Acting credits
77
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Arthur Lowe
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 52Series: 25
TMDB ID: 39024
IMDb ID: nm0522884
Known for: Acting
Born: September 22, 1915
Died: April 15, 1982
Age: 66
Place of birth: Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.5
Wikidata: Q325700
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
Movies
Movie credits linked with Arthur Lowe.
5.0
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as George Mainwaring (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007 Movie
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
2001 Movie
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
as Self
2000 Movie
6.2
Britannia Hospital
as Guest Patient
1982 Movie
3.3
Sweet William
as Captain Walton
1980 Movie
7.3
The Plank
as Shorter Workman
1979 Movie
6.0
The Lady Vanishes
as Jeremy Charters
1979 Movie
6.0
Daphne Laureola
as Gooch
1978 Movie
6.2
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Dr. John H. Watson
1977 Movie
4.9
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Herbert Morrison
1977 Movie
2.6
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Dr. Thwackum
1976 Movie
4.7
Man About the House
as Spiros
1974 Movie
5.0
No Sex Please - We're British
as Mr. Leslie Bromley
1973 Movie
4.8
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
as Maj. Drysdale
1973 Movie
6.9
O Lucky Man!
as Mr. Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr. Munda
1973 Movie
6.7
Theatre of Blood
as Horace Sprout
1973 Movie
6.4
The Ruling Class
as Tucker
1972 Movie
4.9
Dad's Army
as Captain George Mainwaring
1971 Movie
7.0
A Hole Lot of Trouble
as Whitehouse
1971 Movie
5.9
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Ferret
1970 Movie
5.6
Spring and Port Wine
as Mr. Aspinall
1970 Movie
5.9
Fragment of Fear
as Mr. Nugent
1970 Movie
4.8
Some Will, Some Won't
as Police Sergeant
1970 Movie
5.9
The Bed Sitting Room
as Father
1969 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Arthur Lowe.
Dad's Army at the BBC
as Capt Goerge Mainwaring • 1 eps
2025 Series
ITV Christmas Comedy
15 eps
1983 Series
6.0
A J Wentworth, BA
as A.J. Wentworth, B.A. • 6 eps
1982 Series
6.3
Potter
as Redvers Potter • 13 eps
1979 Series
6.2
Bless Me Father
as Father Charles Clement Duddleswell • 21 eps
1978 Series
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
as Henry Duckworth • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
as Gooch • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.3
Bill Brand
as Watson • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.7
Mr. Men
as Narrator • 28 eps
1974 Series
1.0
Churchill's People
as Epillicus • 1 eps
1974 Series
5.0
David Copperfield
as Wilkins Micawber • 5 eps
1974 Series
6.0
Microbes and Men
as Louis Pasteur • 3 eps
1974 Series
It's Murder. But Is It Art?
as Phineas Drake • 6 eps
1972 Series
7.4
Dad's Army
as Captain George Mainwaring • 77 eps
1968 Series
Turn Out the Lights
as Leonard Swindley • 6 eps
1967 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Oliver Surface • 1 eps
1965 Series
4.5
The Wednesday Play
as Colonel Harrup • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.5
Morecambe & Wise
as Capt. George Mainwaring • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.7
The Avengers
as Benstead • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.3
Coronation Street
as Leonard Swindley • 354 eps
1960 Series
7.2
Maigret
as Monsieur Triboulet • 1 eps
1960 Series
3.7
No Hiding Place
2 eps
1959 Series
The Errol Flynn Theatre
1 eps
1956 Series
5.8
Armchair Theatre
as Tailor • 1 eps
1956 Series