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Arthur Lowe

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Biography

Arthur Lowe was born 22 September 1915, in Hayfield, Derbyshire. His father was Arthur Lowe Sr. (known as "Big Arthur"); his mother was Mary…more

Born

9/22/1915, Hayfield, Derbyshire, England,UK

Birth Name

Arthur Lowe

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (9)

Role
- A. J. Wentworth, B. A.
  A. J. Wentworth
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Outsider
    8/16/82
  - S 1: Ep 5 Founder's Day
    8/9/82
  - S 1: Ep 4 IIIa Goes To War
    8/2/82
  - S 1: Ep 3 Problems, Problems
    7/26/82
  - S 1: Ep 2 Mud Larks
    7/19/82
  - + 1 More Credits
- Bless Me, Father
  Father Charles Duddleswell
  - S 3: Ep 7 A Mixed-Up Marriage
    8/16/81
  - S 3: Ep 6 Porgy & Bess
    8/9/81
  - S 3: Ep 5 A Legend Comes to Stay
    8/2/81
  - S 3: Ep 4 Fire & Brimstone
    7/26/81
  - S 3: Ep 3 Beddings and Weddings
    7/19/81
  - + 16 More Credits
- Potter
  Redvers Potter
  - S 2: Ep 7 Episode 7
    4/9/80
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 6
    4/2/80
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 5
    3/26/80
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode 4
    3/19/80
  - S 2: Ep 3 Episode 3
    3/12/80
  - + 8 More Credits
- Microbes and Men
  Louis Pasteur
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Search for the Magic Bullet
    10/23/74
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Tuberculin Affair
    10/16/74
  - S 1: Ep 4 Certain Death
    10/9/74
  - S 1: Ep 3 Men of Little Faith
    10/2/74
  - S 1: Ep 2 A Germ is Life
    9/25/74
  - + 1 More Credits
- Mr. Men
  Storyteller
- It's Murder, but Is It Art?
  Phineas Drake
  - S 1: Ep 6 Mister Drake Reveals All
    4/27/72
  - S 1: Ep 5 Mister Drake Asks Questions
    4/20/72
  - S 1: Ep 4 Mister Drake Has Visitors
    4/13/72
  - S 1: Ep 3 Mister Drake And Ars Gratia Artis
    4/6/72
  - S 1: Ep 2 Mister Drake Goes To Jail
    3/30/72
  - + 1 More Credits
- Dad's Army
  Captain George Mainwaring
  - S 3: Ep 15 Resisting The Aggressor Through the Ages (Short)
    12/25/69
  - S 3: Ep 14 Sons of the Sea
    12/11/69
  - S 3: Ep 13 No Spring for Frazer
    12/4/69
  - S 3: Ep 12 Man Hunt
    11/27/69
  - S 3: Ep 11 Branded
    11/20/69
  - + 79 More Credits
- Pardon the Expression!
  Leonard Swindley
  - S 2: Ep 4 Self Defence
    1/31/66
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Resignation
    1/24/66
- Coronation Street
  Leonard Swindley (1960-1965)
  - S 6: Ep 8 Wed 27 Jan, 1965
    1/27/65
  - S 5: Ep 103 Wed 23 Dec, 1964
    12/23/64
  - S 5: Ep 57 Wed 15 Jul, 1964
    7/15/64
  - S 5: Ep 53 Wed 1 Jul, 1964
    7/1/64
  - S 5: Ep 11 Wed 5 Feb, 1964
    2/5/64
  - + 19 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Doctor in the House
  Dr. Maxwell
  - S 3: Ep 7 Change Your Partners
    4/11/71
  - S 3: Ep 6 Congratulations - It's A Toad!
    4/4/71
  - S 3: Ep 5 Modernising Major
    3/28/71
  - S 3: Ep 4 Doctor Dish
    3/21/71
  - S 3: Ep 3 You Make Me Feel So Young
    3/14/71
Guest Star (14)

Role
- Dad's Army
  Barry Mainwaring
  - S 8: Ep 7 My Brother and I
    12/26/75
- Play of the Month
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 6 The School for Scandal
    2/16/75
- The Generation Game
  Show Guest
  - S 2: Ep 22 Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game
    1/26/74
- The Morecambe & Wise Show
  Guest Star
  - S 11: Ep 2 Robert Young / Susan Maughan / Arthur Lowe
    4/22/71
- Scotland Yard
  Fingerprint Expert
  - S 1: Ep 14 Murder Anonymous
- I Made News
  (1951)
  - S 1: Ep 2 These Hands
  - S 1: Ep 1 Big Band
- Man About the House
  Spiros
  - S 2: Ep 7 Man About the House
- The Wednesday Play
  (11.ix.1968)
  - S 8: Ep 4 A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka
    9/11/68
- The Avengers
  Benstead
  - S 5: Ep 20 Dead Man's Treasure
    10/21/67
- Maigret
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 11 Seven Little Crosses
    12/3/62
- Z Cars
  Jakey Ramsden
  - S 1: Ep 3 Handle with Care
    1/16/62
- No Hiding Place
  Simpson
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Long Stretch
    2/10/61
- No Hiding Place
  Raymond Watkins
  - S 2: Ep 19 Double Fugue
    9/8/60
- Errol Flynn Theater
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Evil Thought
    3/22/57

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- Lowe dropped out of high school at the age of 15.
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- 2005: Arthur Lowe was one of the first 100 to be honoured with his name set into the pavement in London's 'Avenue of the Stars' in Convent Garden.
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