Mr. Ernest Grainger (archive footage) (uncredited)

Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977
Mr. Ernest Grainger

Royal Flash
1975
King Ludwig of Bavaria

London Conspiracy
1974
Moorehead (archive footage)

Dead Man's Chest
1965
Groves

The Singer Not the Song
1961
Farmer

The Challenge
1960
Landlord

The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
Adm. Bewdly

Too Many Crooks
1959
Old Tramp (uncredited)

The Green Man
1956
Landlord
📺 TV Shows (11)

Are You Being Served?
1972
Mr. Grainger
Scoop
1972
Bentinck

The Persuaders!
1971
Moorehead

Jason King
1971

Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
Stallinbrass

Doomwatch
1970
Sandy Larch

The Adventures of Don Quick
1970
Odin

The Main Chance
1969
County Court Judge

Dad's Army
1968
Mr Boyle

Barnaby Rudge
1960

No Hiding Place
1959