Arthur Lowe

ActingBorn September 22, 1915 · Hayfield, Derbyshire, EnglandDied April 15, 1982

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 (84)

7.6

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949 · Movie

Kind Hearts and Coronets

7.6·1949

7.0

if....

1968 · Movie

if....

7.0·1968

6.7

Theatre of Blood

1973 · Movie

Theatre of Blood

6.7·1973

7.8

The Avengers

1961 · Series

The Avengers

7.8·1961

7.0

This Sporting Life

1963 · Movie

This Sporting Life

7.0·1963

6.8

O Lucky Man!

1973 · Movie

O Lucky Man!

6.8·1973

5.3

Coronation Street

1960 · Series

Coronation Street

5.3·1960

6.4

The Ruling Class

1972 · Movie

The Ruling Class

6.4·1972

5.0

Dad's Army

1971 · Movie

Dad's Army

5.0·1971

7.5

Dad's Army

1968 · Series

Dad's Army

7.5·1968

6.2

Britannia Hospital

1982 · Movie

Britannia Hospital

6.2·1982

6.0

The Lady Vanishes

1979 · Movie

The Lady Vanishes

6.0·1979

5.9

The Bed Sitting Room

1969 · Movie

The Bed Sitting Room

5.9·1969

7.0

The Green Man

1956 · Movie

The Green Man

7.0·1956

5.9

Fragment of Fear

1970 · Movie

Fragment of Fear

5.9·1970

5.9

The White Bus

1967 · Movie

The White Bus

5.9·1967

6.1

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960 · Movie

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

6.1·1960

5.2

No Sex Please - We're British

1973 · Movie

No Sex Please - We're British

5.2·1973

5.0

Man About the House

1974 · Movie

Man About the House

5.0·1974

6.1

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

1970 · Movie

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

6.1·1970

6.3

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

1977 · Movie

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

6.3·1977

7.4

The Plank

1979 · Movie

The Plank

7.4·1979

5.8

Spring and Port Wine

1970 · Movie

Spring and Port Wine

5.8·1970

7.0

London Belongs to Me

1948 · Movie

London Belongs to Me

7.0·1948

7.1

Maigret

1960 · Series

Maigret

7.1·1960

5.5

Who Done It?

1956 · Movie

Who Done It?

5.5·1956

5.0

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall

1973 · Movie

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall

5.0·1973

5.4

You Must Be Joking

1965 · Movie

You Must Be Joking

5.4·1965

6.3

Go to Blazes

1962 · Movie

Go to Blazes

6.3·1962

7.7

Mr. Men

1974 · Series

Mr. Men

7.7·1974

6.5

Morecambe & Wise

1961 · Series

Morecambe & Wise

6.5·1961

5.4

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

1977 · Movie

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

5.4·1977

6.9

The Spider and the Fly

1949 · Movie

The Spider and the Fly

6.9·1949

5.9

Stop Press Girl

1949 · Movie

Stop Press Girl

5.9·1949

5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Series

BBC Play of the Month

5.2·1965

5.5

Breakaway

1956 · Movie

Breakaway

5.5·1956

6.1

Final Appointment

1954 · Movie

Final Appointment

6.1·1954

6.9

Stranger in Town

1957 · Movie

Stranger in Town

6.9·1957

5.9

Blind Spot

1958 · Movie

Blind Spot

5.9·1958

3.5

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

1976 · Movie

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

3.5·1976

5.7

Stormy Crossing

1958 · Movie

Stormy Crossing

5.7·1958

6.3

Bless Me Father

1978 · Series

Bless Me Father

6.3·1978

6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Series

Armchair Theatre

6.0·1956

5.2

Some Will, Some Won't

1970 · Movie

Some Will, Some Won't

5.2·1970

6.4

Hour of Decision

1957 · Movie

Hour of Decision

6.4·1957

6.8

Potter

1979 · Series

Potter

6.8·1979

5.2

The Wednesday Play

1964 · Series

The Wednesday Play

5.2·1964

5.8

David Copperfield

1974 · Series

David Copperfield

5.8·1974

4.2

Sweet William

1980 · Movie

Sweet William

4.2·1980

7.8

A Hole Lot of Trouble

1971 · Movie

A Hole Lot of Trouble

7.8·1971

4.8

No Hiding Place

1959 · Series

No Hiding Place

4.8·1959

7.2

Bill Brand

1976 · Series

Bill Brand

7.2·1976

7.0

One Way Out

1955 · Movie

One Way Out

7.0·1955

6.3

The Reluctant Bride

1955 · Movie

The Reluctant Bride

6.3·1955

7.3

Floodtide

1949 · Movie

Floodtide

7.3·1949

7.3

A J Wentworth, BA

1982 · Series

A J Wentworth, BA

7.3·1982

7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967 · Series

ITV Playhouse

7.0·1967

7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 · Series

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

7.0·1969

7.5

Daphne Laureola

1978 · Movie

Daphne Laureola

7.5·1978

6.0

The Boy and the Bridge

1959 · Movie

The Boy and the Bridge

6.0·1959